Muscle fatigue is an exercise-induced reduction in maximal voluntary muscle force. It may
arise not only because of peripheral changes at the level of the muscle, but also because …

The present review examines the experimental evidence supporting the existence of central
mechanisms able to modulate the synaptic effectiveness of sensory fibers ending in the …

In clinical practice, signs of exaggerated tendon tap reflexes associated with muscle
hypertonia are generally thought to be responsible for spastic movement disorders. Most …

The Hoffmann (or H) reflex is considered a major probe for non-invasive study of
sensorimotor integration and plasticity of the central nervous system in humans. The first …

Studies on the reflex modulation of vertebrate locomotion have been conducted in many
different laboratories and with many different preparations: for example, lamprey swimming …

▪ Abstract Activity-dependent plasticity occurs in the spinal cord throughout life. Driven by
input from the periphery and the brain, this plasticity plays an important role in the …

Sensory feedback plays a major role in the regulation of the spinal neural locomotor circuitry
in cats. The present study investigated whether sensory feedback also plays an important …

Research in movement science aims at unravelling mechanisms and designing methods for
restoring and maximizing human functional capacity, and many techniques provide access …

The antigravity soleus muscle (Sol) is crucial for compensation of stance perturbation. A
corticospinal contribution to the compensatory response of the Sol is under debate. The …

During locomotion many segmental hindlimb reflex pathways serve not only to regulate the
excitability of local groups of motoneurones, but also to control the basic operation of the …