What is an artificial muscle? A comparison of soft actuators to biological muscles

DR Higueras-Ruiz, K Nishikawa… - Bioinspiration & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Interest in emulating the properties of biological muscles that allow for fast adaptability and
control in unstructured environments has motivated researchers to develop new soft …

A systematic review on muscle synergies: from building blocks of motor behavior to a neurorehabilitation tool

RE Singh, K Iqbal, G White… - Applied bionics and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Immature spinal locomotor output in children with cerebral palsy

G Cappellini, YP Ivanenko, G Martino… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Detailed descriptions of gait impairments have been reported in cerebral palsy (CP), but it is
still unclear how maturation of the spinal motoneuron output is affected. Spatiotemporal …

Feasibility of muscle synergy outcomes in clinics, robotics, and sports: a systematic review

J Taborri, V Agostini, PK Artemiadis… - Applied bionics and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the last years, several studies have been focused on understanding how the central
nervous system controls muscles to perform a specific motor task. Although it still remains an …

Increased neuromuscular consistency in gait and balance after partnered, dance-based rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease

JL Allen, JL McKay, A Sawers… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Here we examined changes in muscle coordination associated with improved motor
performance after partnered, dance-based rehabilitation in individuals with mild to moderate …

Muscle synergies demonstrate only minimal changes after treatment in cerebral palsy

BR Shuman, M Goudriaan, K Desloovere… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have altered synergies compared to typically-
develo** peers, reflecting different neuromuscular control strategies used to move. While …

Maturation of the locomotor circuitry in children with cerebral palsy

G Cappellini, F Sylos-Labini, AH Dewolf… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The first years of life represent an important phase of maturation of the central nervous
system, processing of sensory information, posture control and acquisition of the locomotor …

Modular control of human movement during running: an open access data set

A Santuz, A Ekizos, L Janshen, F Mersmann… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The human body is an outstandingly complex machine including around 1000 muscles and
joints acting synergistically. Yet, the coordination of the enormous amount of degrees of …

Older adults reduce the complexity and efficiency of neuromuscular control to preserve walking balance

AA da Silva Costa, R Moraes, T Hortobagyi… - Experimental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Healthy aging modifies neuromuscular control of dynamic balance. Challenging tasks could
amplify such modifications, providing clinical insights. We examined the effects of age and …