The research project "Influence of the craniomandibular system on human postural control" is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The aim of the project is to investigate for the first time the influences of controlled motor activity of the craniomandibular system (CMS) on human postural control in predictable and non-predictable dynamic situations. For this purpose, the movements of participants during different dynamic equilibrium tasks are recorded in the kinematic and muscular level, and analyzed using methods that are directly derived from current models of motor control. With this interdisciplinary research approach, previous research work will be continued in a targeted manner in order to comprehensively understand the influence of the CMS on postural control processes.

In this experiment, 48 physically active adults aged between 18 and 30 years are tested. The experimental design includes one measurement time. An oscillating stability platform, Posturomed (Haider-Bioswing, Weiden, Germany) is used to evaluate the postural dynamic reactive stability.

o Raw data (EMG and Marker data) o Demographic (gender) and anthropometric (e.g., height, weight) data o Methods are described in the referred paper

Infrared camera-based motion capturing: Vicon Motion Systems; Oxford Metrics Group, Oxford, UK; 10 Vantage V8 and 6 Vero V2.2 cameras; 200 Hz

Wireless EMG system: Noraxon U.S.A., Inc.; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; 2,000 Hz; Bipolar Ag/AgCl surface electrodes with a diameter 14 mm