文摘
This study examined how force tremor and muscle activity are altered between limbs when a visual target is removed for one limb during bilateral index finger abduction. Isometric index finger abduction force was examined in healthy adults (23?±?4?years) when both index fingers abducted simultaneously. Abduction forces ranged from 5 to 20?% maximum voluntary contraction, and these target forces were displayed on a PC monitor in front of the subject. Force tremor and first dorsal interosseous (FDI) activity were first collected while subjects viewed visual targets for both index fingers and then when the visual target was removed for the non-dominant index finger. Subjects successfully matched the force amplitudes generated for both limbs regardless of visual condition. When the visual target was removed for one limb, force tremor increased in this limb (p?p?