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The problems to be solved by the CNS of higher animals in controlling its motor periphery are daunting. Thus, although there may be some indications that, at cortical level, movement trajectories are represented in kinematic terms and, at peripheral level, motoneurones activate muscles so as to produce forces or torques, little is known about the implementation of the required intermediate transformations. Mutatis mutandis, the same applies to rhythmic movements generated by central pattern generators.
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Windhorst, U. (1995). Hysteresis in Recurrent Inhibition and Proprioceptive Feedback: Do they Compensate for Hysteresis of Motor Units?. In: Taylor, A., Gladden, M.H., Durbaba, R. (eds) Alpha and Gamma Motor Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1935-5_17
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