You are as fast as your motor neurons: speed of recruitment and maximal discharge of motor neurons determine the maximal rate of force development in humans

The Central Nervous System Modulates the Neuromechanical Delay in a Broad Range for the Control of Muscle Force

(2018) Alessandro Del Vecchio et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Higher muscle fiber conduction velocity and early rate of torque development in chronically strength trained individuals

(2018) Alessandro Del Vecchio et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Variability of estimates of muscle fiber conduction velocity and surface EMG amplitude across subjects and processing intervals

(2018) Alessandro Del Vecchio et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY

Associations between motor unit action potential parameters and surface EMG features

(2017) Alessandro Del Vecchio et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Rate Coding and the Control of Muscle Force

(2017) Roger M. Enoka et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine

Multi-channel intramuscular and surface EMG decomposition by convolutive blind source separation

(2016) Francesco Negro et al.   Journal of Neural Engineering

Common Synaptic Input to Motor Neurons, Motor Unit Synchronization, and Force Control

(2015) Dario Farina et al.   EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES REVIEWS

Maximal discharge rate of motor units determines the maximal rate of force development during ballistic contractions in human

(2014) Jacques Duchateau et al.   Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Accurate identification of motor unit discharge patterns from high-density surface EMG and validation with a novel signal-based performance metric

(2014) A Holobar et al.   Journal of Neural Engineering

Identification of contraction onset during explosive contractions. Response to Thompson et al. “Consistency of rapid muscle force characteristics: Influence of muscle contraction onset detection methodology” [J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2012;22(6):893–900]

(2013) Neale A. Tillin et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY

Human capacity for explosive force production: Neural and contractile determinants

(2013) J. P. Folland et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS

Changes in motor unit recruitment thresholds of the human anconeus muscle during torque development preceding shortening elbow extensions

(2012) B. Harwood et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Neuromuscular Performance of Explosive Power Athletes versus Untrained Individuals

(2010) NEALE A. TILLIN et al.   MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE

Age-related decline in rate of torque development is accompanied by lower maximal motor unit discharge frequency during fast contractions

(2008) Malgorzata Klass et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY