Human movement is the manifestation of a complex interplay between neural control, musculoskeletal actuation, and sensory feedback. Such highly plastic coordination may lead to a cascade of adaptations or adjustments even when only one of those components changes due to physiological (i.e., training) or pathological (i.e., neuromuscular impairments) reasons. Therefore, motor adaptations such as changes in upper and lower motor commands, sensory-motor interaction, and musculoskeletal mechanics have been studied extensively to better understand these healthy and pathological mechanisms. Recently, through the advance in kinesiological methods, we have been able to build a direct connection between individual motor neuron behavior and their translation to movement, providing a window into human motor adaptations.
This Research Topic aims to examine the latest methods and advancements to detect and assess the adaptations and adjustments in the human movement system at different levels, understand the interplay between these mechanisms, and provide a comprehensive framework for investigating motor adaptations in a scientific paper collection. In this research topic, we also welcome contributions that highlight the limitations of specific technologies to understand how these limitations may affect the understanding of the studied physiological mechanisms.
This collection welcomes research about motor adaptation at the cortical, spinal, and muscle level as well as the effect of motor adaptation at behavioral and functional level. Studies can address new methodological advancements or insights into adaptation to physiological changes or pathological cases. Contributors are welcome to submit original research, reviews, brief research reports, case reports, technical reports, methodological studies, data reports, perspectives, and opinion articles.
Human movement is the manifestation of a complex interplay between neural control, musculoskeletal actuation, and sensory feedback. Such highly plastic coordination may lead to a cascade of adaptations or adjustments even when only one of those components changes due to physiological (i.e., training) or pathological (i.e., neuromuscular impairments) reasons. Therefore, motor adaptations such as changes in upper and lower motor commands, sensory-motor interaction, and musculoskeletal mechanics have been studied extensively to better understand these healthy and pathological mechanisms. Recently, through the advance in kinesiological methods, we have been able to build a direct connection between individual motor neuron behavior and their translation to movement, providing a window into human motor adaptations.
This Research Topic aims to examine the latest methods and advancements to detect and assess the adaptations and adjustments in the human movement system at different levels, understand the interplay between these mechanisms, and provide a comprehensive framework for investigating motor adaptations in a scientific paper collection. In this research topic, we also welcome contributions that highlight the limitations of specific technologies to understand how these limitations may affect the understanding of the studied physiological mechanisms.
This collection welcomes research about motor adaptation at the cortical, spinal, and muscle level as well as the effect of motor adaptation at behavioral and functional level. Studies can address new methodological advancements or insights into adaptation to physiological changes or pathological cases. Contributors are welcome to submit original research, reviews, brief research reports, case reports, technical reports, methodological studies, data reports, perspectives, and opinion articles.