Origin and Processing of Postural Information (Fragment)

MITTELSTAEDT. Max-Planck-Institut fu¨r Verhaltensphysiologie, D-82319 Seewiesen, Germany This contribution surveys the sources and the processing of spatial information about posture, that is, about the orientation of the body and its parts with respect to the vertical (whereas ‘position’ designates their orientation to each other). Postural information is, to a considerable extent, gained by sense organs […]

Neural adaptations with chronic physical activity (Fragment)

Roger M. Enoka. Department of Kinesiology. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0354. U.S.A. Abstract PmChronic activity patterns, such as strength training, limb immobilization, and aging, produce marked adaptations in both the muscular and nervous systems. In this brief review, some of the involved mechanisms are examined as they are revealed through studies on the maximality, […]

Mezieres Módulo IV

Certificación Oficial MÉTODO MEZIERES, nos encontramos celebrando el módulo IV y final de dicha certificación, por primera vez realizada en México. Una nueva etapa comienza, un nuevo profesional llega a la República, los profesionales Mezieristas con todos sus conocimientos de fisioterapia global y reeducación postural empiezan a estar entre nosotros y construir su camino. Muchos […]

Central Pattern Generators (Fragment)

Scott L Hooper, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA Central pattern generators (CPGs) are neural networks that can produce rhythmic patterned outputs without rhythmic sensory or central input. CPGs underlie the production of most rhythmic motor patterns and have been extensively studied as models of neural network function. Introduction A central goal of neuroscience is to […]