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Fig. 8 | Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Fig. 8

From: Patterns of whole-body muscle activations following vertical perturbations during standing and walking

Fig. 8

Schematic representation of muscle activation patterns. a Assessed muscles grouped by anterior muscles (TA: tibialis anterior; RF: rectus femoris; RA: rectus abdominis; and EO: external oblique), posterior muscles (GC: gastrocnemius lateralis; BF: biceps femoris; and PS: paraspinals) and shoulder abductors (D: deltoid medial). L or R at the end of abbreviation refer to left/right side (e.g. TAL: tibialis anterior left). The figures show patterns of electromyography activation arranged from earlier to later onset latencies within horizontal and vertical perturbations following b standing perturbations (combining all three sensory conditions) and c walking perturbations (combining both left and right perturbations). A color-code identifies those muscles responding earlier (darker) or later (whiter) in each perturbation direction

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