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Linking Musculoskeletal Mechanics to Sensorimotor Neurophysiology

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Multiple Muscle Systems

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The general topic of motor systems and their control can be considered at three hierarchical levels: i) mechanical components and their properties; ii) control algorithms and their implementation in neural circuits; iii) general control strategies and emergent behavior of systems. Most of the preceding chapters are concerned with the first level; most of the subsequent chapters deal with the third level. This chapter considers the intermediate level, which to date has been largely the province of neurophysiologists.

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  1. Gerald E. Loeb
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  1. College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Chemical, Bio., and Materials Engineering, Arizona State University, 85287-6006, Tempe, Arizona, USA

    Jack M. Winters

  2. Department of Surgery Division of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, 92093, La Jolla, California, USA

    Savio L-Y. Woo

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Loeb, G.E., Levine, W.S. (1990). Linking Musculoskeletal Mechanics to Sensorimotor Neurophysiology. In: Winters, J.M., Woo, S.LY. (eds) Multiple Muscle Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9030-5_10

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