Mirror movements – A simple algorithm for mirror activity signal processing and normative values

• Published in: Neuroscience letters Vol. 803; p. 137186
• Main Authors: Castro, José, Pedrosa, Tomás, de Castro, Isabel, Swash, Michael, de Carvalho, Mamede
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 23.04.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; Electromyography - methods; EMG; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Isometric Contraction - physiology; Male; Middle Aged; Mirror activity; Mirror movements; Movement - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Normative values; Reference Values; Reproducibility of Results; Signal processing; Young Adult; Signal processing; Normative values; Mirror activity; Mirror movements; Emg

•Mirror activity is a known phenomenon in some neurological diseases and in healthy subjects.•We propose a quick and reproducible method for analyzing and quantifying this activity.•Algorithm performance is on par with human operators.•Mirror activity is higher in the dominant side muscles.•We propo...