Control of functional movements in healthy and post-stroke subjects: Role of neural interlimb coupling

While close cooperation of muscle activation between the two legs during gait has been known for several years, only during recent years has it become evident that the mechanism of “neural interlimb coupling” plays a major role in the control of a number of functional movements. Neural interlimb coupling is defined as a flexible, task-specific, physiologically meaningful linkage of limbs during complex movements. Experimentally, this mechanism can be demonstrated through the analysis of reflex responses.
Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research