Abstract
Neural projection from the brachioradialis to the biceps brachii motoneurones in human was studied using the method of post-stimulus time histogram. Electrical stimulation to the radial branch innervating the brachioradialis produced inhibition in 11 out of 21 biceps motor units. The central delays of the inhibition were 0.7–1.2 ms longer than those of the homonymous facilitation. The inhibition was evoked with the intensity below the motor threshold. Pure cutaneous stimulation provoked no effects on the motor-unit firing. These findings suggest that group I afferents from the brachioradials mediate an oligosynaptic inhibition of the biceps brachii motoneurones.
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Naito, A., Shindo, M., Miyasaka, T. et al. Inhibitory projection from brachioradialis to biceps brachii motoneurones in human. Exp Brain Res 111, 483–486 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00228739
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