Generalisability of sensory gating during passive movement of the legs

Movement-related gating of somatosensory evoked potentials in the upper limb is restricted mainly to nerve stimulation supplying the moved limb segment. In the lower limb, this principle may not be followed. Tibial nerve (stimulation at the knee) somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and soleus H reflexes exhibit quite similar patterns of modulation during movement. We hypothesised that movement-related gating of initial SEPs in the leg would …