This simulator shows how tension at a muscle-tendon junction is detected by a Golgi tendon organ, converted into Ib afferent firing, and can trigger autogenic inhibition of the same muscle through a disynaptic spinal reflex.
Increase the simulated muscle load or contraction force with the controls and watch how Ib afferent firing rate rises, then observe the inhibitory reflex engage and reduce motor output once tension crosses the protective threshold.
Adjust simulated muscle force and load to see Ib afferent firing rate and the resulting reflex inhibition update in real time.
A single Golgi tendon organ typically monitors the tension produced by only a small group of muscle fibers, so a muscle contains many GTOs sampling force from different regions rather than one central sensor for the whole muscle.
This simulator shows how tension at a muscle-tendon junction is detected by a Golgi tendon organ, converted into Ib afferent firing, and can trigger autogenic inhibition of the same muscle through a disynaptic spinal reflex.
This simulator shows how tension at a muscle-tendon junction is detected by a Golgi tendon organ, converted into Ib afferent firing, and can trigger autogenic inhibition of the same muscle through a disynaptic spinal reflex.
Increase the simulated muscle load or contraction force with the controls and watch how Ib afferent firing rate rises, then observe the inhibitory reflex engage and reduce motor output once tension crosses the protective threshold.
A single Golgi tendon organ typically monitors the tension produced by only a small group of muscle fibers, so a muscle contains many GTOs sampling force from different regions rather than one central sensor for the whole muscle.