Larger and denser: an optimal design for surface grids of EMG electrodes to identify greater and more representative samples of motor units
The spinal motor neurons are the only neural cells whose individual activity can be
noninvasively identified. This is usually done using grids of surface electromyographic …
noninvasively identified. This is usually done using grids of surface electromyographic …
Motoneuron-driven computational muscle modelling with motor unit resolution and subject-specific musculoskeletal anatomy
The computational simulation of human voluntary muscle contraction is possible with EMG-
driven Hill-type models of whole muscles. Despite impactful applications in numerous fields …
driven Hill-type models of whole muscles. Despite impactful applications in numerous fields …
[HTML][HTML] I-Spin live: An open-source software based on blind-source separation for decoding the activity of spinal alpha motor neurons in real-time
Decoding the activity of individual neural cells during natural behaviours allows
neuroscientists to study how the nervous system generates and controls movements …
neuroscientists to study how the nervous system generates and controls movements …
The decoding of extensive samples of motor units in human muscles reveals the rate coding of entire motoneuron pools
To advance our understanding of the neural control of muscle, we decoded the firing activity
of extensive samples of motor units in the Tibialis Anterior (129±44 per participant; n= 8) and …
of extensive samples of motor units in the Tibialis Anterior (129±44 per participant; n= 8) and …
The identification of extensive samples of motor units in human muscles reveals diverse effects of neuromodulatory inputs on the rate coding
Movements are performed by motoneurons transforming synaptic inputs into an activation
signal that controls muscle force. The control signal emerges from interactions between …
signal that controls muscle force. The control signal emerges from interactions between …
I-Spin live, an open-source software based on blind-source separation for real-time decoding of motor unit activity in humans
Decoding the activity of individual neural cells during natural behaviours allows
neuroscientists to study how the nervous system generates and controls movements …
neuroscientists to study how the nervous system generates and controls movements …
Flexible Control of Motor Units: Is the Multidimensionality of Motor Unit Manifolds a Sufficient Condition?
F Dernoncourt, S Avrillon, T Logtens, T Cattagni… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The level of flexibility in the neural control of motor units remains a topic of debate.
Understanding this flexibility would require the identification of the distribution of common …
Understanding this flexibility would require the identification of the distribution of common …
Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of a Stretchable High-Density Electromyography Array
The adoption of high-density electrode systems for human–machine interfaces in real-life
applications has been impeded by practical and technical challenges, including noise …
applications has been impeded by practical and technical challenges, including noise …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impact of degree of fusion and muscle fibre twitch shape variation on the accuracy of motor unit discharge time identification from ultrasound …
Objective Ultrasound (US) images during a muscle contraction can be decoded into
individual motor unit (MU) activity, ie, trains of neural discharges from the spinal cord …
individual motor unit (MU) activity, ie, trains of neural discharges from the spinal cord …
Heterogeneous distribution of inhibitory inputs among motor units as a key mechanism for motor adaptations to pain
Pain significantly influences movement, yet the precise neural mechanisms underlying the
wide range of observed motor adaptations remain unclear. This study combined …
wide range of observed motor adaptations remain unclear. This study combined …