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Table 1 Settings of parameters used in the simulation package

From: Behaviour of motor unit action potential rate, estimated from surface EMG, as a measure of muscle activation level

Sample frequency

2000 Hz

Signal duration

10 seconds

Muscle length

100 mm

Muscle radius

20 mm

Motor point location

60 mm

Maximal detection distance

10 mm

Electrode diameter

1.8 mm

Intracellular action potential duration

5 ms

Mean muscle fibre conduction velocity

4 m/s

Intracellular conductivity

1.010 S/m

Radial conductivity

0.063 S/m

Longitudinal conductivity

0.330 S/m

Motor unit radius

Mean 4 mm, SD 0.2 mm