Corticospinal excitability, assessed through stimulus response curves, is phase-, task-, and muscle-dependent during arm cycling

DA Forman, M Monks, KE Power - Neuroscience letters, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of the present study was to examine corticospinal excitability to the biceps and
triceps brachii during arm cycling and an intensity-matched tonic contraction using stimulus …

Intensity matters: effects of cadence and power output on corticospinal excitability during arm cycling are phase and muscle dependent

EJ Lockyer, RJ Benson, AP Hynes… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The present study investigated the effects of cadence and power output on corticospinal
excitability to the biceps (BB) and triceps brachii (TB) during arm cycling. Supraspinal and …

Phase-and workload-dependent changes in corticospinal excitability to the biceps and triceps brachii during arm cycling

AJ Spence, LR Alcock, EJ Lockyer, DC Button… - Brain sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
This is the first study to examine corticospinal excitability (CSE) to antagonistic muscle
groups during arm cycling. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the motor cortex and …

Corticospinal excitability to the biceps brachii is not different when arm cycling at a self-selected or fixed cadence

EJ Lockyer, AP Nippard, K Kean, N Hollohan… - Brain Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: The present study compared corticospinal excitability to the biceps brachii
muscle during arm cycling at a self-selected and a fixed cadence (SSC and FC …

Corticospinal excitability of the biceps brachii is higher during arm cycling than an intensity-matched tonic contraction

D Forman, A Raj, DC Button… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Human studies have not assessed corticospinal excitability of an upper-limb prime mover
during arm cycling. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether supraspinal …

Differences in corticospinal excitability to the biceps brachii between arm cycling and tonic contraction are not evident at the immediate onset of movement

DA Forman, DTG Philpott, DC Button… - Experimental brain …, 2016 - Springer
This is the first study to examine changes in corticospinal excitability to the biceps brachii
during the onset of arm cycling from a resting position to a point when steady-state arm …

Cadence-dependent changes in corticospinal excitability of the biceps brachii during arm cycling

DA Forman, DTG Philpott… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
This is the first study to report the influence of different cadences on the modulation of
supraspinal and spinal excitability during arm cycling. Supraspinal and spinal excitability …

Corticospinal excitability to the biceps and triceps brachii during forward and backward arm cycling is direction-and phase-dependent

AP Nippard, EJ Lockyer, DC Button… - Applied Physiology …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
The purpose of this study was to evaluate corticospinal excitability to the biceps and triceps
brachii during forward (FWD) and backward (BWD) arm cycling. Corticospinal and spinal …

Corticospinal-evoked responses from the biceps brachii during arm cycling across multiple power outputs

EJ Lockyer, K Hosel, AP Nippard, DC Button, KE Power - Brain Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: We examined corticospinal and spinal excitability across multiple power
outputs during arm cycling using a weak and strong stimulus intensity. Methods: We elicited …

Changes in corticospinal and spinal excitability to the biceps brachii with a neutral vs. pronated handgrip position differ between arm cycling and tonic elbow flexion

DA Forman, M Richards, GN Forman… - Frontiers in human …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of neutral and pronated handgrip
positions on corticospinal excitability to the biceps brachii during arm cycling. Corticospinal …