Motor unit synchronization and neuromuscular performance.
The acute and chronic plasticity of motor unit synchronization suggests that it must represent a deliberate strategy for neuromuscular activation. The most likely functional role of motor unit synchronization is to increase the rate of force development during rapid contractions or as a mechanism to coordinate the activity of multiple muscles in synergy.
Semmler
John G
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Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Colorado at Boulder, 80309-0354, USA. john.semmler@colorado.edu
D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation* / Q000502:physiology; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology