Voluntary suppression of neck reflexes during passive head-on-trunk rotations: reflex gain control versus proprioceptive feedback

• Published in: Journal of neurophysiology Vol. 127; no. 1; pp. 161 - 172
• Main Authors: Anastasopoulos, Dimitri, Anastasopoulos, Lysandros, Mergner, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.01.2022
• Series: Control of Movement
• Subjects: Adult; Feedback, Sensory - physiology; Female; Humans; Male; Models, Biological; Movement - physiology; Neck - physiology; Proprioception - physiology; Reflex - physiology; Reflex, Stretch - physiology; Young Adult; dynamic neuromechanical model; neck reflexes; passive movements; motor control

Head stabilizing neck reflexes can be voluntarily suppressed or activated depending on the task at hand. By applying brief perturbations unexpectedly, both during passive head-on-trunk movements and at rest, we investigated the mechanism of voluntary suppression of resistance to stretch. A physiolog...