We investigate the relationship between the extensor electromyogram (EMG) and
tremor time series in physiological hand tremor by cross-spectral analysis.
Special attention is directed to the phase spectrum and the effects of
observational noise. We calculate the theoretical phase spectrum for a second
order linear stochastic process and compare the results to measured tremor data
recorded from subjects who did not show a synchronized EMG activity in the
corresponding extensor muscle. The results show that physiological tremor is
well described by the proposed model and that the measured EMG represents a
Newtonian force by which the muscle acts on the hand.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures, to appear in Biological Cybernetic
