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Neural mechanisms of bilateral deficit in maximal force production in specific groups of athletes

2016

The mechanisms of bilateral deficit (BLD) have been studied extensively, but remain obscure. Neural mechanisms have been proposed, including interhemispheric inhibition (IHI). In this study specific groups of athletes who were more likely to exhibit BLD or bilateral facilitation (BLF) were compared with controls. If IHI is truly the underlying cause of BLD it is of interest whether the nature of IHI is reflected in the magnitude of BLD. 20 male subjects (ALL) were split into three groups according to the nature of their activity: bilateral, unilateral and control. Additionally, they were split into two groups whether they exhibited BLD or BLF. Maximal unilateral (UL) and bilateral (BL) isom…