Neuromechanical principles define the properties and problems that shape neural solutions
for movement. Although the theoretical and experimental evidence is debated, we present …

Movement is accomplished by the controlled activation of motor unit populations. Our
understanding of motor unit physiology has been derived from experimental work on the …

Recent research suggests that the nervous system controls muscles by activating flexible
combinations of muscle synergies to produce a wide repertoire of movements. Muscle …

The central nervous system (CNS) is believed to utilize specific predefined modules, called
muscle synergies (MS), to accomplish a motor task. Yet questions persist about how the …

The simple act of standing up is an important and essential motor behavior that most
humans and animals achieve with ease. Yet, maintaining standing balance involves …

Here we have identified a sensorimotor transformation that is used by a mammalian nervous
system to produce a multijoint motor behavior. Using a simple biomechanical model, a …

Here, we review the modern interface of three-dimensional (3D) empirical (eg motion
capture) and theoretical (eg modelling and simulation) approaches to the study of terrestrial …

Although feedback models have been used to simulate body motions in human postural
control, it is not known whether muscle activation patterns generated by the nervous system …

Although it is widely recognized that adaptive behavior emerges from the ongoing
interactions among the nervous system, the body, and the environment, it has only become …

Muscle coordination may be difficult or impossible to predict accurately based on
biomechanical considerations alone because of redundancy in the musculoskeletal system …