We review progress towards greater mechanistic understanding and clinical translation of a
strategy to improve respiratory and non-respiratory motor function in people with …

The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a protein mainly synthetized in the neurons.
Early evidence showed that BDNF participates in cognitive processes as measured at the …

Rett Syndrome (RTT) is a severe, rare, and progressive developmental disorder with
patients displaying neurological regression and autism spectrum features. The affected …

High-intensity intermittent (or interval) training (HIIT) has started to gain popularity as a time-
effective approach to providing beneficial effects to the brain and to peripheral organs …

New Findings What is the topic of this review? Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC)
and hypoxic preconditioning as novel therapeutic approaches for cardiac and …

Acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) enhances voluntary motor output in humans with central
nervous system damage. The neural mechanisms contributing to these beneficial effects are …

Widespread appreciation that neuroplasticity is an essential feature of the neural system
controlling breathing has emerged only in recent years. In this chapter, we focus on …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder for which only
symptomatic treatments are available. Both preclinical and clinical studies suggest that …

Neuroplasticity is an important property of the neural system controlling breathing. However,
our appreciation for its importance is still relatively new, and we have much to learn …

Paired corticospinal-motoneuronal stimulation (PCMS) elicits spinal synaptic plasticity in
humans with chronic incomplete cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). Here, we examined …