The extraction of neural strategies from the surface EMG: an update

D Farina, R Merletti, RM Enoka - Journal of applied …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
A surface EMG signal represents the linear transformation of motor neuron discharge times
by the compound action potentials of the innervated muscle fibers and is often used as a …

Accessing the neural drive to muscle and translation to neurorehabilitation technologies

D Farina, F Negro - IEEE Reviews in biomedical engineering, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This review describes methods for interfacing motor neurons from muscle recordings and
their applications in studies on the neural control of movement and in the design of …

Linear transmission of cortical oscillations to the neural drive to muscles is mediated by common projections to populations of motoneurons in humans

F Negro, D Farina - The Journal of physiology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐technical summary Since the human central nervous system controls muscle
contraction through inputs to spinal motoneurons, oscillations recorded on the primary motor …

Fatigue related changes in electromyographic coherence between synergistic hand muscles

S Kattla, MM Lowery - Experimental brain research, 2010 - Springer
The aim of this study was to examine coherence between surface electromyographic (EMG)
signals from two index finger flexor muscles, the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) and flexor …

Altered corticomuscular coherence (CMCoh) pattern in the upper limb during finger movements after stroke

Z Guo, Q Qian, K Wong, H Zhu, Y Huang, X Hu… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Proximal compensation to the distal movements is commonly observed in the
affected upper extremity (UE) of patients with chronic stroke. However, the cortical origin of …

Muscle fatigue increases beta-band coherence between the firing times of simultaneously active motor units in the first dorsal interosseous muscle

L McManus, X Hu, WZ Rymer… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Synchronization between the firing times of simultaneously active motor units (MUs) is
generally assumed to increase during fatiguing contractions. To date, however, estimates of …

Sensorimotor integration is affected by acute whole-body vibration: a coherence study

E Lecce, S Nuccio, A Del Vecchio, A Conti… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Several whole-body vibration (WBV) effects on performance have been related
to potential changes in the neural drive, motor unit firing rate, and sensorimotor integration …

Developmental tuning and decay in senescence of oscillations linking the corticospinal system

S Graziadio, A Basu, L Tomasevic… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
There is increasing evidence of the importance of synchronous activity within the
corticospinal system for motor control. We compared oscillatory activity in the primary …

Single-trial EEG-EMG coherence analysis reveals muscle fatigue-related progressive alterations in corticomuscular coupling

Q Yang, V Siemionow, W Yao… - IEEE transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Voluntary muscle fatigue is a progressive process. A recent study demonstrated muscle
fatigue-induced weakening of functional corticomuscular coupling measured by coherence …

The neuromechanical of Beta-band corticomuscular coupling within the human motor system

J Peng, T Zikereya, Z Shao, K Shi - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Beta-band activity in the sensorimotor cortex is considered a potential biomarker for
evaluating motor functions. The intricate connection between the brain and muscle …