Hand synergies: Integration of robotics and neuroscience for understanding the control of biological and artificial hands
The term 'synergy'–from the Greek synergia–means 'working together'. The concept of
multiple elements working together towards a common goal has been extensively used in …
multiple elements working together towards a common goal has been extensively used in …
Neural bases of hand synergies
The human hand has so many degrees of freedom that it may seem impossible to control. A
potential solution to this problem is “synergy control” which combines dimensionality …
potential solution to this problem is “synergy control” which combines dimensionality …
Restoring motor control and sensory feedback in people with upper extremity amputations using arrays of 96 microelectrodes implanted in the median and ulnar …
TS Davis, HAC Wark, DT Hutchinson… - Journal of neural …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. An important goal of neuroprosthetic research is to establish bidirectional
communication between the user and new prosthetic limbs that are capable of controlling> …
communication between the user and new prosthetic limbs that are capable of controlling> …
Alterations in upper limb muscle synergy structure in chronic stroke survivors
Previous studies in neurologically intact subjects have shown that motor coordination can be
described by task-dependent combinations of a few muscle synergies, defined here as a …
described by task-dependent combinations of a few muscle synergies, defined here as a …
Muscle networks: Connectivity analysis of EMG activity during postural control
Understanding the mechanisms that reduce the many degrees of freedom in the
musculoskeletal system remains an outstanding challenge. Muscle synergies reduce the …
musculoskeletal system remains an outstanding challenge. Muscle synergies reduce the …
Neural mechanisms of intermuscular coherence: implications for the rectification of surface electromyography
TW Boonstra, M Breakspear - Journal of neurophysiology, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Oscillatory activity plays a crucial role in corticospinal control of muscle synergies and is
widely investigated using corticospinal and intermuscular synchronization. However, the …
widely investigated using corticospinal and intermuscular synchronization. However, the …
Robustness of muscle synergies underlying three-dimensional force generation at the hand in healthy humans
Previous studies using advanced matrix factorization techniques have shown that the
coordination of human voluntary limb movements may be accomplished using combinations …
coordination of human voluntary limb movements may be accomplished using combinations …
Invariant surface EMG feature against varying contraction level for myoelectric control based on muscle coordination
Variations in muscle contraction effort have a substantial impact on performance of pattern
recognition based myoelectric control. Though incorporating changes into training phase …
recognition based myoelectric control. Though incorporating changes into training phase …
The effect of arm weight support on upper limb muscle synergies during reaching movements
Background Compensating for the effect of gravity by providing arm-weight support (WS) is a
technique often utilized in the rehabilitation of patients with neurological conditions such as …
technique often utilized in the rehabilitation of patients with neurological conditions such as …
The proportion of common synaptic input to motor neurons increases with an increase in net excitatory input
AM Castronovo, F Negro… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
α-Motor neurons receive synaptic inputs from spinal and supraspinal centers that comprise
components either common to the motor neuron pool or independent. The input shared by …
components either common to the motor neuron pool or independent. The input shared by …