A database of multi-channel intramuscular electromyogram signals during isometric hand muscles contractions

Sci Data. 2020 Jan 8;7(1):10. doi: 10.1038/s41597-019-0335-8.

Abstract

Hand movement is controlled by a large number of muscles acting on multiple joints in the hand and forearm. In a forearm amputee the control of a hand prosthesis is traditionally depending on electromyography from the remaining forearm muscles. Technical improvements have made it possible to safely and routinely implant electrodes inside the muscles and record high-quality signals from individual muscles. In this study, we present a database of intramuscular EMG signals recorded with fine-wire electrodes alongside recordings of hand forces in an isometric setup and with the addition of spike-sorted metadata. Six forearm muscles were recorded from twelve able-bodied subjects and nine forearm muscles from two subjects. The fully automated recording protocol, based on command cues, comprised a variety of hand movements, including some requiring slowly increasing/decreasing force. The recorded data can be used to develop and test algorithms for control of a prosthetic hand. Assessment of the signals was done in both quantitative and qualitative manners.

Publication types

  • Dataset
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Electrodes
  • Electromyography*
  • Forearm / physiology*
  • Hand / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Isometric Contraction*
  • Movement
  • Muscle, Skeletal / physiology*