title: How neurons make us jump:  the neural control of stretch-shortening cycle movements.
abstract: How can the human central nervous system (CNS) control complex jumping movements task- and context-specifically? This review highlights the complex interaction of multiple hierarchical levels of the CNS, which work together to enable stretch-shortening cycle contractions composed of activity resulting from feedforward (preprogrammed) and feedback (reflex) loops.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Movement and Sport Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland. wolfgang.taube@unifr.ch
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Taube
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leukel
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gollhofer
mesh_terms: D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D012026:Reflex, Stretch / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission