Neuromusculoskeletal model that walks and runs across a speed range with a few motor control parameter changes based on the muscle synergy hypothesis

Bio-inspired controller achieving forward speed modulation with a 3D bipedal walker

(2018) Nicolas Van der Noot et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH

Challenging human locomotion: stability and modular organisation in unsteady conditions

(2018) Alessandro Santuz et al.   Scientific Reports

A Control Scheme That Uses Dynamic Postural Synergies to Coordinate a Hybrid Walking Neuroprosthesis: Theory and Experiments

(2018) Naji A. Alibeji et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Adaptive hindlimb split-belt treadmill walking in rats by controlling basic muscle activation patterns via phase resetting

(2018) Soichiro Fujiki et al.   Scientific Reports

Muscle recruitment and coordination with an ankle exoskeleton

(2017) Katherine M. Steele et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Neural basis for hand muscle synergies in the primate spinal cord

(2017) Tomohiko Takei et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evaluation of a Neuromechanical Walking Control Model Using Disturbance Experiments

(2017) Seungmoon Song et al.   Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

Walking Assistance Using Artificial Primitives: A Novel Bioinspired Framework Using Motor Primitives for Locomotion Assistance Through a Wearable Cooperative Exoskeleton

(2016) Virginia Ruiz Garate et al.   IEEE ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION MAGAZINE

Central control of interlimb coordination and speed-dependent gait expression in quadrupeds

(2016) Simon M. Danner et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Neuromusculoskeletal models based on the muscle synergy hypothesis for the investigation of adaptive motor control in locomotion via sensory-motor coordination

(2016) Shinya Aoi et al.   NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

How does the brain solve muscle redundancy? Filling the gap between optimization and muscle synergy hypotheses

(2016) Masaya Hirashima et al.   NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

An Embodied Brain Model of the Human Foetus

(2016) Yasunori Yamada et al.   Scientific Reports

Distinct sets of locomotor modules control the speed and modes of human locomotion

(2016) Hikaru Yokoyama et al.   Scientific Reports

Decoding bipedal locomotion from the rat sensorimotor cortex

(2015) J Rigosa et al.   Journal of Neural Engineering

Neuromuscular adjustments of gait associated with unstable conditions

(2015) G. Martino et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Representation of Muscle Synergies in the Primate Brain

(2015) S. A. Overduin et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

A neural circuitry that emphasizes spinal feedback generates diverse behaviours of human locomotion

(2015) Seungmoon Song et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

A simple rule for quadrupedal gait generation determined by leg loading feedback: a modeling study

(2015) Yasuhiro Fukuoka et al.   Scientific Reports

Mechanisms of Left-Right Coordination in Mammalian Locomotor Pattern Generation Circuits: A Mathematical Modeling View

(2015) Yaroslav I. Molkov et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Planar Covariation of Hindlimb and Forelimb Elevation Angles during Terrestrial and Aquatic Locomotion of Dogs

(2015) Giovanna Catavitello et al.   PLoS One

The contribution of a central pattern generator in a reflex-based neuromuscular model

(2014) Florin Dzeladini et al.   Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Identification of a cellular node for motor control pathways

(2014) Ariel J Levine et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Contributions of phase resetting and interlimb coordination to the adaptive control of hindlimb obstacle avoidance during locomotion in rats: a simulation study

(2013) Shinya Aoi et al.   BIOLOGICAL CYBERNETICS

The influence of merged muscle excitation modules on post-stroke hemiparetic walking performance

(2013) Jessica L. Allen et al.   CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS

Persons with Parkinson’s disease exhibit decreased neuromuscular complexity during gait

(2013) Kathryn L. Rodriguez et al.   CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

A musculoskeletal model of human locomotion driven by a low dimensional set of impulsive excitation primitives

(2013) Massimo Sartori et al.   Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

The number and choice of muscles impact the results of muscle synergy analyses

(2013) Katherine M. Steele et al.   Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

Using Computational and Mechanical Models to Study Animal Locomotion

(2012) L. A. Miller et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Three-dimensional modular control of human walking

(2012) Jessica L. Allen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Voluntary and Reactive Recruitment of Locomotor Muscle Synergies during Perturbed Walking

(2012) S. A. Chvatal et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Muscle synergy patterns as physiological markers of motor cortical damage

(2012) V. C. K. Cheung et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Challenges and New Approaches to Proving the Existence of Muscle Synergies of Neural Origin

(2012) Jason J. Kutch et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Forward dynamic simulation of bipedal walking in the Japanese macaque: Investigation of causal relationships among limb kinematics, speed, and energetics of bipedal locomotion in a nonhuman primate

(2011) Naomichi Ogihara et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Leg stiffness increases with speed to modulate gait frequency and propulsion energy

(2011) Seyoung Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Smooth changes in the EMG patterns during gait transitions under body weight unloading

(2011) Francesca Sylos Labini et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

A model-experiment comparison of system dynamics for human walking and running

(2011) Susanne W. Lipfert et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Locomotor Primitives in Newborn Babies and Their Development

(2011) N. Dominici et al.   SCIENCE

Generation of bipedal walking through interactions among the robot dynamics, the oscillator dynamics, and the environment: Stability characteristics of a five-link planar biped robot

(2010) Shinya Aoi et al.   AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS

Evaluating functional roles of phase resetting in generation of adaptive human bipedal walking with a physiologically based model of the spinal pattern generator

(2010) Shinya Aoi et al.   BIOLOGICAL CYBERNETICS

A Muscle-Reflex Model That Encodes Principles of Legged Mechanics Produces Human Walking Dynamics and Muscle Activities

(2010) Hartmut Geyer et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING

Optimality principles for model-based prediction of human gait

(2010) Marko Ackermann et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

A Neural Basis for Motor Primitives in the Spinal Cord

(2010) C. B. Hart et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Interactions between internal forces, body stiffness, and fluid environment in a neuromechanical model of lamprey swimming

(2010) E. D. Tytell et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The case for and against muscle synergies

(2009) Matthew C Tresch et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Modular control of human walking: A simulation study

(2009) Richard R. Neptune et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Merging of Healthy Motor Modules Predicts Reduced Locomotor Performance and Muscle Coordination Complexity Post-Stroke

(2009) David J. Clark et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Controlling the Walking Speed in Limit Cycle Walking

(2008) D.G.E. Hobbelen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH

Muscle synergies during locomotion in the cat: a model for motor cortex control

(2008) Trevor Drew et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON