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Neural bases of hand synergies

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

The human hand has so many degrees of freedom that it may seem impossible to control. A potential solution to this problem is "synergy control" which combines dimensionality reduction with great flexibility. With applicability to a wide range of tasks, this has become a very popular concept. In this review, we describe the evolution of the modern concept using studies of kinematic and force synergies in human hand control, neurophysiology of cortical and spinal neurons, and electromyographic (EMG) activity of hand muscles. We go beyond the often purely descriptive usage of synergy by reviewing the organization of the underlying neuronal circuitry in order to propose mechanistic explanations for various observed synergy phenomena. Finally, we propose a theoretical framework to reconcile important and still debated concepts such as the definitions of "fixed" vs. "flexible" synergies and mechanisms underlying the combination of synergies for hand control.

Publiceringsår

2013

Språk

Engelska

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

Volym

7

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Frontiers Media S. A.

Ämne

  • Neurosciences

Nyckelord

  • degrees of freedom
  • premotor neurons
  • manipulation
  • motor cortex

Status

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Neural Basis of Sensorimotor Control

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1662-5188