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There can be no doubt that incoming sensory information plays a major part in shaping motor activity. There remains, however, uncertainby and disagreement about the level of the nervous system at which these reflex adjustments may occur, and about the roles of the different sensory receptors.
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Rack, P.M.H. (1985). Stretch Reflexes in Man: The Significance of Tendon Compliance. In: Barnes, W.J.P., Gladden, M.H. (eds) Feedback and Motor Control in Invertebrates and Vertebrates. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7084-0_14
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