Motor system reorganization after stroke: stimulating and training toward perfection

TA Jones, DAL Adkins - Physiology, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Stroke instigates regenerative responses that reorganize connectivity patterns among
surviving neurons. The new connectivity patterns can be suboptimal for behavioral function …

Interhemispheric control of unilateral movement

V Beaulé, S Tremblay, H Théoret - Neural plasticity, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
To perform strictly unilateral movements, the brain relies on a large cortical and subcortical
network. This network enables healthy adults to perform complex unimanual motor tasks …

Mechanisms underlying functional changes in the primary motor cortex ipsilateral to an active hand

MA Perez, LG Cohen - Journal of Neuroscience, 2008 - Soc Neuroscience
Performance of a unimanual hand motor task results in functional changes in both primary
motor cortices (M1ipsilateral and M1contralateral). The neuronal mechanisms controlling the …

Motor cortex reorganization and impaired function in the transition to sustained muscle pain

SM Schabrun, SW Christensen… - Cerebral …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Primary motor cortical (M1) adaptation has not been investigated in the transition to
sustained muscle pain. Daily injection of nerve growth factor (NGF) induces hyperalgesia …

Motor threshold in transcranial magnetic stimulation: The impact of white matter fiber orientation and skull‐to‐cortex distance

T Herbsman, L Forster, C Molnar… - Human brain …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The electrophysiology of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of motor cortex is not well
understood. In this study, we investigate several structural parameters of the corticospinal …

Interhemispheric motor inhibition: its role in controlling electromyographic mirror activity

A Hübers, Y Orekhov, U Ziemann - European Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Electromyographic mirror activity (MA) refers to involuntary activation of the non‐active limb
during intended strictly unilateral movements of the other limb. MA occurs in the majority of …

Recovery of motor function after stroke

N Sharma, LG Cohen - Developmental psychobiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The human brain possesses a remarkable ability to adapt in response to changing
anatomical (eg, aging) or environmental modifications. This form of neuroplasticity is …

Dual-site TMS as a tool to probe effective interactions within the motor network: a review

S Van Malderen, M Hehl, S Verstraelen… - Reviews in the …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Dual-site transcranial magnetic stimulation (ds-TMS) is well suited to investigate the causal
effect of distant brain regions on the primary motor cortex, both at rest and during motor …

Strength training of one limb increases corticomotor excitability projecting to the contralateral homologous limb

DJ Kidgell, MA Stokes, AJ Pearce - Motor control, 2011 - journals.humankinetics.com
The contralateral transfer of strength following unilateral strength training (ULS) is thought to
be due to changes within the nervous system. Using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) …

Proactive interhemispheric disinhibition supports response preparation during selective stopping

CG Wadsley, J Cirillo, A Nieuwenhuys… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Response inhibition is essential for terminating inappropriate actions. A substantial
response delay may occur in the nonstopped effector when only part of a multieffector action …