title: Principles of Motor Unit Physiology Evolve With Advances in Technology.
abstract: Movements are generated by the coordinated activation of motor units. Recent technological advances have made it possible to identify the concurrent activity of several tens of motor units, in contrast with much smaller samples available in classic studies. We discuss how these advances in technology have enabled the development of a population perspective of how the central nervous system controls motor unit activity and thereby the forces exerted by muscles.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurorehabilitation Systems, Bernstein Focus Neurotechnology Göttingen, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; and dario.farina@bccn.uni-goettingen.de.
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurorehabilitation Systems, Bernstein Focus Neurotechnology Göttingen, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; and.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Negro
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurorehabilitation Systems, Bernstein Focus Neurotechnology Göttingen, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; and.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muceli
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.
authors.forename: Roger M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Enoka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology*