Spinal Mechanisms May Provide a Combination of Intermittent and Continuous Control of Human Posture: Predictions from a Biologically Based Neuromusculoskeletal Model

Leonardo Abdala Elias; Renato Naville Watanabe; André Fabio Kohn

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003944

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Spinal Mechanisms May Provide a Combination of Intermittent and Continuous Control of Human Posture: Predictions from a Biologically Based Neuromusculoskeletal Model

Leonardo Abdala Elias ,

* E-mail: leoabdala@leb.usp.br

Affiliation Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Escola Politécnica, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Renato Naville Watanabe,

Affiliation Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Escola Politécnica, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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André Fabio Kohn

Affiliation Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Escola Politécnica, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Spinal Mechanisms May Provide a Combination of Intermittent and Continuous Control of Human Posture: Predictions from a Biologically Based Neuromusculoskeletal Model

Leonardo Abdala Elias,
Renato Naville Watanabe,
André Fabio Kohn

Published: November 13, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003944

About the Authors

Leonardo Abdala Elias

* E-mail: leoabdala@leb.usp.br

Affiliation Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Escola Politécnica, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Renato Naville Watanabe

Affiliation Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Escola Politécnica, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

André Fabio Kohn

Affiliation Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Escola Politécnica, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LAE AFK. Performed the experiments: LAE RNW. Analyzed the data: LAE RNW AFK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LAE RNW. Wrote the paper: LAE RNW AFK.

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