A Principle of Neuromechanical Matching for Motor Unit Recruitment in Human Movement

Anna L. Hudson, Simon C. Gandevia, Jane E. Butler

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Abstract

What determines which motor units are active in a motor task? In the respiratory muscles, motor units are recruited according to their mechanical advantages. We describe a principle of motor unit recruitment by neuromechanical matching due to mechanisms in the spinal cord that sculpt descending drive to motoneurons. This principle may be applicable to movements in nonrespiratory muscles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-168
Number of pages12
JournalExercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
Volume47
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Motoneurons
  • motor control
  • motor unit
  • neuromechanical matching
  • respiratory muscles
  • spinal distribution network

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