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Novel Uses of EMG to Study Normal and Disordered Motor Control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Richard B. Stein
Richard B. Stein*
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton
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Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7
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Abstract:

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The electromyogram (EMG) is unique in that it gives the output of a single class of neurons, o-motoneurons, in a way that can be readily recorded and studied in normal subjects as well as in patients with a variety of disorders. Although the EMG has been used for many years, new applications continue to be found. This paper reviews in succession four recent approaches to EMG recording that have provided insight into the function of the normal and the disordered nervous system.

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Special Features
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , May 1988 , pp. 95 - 98
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1988

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