Proprioceptive Illusions Induced by Muscle Vibration: Contribution by Muscle Spindles to Perception?

When vibration of 100 hertz was applied to the tendon of the biceps or the triceps muscle, the subject made a systematic misjudgment of the angle at the elbow. During contraction the error could be as much as 40 degrees. The subject thought that the elbow was in the position that it would have assum...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1972-03, Vol.175 (4028), p.1382-1384
Hauptverfasser:	Goodwin, Guy M., McCloskey, D. Ian, Peter B. C. Matthews
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arm Elbow Forearm Humans Illusion Illusions Kinesthesis Mechanoreceptors - physiology Muscle Contraction Muscle spindles Muscle Spindles - physiology Muscles Muscles - innervation Proprioception Receptors Reflex, Stretch Resistance movements Space life sciences Tendons Vibration
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Zusammenfassung:	When vibration of 100 hertz was applied to the tendon of the biceps or the triceps muscle, the subject made a systematic misjudgment of the angle at the elbow. During contraction the error could be as much as 40 degrees. The subject thought that the elbow was in the position that it would have assumed if the vibrated muscle had been stretched.
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.175.4028.1382