Force-stabilizing synergies can be retained by coordinating sensory-blocked and sensory-intact digits.

The present study examined the effects of selective digital deafferentation on the multi-finger synergies as a function of total force requirement and the number of digits involved in isometric pressing. 12 healthy adults participated in maximal and sub-maximal isometric pressing tasks with or witho...

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Main Authors: Wei Zhang, Sasha Reschechtko, Barry Hahn, Cynthia Benson, Elias Youssef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226596