Characterization of interlimb interaction via transcutaneous spinal stimulation of cervical and lumbar spinal enlargements

DA Atkinson, AG Steele, GA Manson… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The use of transcutaneous electrical spinal stimulation (TSS) to modulate sensorimotor
networks after neurological insult has garnered much attention from both researchers and …

Epidural electric stimulation of posterior structures of the human lumbar spinal cord: 1. Muscle twitches–a functional method to define the site of stimulation

M Murg, H Binder, MR Dimitrijevic - Spinal cord, 2000 - nature.com
Objectives: To describe an electrophysiological method for determining the relation between
lumbar cord dorsal roots and cathode of epidural electrode for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) …

Sustained muscle contractions maintained by autonomous neuronal activity within the human spinal cord

D Nozaki, N Kawashima, Y Aramaki… - Journal of …, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
It is well known that muscle contraction can be easily evoked in the human soleus muscle by
applying single-pulse electrical stimulation to the tibial nerve at the popliteal fossa. We …

Multi-site lumbar transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation: When less is more

K Tran, A Steele, R Crossnoe, C Martin… - Neuroscience …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Transcutaneous spinal stimulation (TSS) has become a valuable tool for
facilitating rehabilitation in individuals with neurological deficits. A significant constraint …

rTMS over the cerebellum can increase corticospinal excitability through a spinal mechanism involving activation of peripheral nerve fibres

W Gerschlager, LOD Christensen, S Bestmann… - Clinical …, 2002 - Elsevier
Objectives: Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over the cerebellum affects
corticospinal excitability by a cerebellar and a peripheral mechanism. We have investigated …

Measurement of voluntary activation of the back muscles using transcranial magnetic stimulation

J Lagan, P Lang, PH Strutton - Clinical neurophysiology, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Twitch interpolation using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has recently
been used to measure the level of drive from the motor cortex to contracting muscles of the …

Noninvasive stimulation of the human corticospinal tract

JL Taylor, SC Gandevia - Journal of Applied Physiology, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
Spinal tracts can be stimulated noninvasively in human subjects by passing a high-voltage
stimulus between the mastoids or by magnetic stimulation over the back of the head. The …

Cortical control of spinal pathways mediating group II excitation to human thigh motoneurones

V Marchand‐Pauvert… - The Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
1 The possibility was investigated that cortical excitation to human thigh motoneurones is
relayed via lumbar premotoneurones. 2 Test responses were evoked by transcranial …

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 …

Muscle relaxation of the foot reduces corticospinal excitability of hand muscles and enhances intracortical inhibition

K Kato, T Muraoka, N Mizuguchi… - Frontiers in human …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The object of this study was to clarify the effects of foot muscle relaxation on activity in the
primary motor cortex (M1) of the hand area. Subjects were asked to volitionally relax the …