Motor neuron activity is often insufficient to predict motor response.
Our understanding of the necessity of considering peripheral properties when investigating how neural activity generates behavior has significantly increased in recent years. These advances include a theoretical analysis of the neuromuscular transform and a deeper understanding of the functional effects of non-linear contractile responses, slow muscle relaxation, and neuromodulation.
Hooper
S L
SL
Department of Biological Sciences, Irvine Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA. hooper@ohio.edu
Weaver
A L
AL
D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology