Committee report: Guidelines for human startle eyeblink electromyographic studies.
Terry D. Blumenthal,Bruce N. Cuthbert,Diane L. Filion,Steven A. Hackley,Ottmar V. Lipp,Anton van Boxtel +5 more
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Qualitative issues are raised and recommendations for optimal methods of startle blink electromyographic (EMG) response elicitation, recording, quantification, and reporting are presented.Abstract:
The human startle response is a sensitive, noninvasive measure of central nervous system activity that is currently used in a wide variety of research and clinical settings. In this article, we raise methodological issues and present recommendations for optimal methods of startle blink electromyographic (EMG) response elicitation, recording, quantification, and reporting. It is hoped that this report will foster more methodological validity and reliability in research using the startle response, as well as increase the detail with which relevant methodology is reported in publications using this measure.read more
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Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement
TL;DR: The Fourth Edition of Biomechanics as an Interdiscipline: A Review of the Fourth Edition focuses on biomechanical Electromyography, with a focus on the relationship between Electromyogram and Biomechinical Variables.
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Random Data Analysis and Measurement Procedures
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The Use of Surface Electromyography in Biomechanics
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the various uses of surface electromyography in the field of biomechanics, including those involving the activation timing of muscles, the force/EMG signal relationship, and the use of the EMG signal as a fatigue index.
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Guidelines for human electromyographic research.
TL;DR: Guidelines are proposed for the collection, analysis, and description of electromyographic (EMG) data that cover technological issues in EMG recording, social aspects of EMG experimentation, and limits to inferences that can be drawn inEMG research.
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