Identifying the role of the reticulospinal tract for strength and motor recovery: A scoping review of nonhuman and human studies

Y Akalu, AK Frazer, G Howatson, AJ Pearce… - Physiological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In addition to the established postural control role of the reticulospinal tract (RST), there has
been an increasing interest on its involvement in strength, motor recovery, and other gross …

Differences in the effects of a startle stimulus on rate of force development between resistance‐trained rock climbers and untrained individuals: Evidence for …

D Colomer‐Poveda, E López‐Rivera… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the present cross‐sectional study was to determine if chronic rock climbing and
climbing‐specific resistance training (RT) would modify the reticulospinal tract (RST) …

Modulation of H-reflex and V-wave responses during dynamic balance perturbations

S Nevanperä, N Hu, S Walker, J Avela… - Experimental Brain …, 2023 - Springer
Motoneuron excitability is possible to measure using H-reflex and V-wave responses.
However, it is not known how the motor control is organized, how the H-reflex and V-wave …

Strength‐trained adults demonstrate greater corticoreticular activation versus untrained controls

Y Akalu, J Tallent, AK Frazer, U Siddique… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid increase in strength following strength‐training involves neural adaptations,
however, their specific localisation remains elusive. Prior focus on corticospinal responses …

Activity in the pontine reticular nuclei scales with handgrip force in humans

TL Danielson, LA Gould, JM DeFreitas… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
The neural pathways that contribute to force production in humans are currently poorly
understood, as the relative roles of the corticospinal tract and brainstem pathways, such as …

Repeated unilateral handgrip contractions alter functional connectivity and improve contralateral limb response times

JW Andrushko, JM Levenstein, C Zich, EC Edmond… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In humans, motor learning is underpinned by changes in sensorimotor network functional
connectivity (FC). Unilateral contractions increase FC in the ipsilateral primary motor cortex …

Altered frontoparietal activity in acoustic startle priming tasks during reticulospinal tract facilitation: An fNIRS study

N Xia, C He, X Wei, YA Li, W Lou, M Gu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Because it is one of the important pathways for promoting motor recovery after
cortical injury, the function of the reticulospinal tract (RST) has received increasing attention …

Activity in the reticulospinal tract scales with handgrip force in humans

TL Danielson, L Gould, JM DeFreitas, RJ MacLennan… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Introduction The neural pathways that contribute to force production in humans are currently
poorly understood, as the relative roles of the corticospinal tract and brainstem pathways …

Impact of fatigue on lower limb movement control during perturbed balance in youth alpine skiers

K Lesch - 2023 - jyx.jyu.fi
Muscular fatigue is known to induce biomechanical alterations that can increase the risk of
different kind of injuries. These alterations may extend beyond the lower limbs and involve …

The use of nutritional interventions and its effects on parameters of motor function and intrinsic motor neurone excitability

KR Mackay Phillips - 2023 - eprints.qut.edu.au
This thesis focussed on determining the effects of two nutritional supplements (caffeine and
alpha-lactalbumin) on the ability of our brain to recruit motor neurones, activate muscle …