TY - JOUR T1 - From catastrophe to complexity: a novel model of integrative central neural regulation of effort and fatigue during exercise in humans: summary and conclusions JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 120 LP - 124 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.2003.010330 VL - 39 IS - 2 AU - T D Noakes AU - A St Clair Gibson AU - E V Lambert Y1 - 2005/02/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/39/2/120.abstract N2 - It is hypothesised that physical activity is controlled by a central governor in the brain and that the human body functions as a complex system during exercise. Using feed forward control in response to afferent feedback from different physiological systems, the extent of skeletal muscle recruitment is controlled as part of a continuously altering pacing strategy, with the sensation of fatigue being the conscious interpretation of these homoeostatic, central governor control mechanisms. ER -