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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-23
pubmed:abstractText
The viscoelastic properties of the human arm were measured by means of short force perturbations during fast reaching movements in two orthogonal directions. A linear spring model with time delay described the neuromuscular system of the human arm. The obtained viscoelastic parameters ensured movement stability in spite of the time delay of 50 ms. The stiffness and viscosity ellipses appeared to be predominantly orthogonal to the movement direction, which reduced the effect of force perturbation in the direction orthogonal to the reaching movement. Thus, it can be argued that the viscoelastic properties of the neuromuscular system of the human arm are adjusted to the direction of movement according to a "path preserving" strategy, which minimizes the deviation of the movement path from a straight line, when exposed to an unexpected external force.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0340-1200
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
97-109
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Adjustment of the human arm viscoelastic properties to the direction of reaching.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Higher Nervous Activities and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't