Mirror Electromyografic Activity in the Upper and Lower Extremity: A Comparison between Endurance Athletes and Non-Athletes

During unimanual motor tasks, muscle activity may not be restricted to the contracting muscle, but rather occurs involuntarily in the contralateral resting limb, even in healthy individuals. This phenomenon has been referred to as mirror electromyographic activity (MEMG). To date, the physiological...

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Main Authors: Tom Maudrich, Rouven Kenville, Jöran Lepsien, Arno Villringer, Patrick Ragert, Christopher J. Steele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00485/full

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