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Physiology
Gonzalo Marquez, David Colomer, Cristina Benavente, Luis Morenilla, Carlos Alix-Fages, Paulino Padial, Belen Feriche
Summary: The study tested the effects of acute exposure to high altitude on corticospinal excitability and intracortical inhibition, as well as the effects of training in hypoxia and normoxia. The results showed that training in hypoxia resulted in higher ratings of perceived exertion, muscle pain, and lactate concentration, but did not significantly influence corticospinal excitability and intracortical inhibition.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bruno Benedetti, Annika Weidenhammer, Maximilian Reisinger, Sebastien Couillard-Despres
Summary: Evidence suggests that cortical disinhibition can be either beneficial or detrimental in a context-dependent manner. Careful examination of clinical data and research using SCI animal models can help to better understand this mechanism and improve treatment outcomes through targeted pharmacological and rehabilitative interventions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Arantzazu San Agustin, Guillermo Asin-Prieto, Juan C. Moreno, Antonio Oliviero, Jose L. Pons
Summary: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) can modulate cortico-spinal excitability and improve motor performance, as shown in a study using a customized video game. This finding highlights the potential of using TMS in neurorehabilitation strategies for complex movements.
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Neurosciences
Akira Nakashima, Takefumi Moriuchi, Daiki Matsuda, Jirou Nakamura, Kengo Fujiwara, Yuta Ikio, Takashi Hasegawa, Wataru Mitunaga, Toshio Higashi
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of fatigue caused by motor imagery training on performance improvement and corticospinal excitability. The results showed that motor imagery training resulted in central fatigue and affected performance improvement.
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Neurosciences
Cecilia Neige, Florent Lebon, Catherine Mercier, Jeremie Gaveau, Charalambos Papaxanthis, Celia Ruffino
Summary: Pain interferes with the motor imagery process, preventing the enhancement of corticospinal excitability and use-dependent plasticity.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mario Paci, Giulio Di Cosmo, Mauro Gianni Perrucci, Francesca Ferri, Marcello Costantini
Summary: Inhibitory control is the ability to suppress inappropriate movements and unwanted actions. Individual differences in intracortical inhibition within M1 may contribute to behavioral differences in actual inhibitory capacities, as reflected by the correlation between GABA(B)ergic-mediated inhibition and action stopping abilities.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Review
Psychiatry
Daniel Rodrigues da Silva, Ana Maia, Goncalo Cotovio, Jose Oliveira, Albino J. Oliveira-Maia, J. Bernardo Barahona-Correa
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies to compare motor cortical excitability measures in patients with OCD and control volunteers. It suggests an inhibitory deficit of motor cortex excitability in patients with OCD, particularly in the cortical silent period linked to GABAB receptor activity. However, there is no evidence of changes in resting motor threshold after treatment with repetitive TMS.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Adam Meder, Inga Liepelt-Scarfone, Patricia Sulzer, Daniela Berg, Christoph Laske, Oliver Preische, Debora Desideri, Carl M. Zipser, Giacomo Salvadore, Kanaka Tatikola, Maarten Timmers, Ulf Ziemann
Summary: The study found that patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) exhibit corticospinal hyperexcitability, while there was no significant difference between Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and healthy controls. However, the standard PAS(LTP) protocol may not be suitable for assessing LTP-like motor cortical plasticity.
CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Patrizio Canepa, Charalambos Papaxanthis, Ambra Bisio, Monica Biggio, Christos Paizis, Emanuela Faelli, Laura Avanzino, Marco Bove
Summary: Neural mechanisms at corticospinal levels differ in concentric and eccentric contractions, showing a time-specific modulation of corticospinal excitability during the preparatory phase. Significant changes in CSE were observed only in eccentric contraction around the Go signal, with a decrease before and an increase after it.
Article
Neurosciences
Guiyuan Cai, Manfeng Wu, Qian Ding, Tuo Lin, Wanqi Li, Yinghua Jing, Hongying Chen, Huiting Cai, Tifei Yuan, Guangqing Xu, Yue Lan
Summary: The study found that the alpha2 power in the sensorimotor region is inversely correlated with corticospinal excitability. Additionally, the global efficiency of the brain network is correlated with corticospinal excitability, showing a positive correlation with global efficiency in the theta band and a negative correlation with global efficiency in the alpha2 band.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
C. Barbi, G. Vernillo, M. Emadi Andani, G. Giuriato, F. G. Laginestra, A. Cavicchia, G. Fiorini Aloisi, C. Martignon, A. Pedrinolla, F. Schena, M. Venturelli
Summary: Researchers evaluated the accuracy of neuronavigated TMS (nTMS) and a standardized function-guided procedure for maintaining TMS coil position during neuromuscular evaluations. The study found that the spatial accuracy of TMS coil position did not affect corticospinal excitability and inhibition in knee extensors. Variability in MEP and SP responses was attributed to spontaneous fluctuations in corticospinal excitability and inhibition, unaffected by the stability of the stimulation point.
