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Effects of High Intensity Exercise on Central Neural Drive in Healthy Populations

2016
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Background:Current research suggests that strength gains related to central neural adaptation occur more rapidly than peripheral mechanisms5. Central neural drive (CND) is the measure of cortical output that coordinates up-regulation of agonist contraction and inhibition of antagonist musculature in voluntary muscle contractions2. Two common techniques for measuring CND are twitch interpolation and motor evoked potential from transcranial magnetic stimulation.

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Nicholas LeGrand, SPT; Kyra Robb, SPT; Emily Slobodian, SPT; Nicole Weaknecht, SPT; Megan Wood, SPT; Stephanie Muth, PT, PhD

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