Involvement of the corticospinal tract in the control of human gait

D Barthélemy, MJ Grey, JB Nielsen, L Bouyer - Progress in brain research, 2011 - Elsevier
Given the inherent mechanical complexity of human bipedal locomotion, and that complete
spinal cord lesions in human leads to paralysis with no recovery of gait, it is often suggested …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted-plasticity in the corticospinal tract after human spinal cord injury

L Christiansen, MA Perez - Neurotherapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Spinal cord injury (SCI) often results in impaired or absent sensorimotor function below the
level of the lesion. Recent electrophysiological studies in humans with chronic incomplete …

Cortical and subcortical effects of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation in humans with tetraplegia

FD Benavides, HJ Jo, H Lundell… - Journal of …, 2020 - Soc Neuroscience
An increasing number of studies supports the view that transcutaneous electrical stimulation
of the spinal cord (TESS) promotes functional recovery in humans with spinal cord injury …

Motor recovery after spinal cord injury enhanced by strengthening corticospinal synaptic transmission

KL Bunday, MA Perez - Current Biology, 2012 - cell.com
The corticospinal tract is an important target for motor recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI)
in animals and humans [1–5]. Voluntary motor output depends on the efficacy of synapses …

Spike-timing-dependent plasticity in lower-limb motoneurons after human spinal cord injury

MA Urbin, RA Ozdemir, T Tazoe… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Recovery of lower-limb function after spinal cord injury (SCI) likely depends on transmission
in the corticospinal pathway. Here, we examined whether paired corticospinal-motoneuronal …

Non-invasive brain stimulation to promote motor and functional recovery following spinal cord injury

A Gunduz, J Rothwell, J Vidal… - Neural regeneration …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
We conducted a systematic review of studies using non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS:
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation …

Utility of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the assessment of spinal cord injury: Current status and future directions

T Arora, N Desai, S Kirshblum, R Chen - Frontiers in Rehabilitation …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Comprehensive assessment following traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is needed to
improve prognostication, advance the understanding of the neurophysiology and better …

Plasticity in cervical motor circuits following spinal cord injury and rehabilitation

JR Walker, MR Detloff - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Spinal cord injury results in a decreased quality of life and impacts
hundreds of thousands of people in the US alone. This review discusses the underlying …

Interaction of transcutaneous spinal stimulation and transcranial magnetic stimulation in human leg muscles

FD Roy, D Bosgra, RB Stein - Experimental brain research, 2014 - Springer
Transcutaneous spinal stimulation is a noninvasive method that can activate dorsal and/or
ventral roots depending on the location and intensity of stimulation. Reflex root-evoked …

Afferent input and sensory function after human spinal cord injury

RA Ozdemir, MA Perez - Journal of neurophysiology, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI) often disrupts the integrity of afferent (sensory) axons projecting
through the spinal cord dorsal columns to the brain. Examinations of ascending sensory …