cocontraction
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
co- + contraction
Noun[edit]
cocontraction (plural cocontractions)
- The simultaneous contraction of two muscles
- 2015 October 9, “Perceived Cost and Intrinsic Motor Variability Modulate the Speed-Accuracy Trade-Off”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- For example, it is possible that children with dystonia tend to favor the cocontraction strategy while healthy children tend to reduce overall muscular drive.