Neuromorphic meets neuromechanics, part II: the role of fusimotor drive.

Journal: Journal of neural engineering

PMID: 28094764

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We studied the fundamentals of muscle afferentation by building a Neuro-mechano-morphic system actuating a cadaveric finger. This system is a faithful implementation of the stretch reflex circuitry. It allowed the systematic exploration of the effects of different fusimotor drives to the muscle spindle on the closed-loop stretch reflex response.

Authors

Kian Jalaleddini

Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, CA, United States of America.
Chuanxin Minos Niu
Suraj Chakravarthi Raja
Won Joon Sohn
Gerald E Loeb
Terence D Sanger
Francisco J Valero-Cuevas

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, 3710 McClintock Ave, RTH 404, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-2905, USA. valero@usc.edu.

Keywords

Action Potentials Afferent Pathways Animals Biomimetics Computer Simulation Humans Models, Neurological Motor Neurons, Gamma Muscle Contraction Muscle Spindles Muscle, Skeletal Neuromuscular Junction Robotics Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted Synaptic Transmission

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Neuromorphic meets neuromechanics, part II: the role of fusimotor drive.

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