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Hsin-Hsuan Liu, Ray-Yau Wang, Shih-Jung Cheng, Kwong-Kum Liao, Jun-Hong Zhou, Yea-Ru Yang
Summary: This study investigated the effects of balance training on corticomotor excitability in individuals with PD. The results showed that participants who underwent balance training had increased corticomotor inhibition and improved balance performance.
NEUROREHABILITATION AND NEURAL REPAIR
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Jin Magara, Wakana Onuki, Reiko Ita, Takanori Tsujimura, Makoto Inoue
Summary: The study found that chewing movements suppress swallowing-related activity in the pharyngeal motor circuit.
PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jacqueline A. Palmer, Trisha M. Kesar, Steven L. Wolf, Michael R. Borich
Summary: This study found that stroke patients exhibited impaired reactivity and modulation in lower-limb primary motor cortical networks, which are associated with walking impairments.
NEUROREHABILITATION AND NEURAL REPAIR
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Ted Maldonado, Trevor Bryan Jackson, Jessica A. Bernard
Summary: This study investigated the impact of transcranial direct current stimulation on cerebellar and cortical activation. The findings showed that anodal stimulation worsened task performance and increased cortical activation in parietal and frontal regions.
HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING
(2023)
Review
Sport Sciences
D. King, P. A. Hume, N. Hardaker, C. Cummins, T. Clarke, A. J. Pearce, C. Gissane
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
(2019)
Review
Neurosciences
Joel Mason, Ashlyn K. Frazer, Alan J. Pearce, Alicia M. Goodwill, Glyn Howatson, Shapour Jaberzadeh, Dawson J. Kidgell
REVIEWS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES
(2019)
Article
Sport Sciences
Ashlyn K. Frazer, Glyn Howatson, Juha P. Ahtiainen, Janne Avela, Timo Rantalainen, Dawson J. Kidgell
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2019)
Review
Primary Health Care
Premkumar Gunasekaran, Christopher Hodge, Alan Pearce, Doug King, Clare Fraser
PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Neurosciences
Alan J. Pearce, Mark Tommerdahl, Doug A. King
Review
Neurosciences
Shabnam Behrangrad, Maryam Zoghi, Dawson Kidgell, Shapour Jaberzadeh
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
(2019)
Review
Sport Sciences
Doug King, Patria Hume, Cloe Cummins, Alan Pearce, Trevor Clark, Andrew Foskett, Matt Barnes
Retraction
Sport Sciences
Ummatul Siddique, Simin Rahman, Ashlyn K. Frazer, Glyn Howatson, Dawson J. Kidgell
Article
Physiology
Christopher R. Brandner, Matthew J. Clarkson, Dawson J. Kidgell, Stuart A. Warmington
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Neurosciences
Alan J. Pearce, Dawson J. Kidgell, Ashlyn K. Frazer, Doug A. King, Michael E. Buckland, Mark Tommerdahl
SOMATOSENSORY AND MOTOR RESEARCH
(2020)
Review
Sport Sciences
Ummatul Siddique, Simin Rahman, Ashlyn K. Frazer, Alan J. Pearce, Glyn Howatson, Dawson J. Kidgell
Letter
Neurosciences
Alan J. Pearce, Joanne Sy, Maggie Lee, Antony Harding, Rowena Mobbs, Jennifer Batchelor, Catherine M. Suter, Michael E. Buckland
ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA COMMUNICATIONS
(2020)
Article
Neurosciences
Nijia Hu, Jarmo M. Piirainen, Dawson J. Kidgell, Simon Walker, Janne Avela
Summary: Sensorimotor training and strength training can improve balance control. Little is known about how repeated balance perturbation training affects balance performance and its neural mechanisms. This study found that balance perturbation training led to less body sway and a potential increase in spinal-level involvement, indicating possible movement automaticity after perturbation training.
Article
Physiology
Jamie Tallent, Stuart Goodall, Dawson J. Kidgell, Rade Durbaba, Glyn Howatson
PHYSIOLOGICAL REPORTS
(2019)
Review
Rehabilitation
Laura G. Cox, Dawson J. Kidgell, Ross A. Iles
PHYSICAL THERAPY REVIEWS
(2019)
Article
Neurosciences
John J. Buchanan, Alberto Cordova
Summary: Research has shown that spontaneous visual coupling supports frequency entrainment, phase attraction, and intermittent interpersonal coordination during the switch from a novision (NV) to vision (V) context among co-actors. The experiments demonstrate that similar self-paced frequencies result from same amplitude movements, while different amplitudes lead to disparate frequencies. In experiment 1, co-actors were instructed to maintain amplitude without explicit instructions for coordination, which limited frequency and phase entrainment in the V context. In experiment 2, co-actors were instructed to maintain amplitude and intentionally coordinate together, resulting in significant frequency modulations and the production of various stable relative phase patterns.
HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
(2024)