Common synaptic input to motor neurons, motor unit synchronization, and force control

Dario Farina; Francesco Negro

doi:10.1249/JES.0000000000000032

Common synaptic input to motor neurons, motor unit synchronization, and force control

Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2015 Jan;43(1):23-33. doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000032.

Authors

Dario Farina¹, Francesco Negro

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurorehabilitation Engineering, Bernstein Focus Neurotechnology Göttingen, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.

PMID: 25390298
DOI: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000032

Abstract

In considering the role of common synaptic input to motor neurons in force control, we hypothesize that the effective neural drive to muscle replicates the common input and is, thus, the main determinant of force production. Such a perspective argues against a significant role for motor unit synchronization in force control.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Electromyography
Humans
Motor Neurons / physiology*
Muscle, Skeletal / innervation*
Muscle, Skeletal / physiology
Synapses