Increased Motor Module Complexity with an Ankle Exoskeleton
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چکیده
Patterns of motor activity, commonly referred to as motor modules or muscle synergies, provide a tool to quantify muscle coordination during dynamic tasks. Modules are calculated from experimental electromyography (EMG) signals and describe weighted groups of muscles that are commonly activated together. In unimpaired individuals, only a small set (e.g., 3-5 modules) are required to describe over 95% of the variance in muscle activity during a task such as walking [1, 2]. Modules are theorized to represent the neural mechanisms underlying coordinated movement.
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