Electromyography for ExperimentalistsThe technique of electromyography, used to study the electrical currents generated by muscle action, has become invaluable to researchers in the biological, medical, and behavioral sciences. With it, the scientist can study the role of muscles in producing and controlling limb movement, eating, breathing, posture, vocalizations, and the manipulation of objects. However, many electromyographic techniques were developed in the clinical study of humans and are inappropriate for use in research on other organisms--tadpoles, for example. This book, a complete and very practical hands-on guide to the theoretical and experimental requirements of electromyography, takes into account the needs of researchers across the sciences. |
Contents
OrientationThis End Up | 3 |
Coping with Ohms Law | 11 |
The Organization of Muscles | 25 |
How Muscles Generate Electricity | 44 |
Structural and Functional Factors | 50 |
The Electrode as an Antenna | 60 |
Materials Science | 71 |
Verification of Position | 85 |
Cinematography | 210 |
E Cinefluoroscopy | 223 |
Analog Correlation Techniques | 229 |
Signal Processing and Display | 244 |
Graphical Conventions and Preparation | 263 |
19 | 277 |
Singleunit Electromyography | 292 |
Quick but Not Too Dirty | 303 |
Fabrication Equipment | 97 |
Design and Construction | 109 |
Connectors and Cabling | 123 |
Basic Electronic Equipment | 150 |
Noise and Artifact | 175 |
G Eliminating Noise and Artifact | 187 |
Electrical Testing Calibration | 189 |
Visual Correlation Techniques | 199 |
b Differential Amplifier | 308 |
Keeping It Clean | 316 |
Anatomical Techniques | 319 |
Suppliers | 336 |
Animal Care Regulations | 349 |
B Methodological Studies | 357 |
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