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