Search Results - "HULLIGER, M"

A comparative analysis of the encapsulated end‐organs of mammalian skeletal muscles and of their sensory nerve endings by Banks, R. W., Hulliger, M., Saed, H. H., Stacey, M. J.

“…Summary The encapsulated sensory endings of mammalian skeletal muscles are all mechanoreceptors. At the most basic functional level they serve as length…”
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Proprioceptive control of posture: a review of new concepts by Allum, J.H.J., Bloem, B.R., Carpenter, M.G., Hulliger, M., Hadders-Algra, M.

“…The assumption that proprioceptive inputs from the lower legs are used to trigger balance and gait movements is questioned in this review (an outgrowth of…”
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Chemical ablation of sensory afferents in the walking system of the cat abolishes the capacity for functional recovery after peripheral nerve lesions by PEARSON, K. G, MISIASZEK, J. E, HULLIGER, M

“…Weakening the ankle extensor muscles of cats by denervation of the synergists of the medial gastrocnemius (MG) muscle results in transient increase in yield at…”
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Fusimotor control of proprioceptive feedback during locomotion and balancing: can simple lessons be learned for artificial control of gait? by Hulliger, M

“…The possibilities for central control of primary spindle afferents through fusimotor efferents for gain control in motor control mechanisms are briefly…”
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Pacemaker activity in a sensory ending with multiple encoding sites: the cat muscle spindle primary ending by Banks, R W, Hulliger, M, Scheepstra, K A, Otten, E

“…1. A combined physiological, histological and computer modelling study was carried out on muscle spindles of the cat tenuissimus muscle to examine whether…”
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Intrinsic muscle properties facilitate locomotor control - a computer simulation study by Gerritsen, K G, van den Bogert, A J, Hulliger, M, Zernicke, R F

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate, theoretically, to what extent muscle properties could contribute to recovery from perturbations during…”
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Influence of sensory input on plantar pressure distribution by Chen, H, Nigg, BM, Hulliger, M, de Koning, J

“…The sensory feedback control system plays a central role in human locomotion. However, few studies have been published discussing the influence of sensory…”
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The mammalian muscle spindle and its central control by Hulliger, M

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Correlated histological and physiological observations on a case of common sensory output and motor input of the bag1 fibre and a chain fibre in a cat tenuissimus spindle by BANKS, R. W., HULLIGER, M., SCHEEPSTRA, K. A.

“…In muscle spindles of the cat, independent control of dynamic and static components of the response of the primary sensory ending to stretch is provided by…”
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Computer Simulation of Rhythm-Generating Networks by IGRAS, E., FOWERAKER, J.P. A., WARE, A., HULLIGER, M.

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Ensemble proprioceptive activity in the cat step cycle: towards a representative look-up chart by Prochazka, A, Trend, P, Hulliger, M, Vincent, S

“…Analysis of the control of movement in tasks such as stepping is severely restricted by the lack of quantitative data on the ensemble activity of afferents in…”
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'Fusimotor set': new evidence for alpha-independent control of gamma-motoneurones during movement in the awake cat by Prochazka, A, Hulliger, M, Zangger, P, Appenteng, K

“…The discharge activity of single muscle spindle receptors was recorded in freely moving cats. Large changes in responsiveness to length variations was observed…”
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10.10 An animal model of locomotor rehabilitation by Hulliger, M.

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The dependence of the response of cat spindle Ia afferents to sinusoidal stretch on the velocity of concomitant movement by Baumann, T K, Hulliger, M

“…1. The responses of de-efferented soleus muscle spindle primary afferents to 1 Hz sinusoidal stretches, which were superimposed on triangular background…”
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In-series compliance of gastrocnemius muscle in cat step cycle: do spindles signal origin-to-insertion length? by Elek, J, Prochazka, A, Hulliger, M, Vincent, S

“…1. It has been claimed that stretch in the non-contractile (extramysial) portion of muscles is substantial, and may produce large discrepancies between the…”
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A model study on the influence of a slowly activating potassium conductance on repetitive firing patterns of muscle spindle primary endings by Otten, E., Hulliger, M., Scheepstra, K.A.

“…The general mathematical model of Frankenhaeuser and Huxley, which describes the generation of action potentials in myelinated nerve fibres, has been used as a…”
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Flexible fusimotor control of muscle spindle feedback during a variety of natural movements by Hulliger, M, Dürmüller, N, Prochazka, A, Trend, P

“…A refined version of an experimental iterative simulation method is described, which was used to infer, from chronic spindle afferent recordings, type and time…”
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A new method for experimental simulation of EMG using multi-channel independent stimulation of small groups of motor units by Hulliger, M, Day, S J, Guimares, A, Herzog, W, Zhang, Y T

“…The experimental simulation method was based upon the separate activation of up to 10 small groups of motor units (MU) in an acute nerve-muscle preparation…”
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The responses of primary spindle afferents to fusimotor stimulation at constant and abruptly changing rates by Hulliger, M

“…1. Single fusimotor fibres to de-efferented soleus of the cat were stimulated to investigate the size and time course of the responses elicited in single…”
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Effects of muscle length on the EMG-force relationship of the cat soleus muscle studied using non-periodic stimulation of ventral root filaments by GUIMARAES, A. C, HERZOG, W, HULLIGER, M, ZHANG, Y. T, DAY, S

“…The effects of changing the length of the cat soleus muscle on electromyographic (EMG) signals, muscle force and the corresponding EMG-force relationship were…”
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