Multiple motor learning processes in humans: defining their neurophysiological bases

D Spampinato, P Celnik - The Neuroscientist, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Learning new motor behaviors or adjusting previously learned actions to account for
dynamic changes in our environment requires the operation of multiple distinct motor …

Using motor imagery practice for improving motor performance–a review

AM Ladda, F Lebon, M Lotze - Brain and cognition, 2021 - Elsevier
Motor imagery practice is a current trend, but there is a need for a systematic integration of
neuroscientific advances in the field. In this review, we describe the technique of motor …

The role of primary motor cortex: more than movement execution

S Bhattacharjee, R Kashyap, T Abualait… - Journal of motor …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The predominant role of the primary motor cortex (M1) in motor execution is well
acknowledged. However, additional roles of M1 are getting evident in humans owing to …

Perinatal stroke: mapping and modulating developmental plasticity

A Kirton, MJ Metzler, BT Craig, A Hilderley… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Most cases of hemiparetic cerebral palsy are caused by perinatal stroke, resulting in lifelong
disability for millions of people. However, our understanding of how the motor system …

Corticospinal motor circuit plasticity after spinal cord injury: harnessing neuroplasticity to improve functional outcomes

SF Kazim, CA Bowers, CD Cole, S Varela… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition that affects approximately 294,000 people
in the USA and several millions worldwide. The corticospinal motor circuitry plays a major …

[HTML][HTML] Acquisition and consolidation processes following motor imagery practice

C Ruffino, C Truong, W Dupont, F Bouguila… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
It well-known that mental training improves skill performance. Here, we evaluated skill
acquisition and consolidation after physical or motor imagery practice, by means of an arm …

The handwriting brain in middle childhood

S Palmis, JL Velay, M Habib, JL Anton… - Developmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While the brain network supporting handwriting has previously been defined in adults, its
organization in children has never been investigated. We compared the handwriting network …

[HTML][HTML] “Mine Works Better”: Examining the Influence of Embodiment in Virtual Reality on the Sense of Agency During a Binary Motor Imagery Task With a Brain …

H Ziadeh, D Gulyas, LD Nielsen, S Lehmann… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Motor imagery-based brain-computer interfaces (MI-BCI) have been proposed as a means
for stroke rehabilitation, which combined with virtual reality allows for introducing game …

Association of short-and long-latency afferent inhibition with human behavior

CV Turco, SL Toepp, SD Foglia, PW Dans… - Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) paired with nerve stimulation evokes short-latency
afferent inhibition (SAI) and long-latency afferent inhibition (LAI), which are non-invasive …

[HTML][HTML] Induction of neural plasticity using a low-cost open source brain-computer interface and a 3D-printed wrist exoskeleton

M Jochumsen, TAM Janjua, JC Arceo, J Lauber… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have been proven to be useful for stroke rehabilitation, but
there are a number of factors that impede the use of this technology in rehabilitation clinics …