A new technique for simultaneously recording EMG and movements in experimental animals.
In this protocol a new system is presented for recording EMG signals from leg and trunk muscles along with video-recording of leg and trunk movements. The system comprises a front-end amplifier consisting of a reference amplifier, a differential amplifier with a filter combination and an analog to digital converter (ADC). A fiber optic transmitter connects the front end amplifier via a fiber cable to a receiver board placed in a personal computer (PC). A dedicated software programme (POLY) was written to process the physiological signals on the PC. The physiological recordings can be synchronized to video-recordings and the principles of this technique are given. The system allows to record artifact-free physiological signals and also to link activation patterns in muscles with kinematic aspects of movements.
van Eykern
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Medical Physiology, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands. l.a.van.eykern@med.rug.nl
Geisler
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Gramsbergen
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D000818:Animals; D016477:Artifacts; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D003201:Computers; D004576:Electromyography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D012984:Software; D014741:Video Recording; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*