While the active arm isometrically supported a weight which under normal circumstances did not lead to motor overflow in the contralateral “inactive” arm, it was found that a single flexion and extension of the “inactive” arm resulted in marked overflow activity in that arm. EMG techniques were used to observe this phenomenon in 6 Ss.
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