Temporal, but not directional, prior knowledge shortens muscle reflex latency in response to sudden transition of support surface during walking

The central nervous system takes advantage of prior knowledge about potential upcoming perturbations for modulating postural reflexes. There are two distinct aspects of prior knowledge: spatial and temporal. This study investigated how each of spatial and temporal prior knowledge contributes to the...

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Main Authors: Masahiro eShinya, Noritaka eKawashima, Kimikata eNakazawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00029/full