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OpenSim Moco: Musculoskeletal optimal control by Dembia, Christopher L, Bianco, Nicholas A, Falisse, Antoine, Hicks, Jennifer L, Delp, Scott L

“…Musculoskeletal simulations are used in many different applications, ranging from the design of wearable robots that interact with humans to the analysis of…”
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Flexing computational muscle: modeling and simulation of musculotendon dynamics by Millard, Matthew, Uchida, Thomas, Seth, Ajay, Delp, Scott L

“…Muscle-driven simulations of human and animal motion are widely used to complement physical experiments for studying movement dynamics. Musculotendon models…”
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Predicting gait adaptations due to ankle plantarflexor muscle weakness and contracture using physics-based musculoskeletal simulations by Ong, Carmichael F, Geijtenbeek, Thomas, Hicks, Jennifer L, Delp, Scott L

“…Deficits in the ankle plantarflexor muscles, such as weakness and contracture, occur commonly in conditions such as cerebral palsy, stroke, muscular dystrophy,…”
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A Biomechanical Model of the Scapulothoracic Joint to Accurately Capture Scapular Kinematics during Shoulder Movements by Seth, Ajay, Matias, Ricardo, Veloso, António P, Delp, Scott L

“…The complexity of shoulder mechanics combined with the movement of skin relative to the scapula makes it difficult to measure shoulder kinematics with…”
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An Open-Source and Wearable System for Measuring 3D Human Motion in Real-Time by Slade, Patrick, Habib, Ayman, Hicks, Jennifer L., Delp, Scott L.

“…Objective: Analyzing human motion is essential for diagnosing movement disorders and guiding rehabilitation for conditions like osteoarthritis, stroke, and…”
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Large-scale physical activity data reveal worldwide activity inequality by Althoff, Tim, Sosič, Rok, Hicks, Jennifer L., King, Abby C., Delp, Scott L., Leskovec, Jure

“…A huge smartphone dataset of physical activity yields global insights, revealing that activity inequality predicts obesity better than does volume of activity…”
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Machine learning in human movement biomechanics: Best practices, common pitfalls, and new opportunities by Halilaj, Eni, Rajagopal, Apoorva, Fiterau, Madalina, Hicks, Jennifer L., Hastie, Trevor J., Delp, Scott L.

“…Traditional laboratory experiments, rehabilitation clinics, and wearable sensors offer biomechanists a wealth of data on healthy and pathological movement. To…”
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A Brainstem-Spinal Cord Inhibitory Circuit for Mechanical Pain Modulation by GABA and Enkephalins by François, Amaury, Low, Sarah A., Sypek, Elizabeth I., Christensen, Amelia J., Sotoudeh, Chaudy, Beier, Kevin T., Ramakrishnan, Charu, Ritola, Kimberly D., Sharif-Naeini, Reza, Deisseroth, Karl, Delp, Scott L., Malenka, Robert C., Luo, Liqun, Hantman, Adam W., Scherrer, Grégory

“…Pain thresholds are, in part, set as a function of emotional and internal states by descending modulation of nociceptive transmission in the spinal cord…”
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Are subject-specific musculoskeletal models robust to the uncertainties in parameter identification? by Valente, Giordano, Pitto, Lorenzo, Testi, Debora, Seth, Ajay, Delp, Scott L, Stagni, Rita, Viceconti, Marco, Taddei, Fulvia

“…Subject-specific musculoskeletal modeling can be applied to study musculoskeletal disorders, allowing inclusion of personalized anatomy and properties…”
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Automatic real-time gait event detection in children using deep neural networks by Kidziński, Łukasz, Delp, Scott, Schwartz, Michael

“…Annotation of foot-contact and foot-off events is the initial step in post-processing for most quantitative gait analysis workflows. If clean force plate…”
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Muscle contributions to fore-aft and vertical body mass center accelerations over a range of running speeds by Hamner, Samuel R, Delp, Scott L

“…Abstract Running is a bouncing gait in which the body mass center slows and lowers during the first half of the stance phase; the mass center is then…”
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Personalizing exoskeleton assistance while walking in the real world by Slade, Patrick, Kochenderfer, Mykel J., Delp, Scott L., Collins, Steven H.

“…Personalized exoskeleton assistance provides users with the largest improvements in walking speed 1 and energy economy 2 – 4 but requires lengthy tests under…”
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Simulating ideal assistive devices to reduce the metabolic cost of walking with heavy loads by Dembia, Christopher L, Silder, Amy, Uchida, Thomas K, Hicks, Jennifer L, Delp, Scott L

“…Wearable robotic devices can restore and enhance mobility. There is growing interest in designing devices that reduce the metabolic cost of walking; however,…”
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Deep neural networks enable quantitative movement analysis using single-camera videos by Kidziński, Łukasz, Yang, Bryan, Hicks, Jennifer L., Rajagopal, Apoorva, Delp, Scott L., Schwartz, Michael H.

“…Many neurological and musculoskeletal diseases impair movement, which limits people’s function and social participation. Quantitative assessment of motion is…”
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Muscle contributions to propulsion and support during running by Hamner, Samuel R, Seth, Ajay, Delp, Scott L

“…Abstract Muscles actuate running by developing forces that propel the body forward while supporting the body’s weight. To understand how muscles contribute to…”
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Simulating Ideal Assistive Devices to Reduce the Metabolic Cost of Running by Uchida, Thomas K, Seth, Ajay, Pouya, Soha, Dembia, Christopher L, Hicks, Jennifer L, Delp, Scott L

“…Tools have been used for millions of years to augment the capabilities of the human body, allowing us to accomplish tasks that would otherwise be difficult or…”
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Men and women adopt similar walking mechanics and muscle activation patterns during load carriage by Silder, Amy, Delp, Scott L, Besier, Thor

“…Abstract Although numerous studies have investigated the effects of load carriage on gait mechanics, most have been conducted on active military men. It…”
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Full-Body Musculoskeletal Model for Muscle-Driven Simulation of Human Gait by Rajagopal, Apoorva, Dembia, Christopher L., DeMers, Matthew S., Delp, Denny D., Hicks, Jennifer L., Delp, Scott L.

“…Objective: Musculoskeletal models provide a noninvasive means to study human movement and predict the effects of interventions on gait. Our goal was to create…”
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Optogenetic control of targeted peripheral axons in freely moving animals by Towne, Chris, Montgomery, Kate L, Iyer, Shrivats M, Deisseroth, Karl, Delp, Scott L

“…Optogenetic control of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) would enable novel studies of motor control, somatosensory transduction, and pain processing. Such…”
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Is my model good enough? Best practices for verification and validation of musculoskeletal models and simulations of movement by Hicks, Jennifer L, Uchida, Thomas K, Seth, Ajay, Rajagopal, Apoorva, Delp, Scott L

“…Computational modeling and simulation of neuromusculoskeletal (NMS) systems enables researchers and clinicians to study the complex dynamics underlying human…”
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