Title :
Persistent effects of voluntary and reflex activation on the stretch reflex at the human ankle
Author :
Mirbagheri, M.M. ; von dem Hagen, E. ; Kearney, R.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
Persistent effects of muscle activation on the stretch reflex were assessed by comparing responses to pulse displacements applied before and after a period of voluntary contraction and/or random perturbation. Substantial changes in the shape and amplitude of the response were found to persist for more than 60 seconds following activation
Keywords :
mechanoception; muscle; torque; human ankle; muscle activation; persistent effects; pulse displacement response; random perturbation; reflex activation; response amplitude; response shape; stretch reflex; time course of changes; torque response; voluntary activation; Binary sequences; Biomedical engineering; Humans; Muscles; Physiology; Shape; Torque;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802616
