The Lambda Model Is Only One Piece in the Motor Control Puzzle

Authors

Jeffrey Dean, Cleveland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1995

Publication Title

Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Abstract

The lambda model provides a physiologically grounded terminology for describing muscle function and emphasizes the important influence of environmental and reflex-mediated effects on final states. However, lambda itself is only a convenient point on the length-tension curve; its importance should not be overemphasized. Ascribing movement to changes in a lambda-based frame of reference is generally valid, but it leaves unanswered a number of questions concerning mechanisms. © 1995, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.

DOI

10.1017/S0140525X00040759

Recommended Citation

Dean, Jeffrey, "The Lambda Model Is Only One Piece in the Motor Control Puzzle" (1995). Biological, Geological, and Environmental Faculty Publications. 208.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/scibges_facpub/208

Volume

18

Issue

4