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JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON
卷 590, 期 10, 页码 2443-2452出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.227397
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- Royal Society
- Danish Health Research Council
- Danish Society of Multiple Sclerosis
- Desiree and Niels Yde's Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
Indirect evidence that the motor cortex and the corticospinal tract contribute to the control of walking in human subjects has been provided in previous studies. In the present study we used coherence analysis of the coupling between EEG and EMG from active legmuscles during human walking to address if activity arising in the motor cortex contributes to the muscle activity during gait. Nine healthy human subjects walked on a treadmill at a speed of 3.5-4 km h(-1). Seven of the subjects in addition walked at a speed of 1 km h(-1). Significant coupling between EEG recordings over the leg motor area and EMG from the anterior tibial muscle was found in the frequency band 24-40 Hz prior to heel strike during the swing phase of walking. This signifies that rhythmic cortical activity in the 24-40 Hz frequency band is transmitted via the corticospinal tract to the active muscles during walking. These findings demonstrate that the motor cortex and corticospinal tract contribute directly to the muscle activity observed in steady-state treadmill walking.
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