Transpinal and transcortical stimulation alter corticospinal excitability and increase spinal output

M Knikou - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The objective of this study was to assess changes in corticospinal excitability and spinal
output following noninvasive transpinal and transcortical stimulation in humans. The size of …

Transspinal stimulation decreases corticospinal excitability and alters the function of spinal locomotor networks

TS Pulverenti, MA Islam, O Alsalman… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Locomotion requires the continuous integration of descending motor commands and
sensory inputs from the legs by spinal central pattern generator circuits. Modulation of spinal …

The immediate and short-term effects of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation and peripheral nerve stimulation on corticospinal excitability

Y Al'joboori, R Hannah, F Lenham, P Borgas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Rehabilitative interventions involving electrical stimulation show promise for neuroplastic
recovery in people living with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). However, the understanding of how …

Repeated cathodal transspinal pulse and direct current stimulation modulate cortical and corticospinal excitability differently in healthy humans

LM Murray, M Knikou - Experimental brain research, 2019 - Springer
Noninvasive transspinal stimulation of the thoracolumbar region, where leg motor circuits
reside, produces prominent plasticity of brain and spinal cord circuits. However …

Low-intensity and short-duration continuous cervical transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation intervention does not prime the corticospinal and spinal reflex pathways in …

A Sasaki, RM de Freitas, DG Sayenko… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cervical transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) has been utilized in applications for
improving upper-limb sensory and motor function in patients with spinal cord injury …

Transspinal constant-current long-lasting stimulation: a new method to induce cortical and corticospinal plasticity

M Knikou, L Dixon, D Santora… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Functional neuroplasticity in response to stimulation and motor training is a well-established
phenomenon. Transcutaneous stimulation of the spine is used mostly to alleviate pain, but it …

Transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation modulates human corticospinal system excitability

T Bocci, S Marceglia, M Vergari… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
This study aimed to assess the effects of thoracic anodal and cathodal transcutaneous
spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) on upper and lower limb corticospinal excitability …

Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and trans-spinal direct current stimulation associated with treadmill exercise in spinal cord and cortical excitability …

PL Albuquerque, M Campêlo, T Mendonça… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over motor cortex and trans-spinal direct
current stimulation (tsDCS) modulate corticospinal circuits in healthy and injured subjects …

Transspinal direct current stimulation produces persistent plasticity in human motor pathways

LM Murray, B Tahayori, M Knikou - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The spinal cord is an integration center for descending, ascending, and segmental neural
signals. Noninvasive transspinal stimulation may thus constitute an effective method for …

Physiological effects of cathodal electrode configuration for transspinal stimulation in humans

A Skiadopoulos, TS Pulverenti… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Transspinal stimulation modulates neuronal excitability and promotes recovery in upper
motoneuron lesions. The recruitment input-output curves of transspinal evoked potentials …