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Motor Unit Activation

Motor Unit Activation is a physiological mechanism in neuromuscular systems characterized by the recruitment and firing of motor units, distinguished by the synchronized activation of a motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates to generate muscular force.

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New Developments in Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology.

Archives of Neurology · 1974 · 1.6K citations

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Once More on the Equilibrium-Point Hypothesis (λ Model) for Motor Control

Anatol G. Feldman · Journal of Motor Behavior · 1986 · 1.3K citations

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Electric and magnetic stimulation of human motor cortex: surface EMG and single motor unit responses.

Brian L. Day, Dirk Dressler, Alain Maertens de Noordhout et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 1989 · 940 citations · Full text

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The orderly recruitment of human motor units during voluntary isometric contractions

H S Milner‐Brown, R. B. Stein, R Yemm · The Journal of Physiology · 1973 · 924 citations

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Synchronization between motor cortex and spinal motoneuronal pool during the performance of a maintained motor task in man.

B. Conway, David M. Halliday, Simon F. Farmer et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 1995 · 918 citations · Full text

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    Dario Farina

    Aalborg University, Denmark

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    Roger M. Enoka

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    37 publications · 3.9K citations

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    Erik Stålberg

    Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden

    31 publications · 2.3K citations

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    Carlo J. De Luca

    Boston University, United States

    25 publications · 4K citations

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    Roberto Merletti

    Politecnico di Torino, Italy

    23 publications · 2K citations

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  1. Uppsala University Hospital

    Uppsala, Sweden

    30 h-index

    66 publications

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  2. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    25 h-index

    82 publications

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  3. Aalborg University

    Aalborg, Denmark

    25 h-index

    52 publications

    4K citations

  4. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    25 h-index

    63 publications

    3.7K citations

  5. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    24 h-index

    81 publications

    4.2K citations

  6. Politecnico di Torino

    Turin, Italy

    24 h-index

    60 publications

    3.5K citations

  7. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    23 h-index

    86 publications

    7.7K citations

  8. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

    Chicago, United States

    22 h-index

    71 publications

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  2. Journal of Neurophysiology

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  3. Muscle & Nerve

    135 publications · 8K citations

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  4. Journal of Applied Physiology

    71 publications · 7.9K citations

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  5. Experimental Brain Research

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