| Impulse Initiation and Central Transmission from Muscle and Skin | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Signalling Properties of Muscle Spindles and Tendon Organs | p. 5 |
| Evidence for Activity-Dependent Modulation of Sensory-Terminal Excitability in Spindles by Glutamate Release from Synaptic-Like Vesicles | p. 13 |
| Electrophysiology of Corneal Cold Receptor Nerve Terminals | p. 19 |
| Discharge Properties of Group III and IV Muscle Afferents | p. 25 |
| Effects of Activity on Axonal Excitability: Implications for Motor Control Studies | p. 33 |
| Reflexes in the Hand: Strong Synaptic Coupling Between Single Tactile Afferents and Spinal Motoneurones | p. 39 |
| The Synaptic Linkage for Tactile and Kinaesthetic Inputs to the Dorsal Column Nuclei | p. 47 |
| Proprioception in Limb Movements | |
| Introduction | p. 57 |
| Proprioception: Peripheral Inputs and Perceptual Interactions | p. 61 |
| Adaptation to Coriolis Force Perturbation of Movement Trajectory: Role of Proprioceptive and Cutaneous Somatosensory Feedback | p. 69 |
| Velocity Perception and Proprioception | p. 79 |
| The Effect of Muscle Contraction on Kinaesthesia | p. 87 |
| Proprioception and Joint Pathology | p. 95 |
| Afferent Contributions to Balance and Posture | |
| Introduction | p. 103 |
| Consequences and Assessment of Human Vestibular Failure: Implications for Postural Control | p. 105 |
| The Role of Cutaneous Receptors in the Foot | p. 111 |
| What does Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation Stimulate? | p. 119 |
| Sensory Interactions for Human Balance Control Revealed by Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation | p. 129 |
| Vestibulospinal Control of Posture | p. 139 |
| Sensory Contributions to the Control of Stance: A Posture Control Model | p. 147 |
| Motoneurones and Motor Units | |
| Introduction | p. 153 |
| Selectivity of the Central Control of Sensory Information in the Mammalian Spinal Cord | p. 157 |
| Some Unresolved Issues in Motor Unit Research | p. 171 |
| Presynaptic and Disynaptic Inhibition Induced by Group I Muscle Afferents | p. 179 |
| Things We Know and Do Not Know about Motoneurones | p. 187 |
| A New Way of Using Modelling to Estimate the Size of a Motoneurone's EPSP | p. 193 |
| What Can Be Learned about Motoneurone Properties from Studying Firing Patterns? | p. 199 |
| Relative Strengths and Distributions of Different Sources of Synaptic Input to the Motoneurone Pool: Implications for Motor Unit Recruitment | p. 207 |
| Plateau Potentials and Their Role in Regulating Motoneuronal Firing | p. 213 |
| Mechanisms Causing Plateau Potentials in Spinal Motoneurones | p. 219 |
| Recent Evidence for Plateau Potentials in Human Motoneurones | p. 227 |
| Patterns of Pathological Firing in Human Motor Units | p. 237 |
| Propriospinal Neurones and Spinal Reflexes | |
| Introduction | p. 245 |
| Reflections on Spinal Reflexes | p. 249 |
| Spinal Interneurones: Re-evaluation and Controversy | p. 259 |
| Functional Properties of Primate Spinal Interneurones during Voluntary Hand Movements | p. 265 |
| A Cervical Propriospinal System in Man | p. 273 |
| Premotoneuronal and Direct Corticomotoneuronal Control in the Cat and Macaque Monkey | p. 281 |
| Interspecies Comparisons for the C3-C4 Propriospinal System: Unresolved Issues | p. 299 |
| Central Nervous System Lesions and Segmental Activity | p. 309 |
| Reflex Mechanisms for Motor Impairment in Spinal Cord Injury | p. 315 |
| Locomotion | |
| Introduction | p. 325 |
| Give Proprioceptors a Chance | p. 327 |
| Role of the Fusimotor System in Locomotion | p. 335 |
| The Role of Proprioceptive Feedback in the Regulation and Adaptation of Locomotor Activity | p. 343 |
| Sensory Control of Locomotion: Reflexes versus Higher-Level Control | p. 357 |
| Reflex Excitation of Muscles during Human Walking | p. 369 |
| H Reflexes Recorded during Locomotion | p. 377 |
| Supraspinal Control of Movement | |
| Introduction | p. 385 |
| fMRI Studies of the Sensory and Motor Areas Involved in Movement | p. 389 |
| Dynamic Use of Tactile Afferent Signals in Control of Dexterous Manipulation | p. 397 |
| Motor Cortex and the Distributed Anatomy of Finger Movements | p. 411 |
| Reward-Based Planning of Motor Selection in the Rostral Cingulate Motor Area | p. 417 |
| Functional Differences in Corticospinal Projections from Macaque Primary Motor Cortex and Supplementary Motor Area | p. 425 |
| Corticospinal Transmission After Voluntary Contractions | p. 435 |
| Afferent and Cortical Control of Human Masticatory Muscles | p. 443 |
| Mechanisms for Acute Changes in Sensory Maps | p. 451 |
| Vision as Motivation: Interhemispheric Oscillation Alters Perception | p. 461 |
| Mechanics and Movement | |
| Introduction | p. 471 |
| Musculoskeletal Mechanics: A Foundation of Motor Physiology | p. 473 |
| The Importance of Biomechanics | p. 481 |
| The Role of the Length-Tension Curve in the Control of Movement | p. 489 |
| Intramuscular Force Transmission | p. 495 |
| Muscle and Tendon Relations in Humans: Power Enhancement in Counter-Movement Exercise | p. 501 |
| Relationship Between Neural Drive and Mechanical Effect in the Respiratory System | p. 507 |
| Index | p. 515 |
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