Control of breathing

JA Dempsey, JF Welch - Seminars in respiratory and critical …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Substantial advances have been made recently into the discovery of fundamental
mechanisms underlying the neural control of breathing and even some inroads into …

Alteration of functional connectivity despite preserved cerebral oxygenation during acute hypoxia

ME Bakker, I Djerourou, S Belanger, F Lesage… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Resting state networks (RSN), which show the connectivity in the brain in the absence of any
stimuli, are increasingly important to assess brain function. Here, we investigate the changes …

Acute intermittent hypercapnic‐hypoxia elicits central neural respiratory motor plasticity in humans

JF Welch, J Nair, PJ Argento… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) elicits long‐term facilitation (LTF) of respiration. Although
LTF is observed when CO2 is elevated during AIH in awake humans, the influence of CO2 …

Intermittent hypoxia enhances voluntary activation and reduces performance fatigability during repeated lower limb contractions

AT Bogard, AK Pollet, AQ Tan - Journal of Neurophysiology, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Prior research has highlighted the therapeutic benefits of acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) in
enhancing motor performance after motor incomplete spinal cord injury and in able-bodied …

A single sequence of intermittent hypoxia does not alter stretch reflex excitability in able‐bodied individuals

AQ Tan, C Tuthill, AN Corsten, S Barth… - Experimental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Spasticity attributable to exaggerated stretch reflex pathways, particularly affecting the ankle
plantar flexors, often impairs overground walking in persons with incomplete spinal cord …

[HTML][HTML] Acute intermittent hypoxia: Enhancing motoneuronal output or not?

SC Gandevia, JE Butler - Experimental Physiology, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Cardiorespiratory Responses to Acute Intermittent Hypoxia in Humans With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

JF Welch, AK Vose, K Cavka, G Brunetti… - Journal of …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Brief exposure to repeated episodes of low inspired oxygen, or acute intermittent hypoxia
(AIH), is a promising therapeutic modality to improve motor function after chronic, incomplete …

[HTML][HTML] Intermittent hypoxia-induced enhancements in corticospinal excitability predict gains in motor learning and metabolic efficiency

AT Bogard, TG Hembree, AK Pollet, AC Smith… - Research …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) enhances human motor function after incomplete spinal
cord injury. Although the underlying mechanisms in humans are unknown, emerging …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison between conventional and neuronavigated strategies to assess corticospinal responsiveness in unfatigued and fatigued knee-extensor muscles

C Barbi, G Vernillo, ME Andani, G Giuriato… - Neuroscience …, 2023 - Elsevier
In studying neuromuscular fatigability, researchers commonly use functional criteria to
position and hold the transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) coil during testing sessions …

Spinal cord injury

G Panza, F Zhao - Hypoxia Conditioning in Health, Exercise and …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Individuals with high-level spinal cord injury have impairments across multiple systems,
including autonomic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and motor dysfunction. Restricted capacity …