An investigation of the servobehavior of the stretch reflex.
The stretch reflex is often described as a device for assisting in the regulation of muscle length or as a spinal servomechanism. Observation of the response to experimental interruption of voluntary movements fails to demonstrate a significant role for spinal reflexes. Functional responses with a latency of 120 ms, implying supraspinal mediation, are observed.
D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D012018:Reflex; D013314:Stress, Mechanical