cocontraction

noun

cocontraction

noun

Etymology From co- + contraction.

1

The simultaneous contraction of two muscles

  • For example, it is possible that children with dystonia tend to favor the cocontraction strategy while healthy children tend to reduce overall muscular drive.2015 October 9, “Perceived Cost and Intrinsic Motor Variability Modulate the Speed-Accuracy Trade-Off”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

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