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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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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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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1265-22.2023
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36922028
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  • Received June 28, 2022
  • Revision received February 3, 2023
  • Accepted February 12, 2023
  • First published March 15, 2023.
  • Version of record published April 19, 2023.
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  1. Alessandro Del Vecchio1,
  2. Carina Marconi Germer2,
  3. Thomas M. Kinfe3,
  4. Stefano Nuccio4,
  5. François Hug5,
  6. Bjoern Eskofier1,
  7. Dario Farina6,*, and
  8. Roger M. Enoka7,*
  1. 1Department Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
  2. 2Department of Bioengineering, Federal University of Pernambuco, CEP 50670-901 Recife, Brazil
  3. 3Division of Functional Neurosurgery and Stereotaxy, Friedrich-Alexander University, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
  4. 4Department Human Movement Science, University of Rome Foro Italico, 00185 Rome, Italy
  5. 5Le Laboratoire Motricité Humaine Expertise Sport Santé, Université Côte d'Azur, 06103 Nice, France
  6. 6Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
  7. 7Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado CO 80309
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  1. Author contributions: A.D., C.M.-G, T.M.K., F.H., B.E., D.F., and R.M.E. designed research; A.D., C.M.-G., T.M.K., S.N., F.H., B.E., D.F., and R.M.E. performed research; A.D., C.M.-G., and R.M.E. contributed unpublished reagents/analytic tools; A.D., C.M.-G., T.M.K., S.N., and F.H. analyzed data; and A.D., T.M.K., and D.F. wrote the paper.

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    • Received June 28, 2022.
    • Revision received February 3, 2023.
    • Accepted February 12, 2023.
  • ↵*D.F. and R.M.E. share senior authorship.

  • D.F. was supported by the European Research Council under Synergy Natural BionicS Grant 810346 and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Transformative Healthcare for 2050 Project Non-Invasive Single Neuron Electrical Monitoring Technology Grant EP/T020970/1.

  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • Correspondence should be addressed to Alessandro Del Vecchio at alessandro.del.vecchio{at}fau.de or Dario Farina at d.farina{at}imperial.ac.uk or Roger M. Enoka at enoka{at}colorado.edu

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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, 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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