Spatiotemporal consistency of human mandibular and head-neck movement trajectories during jaw opening-closing tasks

• Published in: Experimental brain research Vol. 146; no. 1; pp. 70 - 76
• Main Authors: Zafar, H., Nordh, E., Eriksson, P.-O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 01.09.2002; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Algorithms; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Head Movements - physiology; Humans; Jaw - physiology; Male; Mandible - physiology; Motor control and motor pathways. Reflexes. Control centers of vegetative functions. Vestibular system and equilibration; Movement - physiology; Neck - physiology; Reproducibility of Results; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Correlation coefficient; Human; Jaw; Coordination; Closure; Opening; Body movement; Neck; Trajectory; Striated muscle; Motor control

Previous studies of spatial and temporal coordination between human mandibular and head-neck movements during single as well as rhythmic jaw opening-closing tasks suggest that these movements are regulated by central nervous commands common for jaw and neck muscles. The present study evaluated the s...