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How far should we extend the equilibrium point (lambda) hypothesis?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Jack M. Winters
Affiliation:
Biomedical Engineering Program, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064. winters@pluto.ee.cua.edu

Abstract

A key feature of the lambda model is the hypothesis of a local spring-like muscle-reflex system defined by a central control variable that has units of position. This is intriguing, especially for a study of postural stability in large-scale systems, but it has limited direct application to skilled everyday movements. If movement is considered as a goal-directed, neuro-optimization problem, however, the availability of lambda-like peripheral models (vs. conventional musculoskeletal models) deserves exploration.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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