The Forces Generated by Agonist Muscles during Isometric Contractions Arise from Motor Unit Synergies

Alessandro Del Vecchio; Carina Marconi Germer; Thomas M. Kinfe; Stefano Nuccio; François Hug; Bjoern Eskofier; Dario Farina; Roger M. Enoka

doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1265-22.2023

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The Forces Generated by Agonist Muscles during Isometric Contractions Arise from Motor Unit Synergies

Alessandro Del Vecchio, Carina Marconi Germer, Thomas M. Kinfe, Stefano Nuccio, François Hug, Bjoern Eskofier, Dario Farina and Roger M. Enoka

Journal of Neuroscience 19 April 2023, 43 (16) 2860-2873; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1265-22.2023

Alessandro Del Vecchio

1Department Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University, 91052 Erlangen, Germany

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Carina Marconi Germer

2Department of Bioengineering, Federal University of Pernambuco, CEP 50670-901 Recife, Brazil

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Thomas M. Kinfe

3Division of Functional Neurosurgery and Stereotaxy, Friedrich-Alexander University, 91052 Erlangen, Germany

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Stefano Nuccio

4Department Human Movement Science, University of Rome Foro Italico, 00185 Rome, Italy

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François Hug

5Le Laboratoire Motricité Humaine Expertise Sport Santé, Université Côte d'Azur, 06103 Nice, France

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Bjoern Eskofier

1Department Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University, 91052 Erlangen, Germany

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Dario Farina

6Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

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Roger M. Enoka

7Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado CO 80309

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Alessandro Del Vecchio, Carina Marconi Germer, Thomas M. Kinfe, Stefano Nuccio, François Hug, Bjoern Eskofier, Dario Farina, Roger M. Enoka

Journal of Neuroscience 19 April 2023, 43 (16) 2860-2873; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1265-22.2023

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Alessandro Del Vecchio, Carina Marconi Germer, Thomas M. Kinfe, Stefano Nuccio, François Hug, Bjoern Eskofier, Dario Farina, Roger M. Enoka

Journal of Neuroscience 19 April 2023, 43 (16) 2860-2873; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1265-22.2023

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