The responsiveness of the human central nervous system can change profoundly with
exercise, injury, disuse, or disease. Changes occur at both cortical and spinal levels but in …

The term thixotropy comes from the Greek words' thixis' meaning touch and'tropos' meaning
transformation. It is applied to substances which change their physical properties as a result …

When a muscle relaxes after a contraction, cross-bridges between actin and myosin in
sarcomeres detach, but about 1% spontaneously form new, non-force-generating …

Literature concerning the theoretical role of spinal reflex circuits and their sensorimotor
signals in proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) muscle stretching techniques was …

1. Pulse inputs (similar to tendon jerks) were applied to the human ankle joint with the use of
a hydraulic actuator. Inputs of only 1-2 degrees could elicit large responses (> 20% of …

The conventional notion that peripheral muscle-related signals provide the basis for
resistance to external perturbations is no longer sufficient. Proprioceptive information seems …

Several lines of evidence point to an important role of the rusimotor system in the “muscle-
wisdom” phenomenon during peripheral fatigue of some human voluntary contractions: 1) …

Speakers may use laryngeal sensory feedback to adjust vocal fold tension and length before
initiating voice. The mechanism for accurately initiating voice at an intended pitch is …

Anticipation determines the timing and efficiency of human motor performance. This study
aimed to evaluate the effect of stimulus anticipation on proactive (prior to the event) and …

The aim of this study was the quantitative evaluation of the myotatic reflex in a group of 26
patients affected by stationary spastic paresis (6: hemiparesis; 5: paraparesis; 8 …