Simplified and effective motor control based on muscle synergies to exploit musculoskeletal dynamics

The basic hypothesis of producing a range of behaviors using a small set of motor commands has been proposed in various forms to explain motor behaviors ranging from basic reflexes to complex voluntary movements. Yet many fundamental questions regarding this long-standing hypothesis remain unanswere...

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Main Authors: Berniker, Max (Author), Jarc, Anthony (Author), Bizzi, Emilio (Contributor), Tresch, Matthew C. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences, 2009-12-28T19:00:54Z.
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