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Related to "passive dynamics," see "preflexes" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preflexes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preflexes "Preflexes are the latent capaci
by 100ideas 8y ago
Related to "passive dynamics," see "preflexes" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preflexes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preflexes
"Preflexes are the latent capacities in the musculoskeletal system that auto-stabilize movements through the use of the nonlinear visco-elastic properties of muscles when they contract.[1][2] The term "preflex" for such a zero-delay, intrinsic feedback loop was coined by Loeb. [3] Unlike stabilization methods using neurons such as reflexes and higher brain control, it happens with minimal time delay. Its chief disadvantage is that it works only to stabilize the main movements of the musculoskeletal system."
- clairity 8y agoneat! somewhat related to that, our tendons are tuned to our gait dynamics to return the optimal energy back to us as we locomote (more accurately, our strides optimize around tendon elasticity and leg length).