Towards the integration of mental practice in rehabilitation programs. A critical review

F Malouin, PL Jackson, CL Richards - Frontiers in human …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Many clinical studies have investigated the use of mental practice (MP) through motor
imagery (MI) to enhance functional recovery of patients with diverse physical disabilities …

Achieving a hybrid brain–computer interface with tactile selective attention and motor imagery

S Ahn, M Ahn, H Cho, SC Jun - Journal of neural engineering, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. We propose a new hybrid brain–computer interface (BCI) system that integrates
two different EEG tasks: tactile selective attention (TSA) using a vibro-tactile stimulator on the …

Brain–robot interface driven plasticity: Distributed modulation of corticospinal excitability

D Kraus, G Naros, R Bauer, MT Leão, U Ziemann… - Neuroimage, 2016 - Elsevier
Brain–robot interfaces (BRI) are studied as novel interventions to facilitate functional
restoration in patients with severe and persistent motor deficits following stroke. They bridge …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of motor imagination on cortical activation during functional electrical stimulation

C Reynolds, BA Osuagwu, A Vuckovic - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Motor imagination (MI) and functional electrical stimulation (FES) can activate the
sensory-motor cortex through efferent and afferent pathways respectively. Motor imagination …

Provision of somatosensory inputs during motor imagery enhances learning-induced plasticity in human motor cortex

G Bonassi, M Biggio, A Bisio, P Ruggeri, M Bove… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Motor learning via physical practice leads to long-term potentiation (LTP)-like plasticity in
motor cortex (M1) and temporary occlusion of additional LTP-like plasticity. Motor learning …

Consolidation and retention of motor skill after motor imagery training

G Bonassi, G Lagravinese, A Bisio, P Ruggeri… - Neuropsychologia, 2020 - Elsevier
Complex motor tasks are learned through training which results in lasting improvement in
sensorimotor performance and accuracy. Learning a motor skill is commonly attained via …

Recruitment of additional corticospinal pathways in the human brain with state-dependent paired associative stimulation

D Kraus, G Naros, R Guggenberger… - Journal of …, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
Standard brain stimulation protocols modify human motor cortex excitability by modulating
the gain of the activated corticospinal pathways. However, the restoration of motor function …

Entraining alpha activity using visual stimulation in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a feasibility study

LJ Arendsen, J Henshaw, CA Brown, M Sivan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Entraining alpha activity with rhythmic visual, auditory, and electrical stimulation can reduce
experimentally induced pain. However, evidence for alpha entrainment and pain reduction …

Brain state-dependent gain modulation of corticospinal output in the active motor system

G Naros, T Lehnertz, MT Leão, U Ziemann… - Cerebral …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The communication through coherence hypothesis suggests that only coherently oscillating
neuronal groups can interact effectively and predicts an intrinsic response modulation along …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement of the N170 during facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation (fNMES)

J Baker, T Efthimiou, R Scherer, A Gartus… - Journal of Neuroscience …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Studies on facial feedback effects typically employ props or posed facial
expressions, which often lack temporal precision and muscle specificity. New method Facial …