Motoneuron-driven computational muscle modelling with motor unit resolution and subject-specific musculoskeletal anatomy

• Published in: PLoS computational biology Vol. 19; no. 12; p. e1011606
• Main Authors: Caillet, Arnault H., Phillips, Andrew T. M., Farina, Dario, Modenese, Luca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.12.2023; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Actuators; Ankle; Biology and Life Sciences; Decomposition; Discharge; Dynamics; Electrodes; Electromyography; Engineering and Technology; Force; Man-machine interfaces; Motor neurons; Motor task performance; Motor units; Muscle contraction; Muscles; Muscular function; Neuromuscular system; Physical Sciences; Physiological aspects; Physiology; Research and Analysis Methods; Simulation methods; Skeletal muscle; United Kingdom

The computational simulation of human voluntary muscle contraction is possible with EMG-driven Hill-type models of whole muscles. Despite impactful applications in numerous fields, the neuromechanical information and the physiological accuracy such models provide remain limited because of multiscale...