Protocols

Cortico-Muscular Phase Connectivity During an Isometric Knee Extension Task in People with Early Parkinson’s Disease

Cortico-Muscular Phase Connectivity During an Isometric Knee Extension Task in People With Early Parkinson’s Disease

Cortico-Muscular Phase Connectivity During an Isometric Knee Extension Task in People With Early Parkinson’s Disease 789 444 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Introduction: Cortico-muscular (CM) interactions provide insights into the flow of information between neural and motor systems. Reduced CM phase connectivity has been linked to functional impairments in clinical populations. Objective:… read more

Signal Processing and Feature Extraction in Markerless Telerehabilitation

Signal Processing and Feature Extraction in Markerless Telerehabilitation 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Telerehabilitation solutions are a concrete answer to many needs in the healthcare framework since they enable remote support for patients and foster continuity of care. This paper explores telerehabilitation using… read more

Evaluation of Neural, Systemic and Extracerebral Activations During Active Walking Tasks in Older Adults using fNIRS

Evaluation of Neural, Systemic and Extracerebral Activations During Active Walking Tasks in Older Adults using fNIRS 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is being increasingly used to assess brain hemodynamic responses during active walking in older adults due to its wearability, and relative immunity to motion artifacts.… read more

Effect of feedback on foot strike angle and forward propulsion in people with stroke

Effect of feedback on foot strike angle and forward propulsion in people with stroke 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Effective retraining of foot elevation and forward propulsion is essential in stroke survivors’ gait rehabilitation. This study aimed to investigate the effect of providing real-time feedback on foot strike angle… read more

Adaptive Modification in Agonist Common Drive After Combined Blood Flow Restriction and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Adaptive Modification in Agonist Common Drive After Combined Blood Flow Restriction and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) combined with blood flow restriction (BFR) has garnered attention in rehabilitation for its ability to enhance muscle strength, despite the potential to accelerate training-related fatigue. This… read more

Forced Movements Facilitate Reversal Learning in Rats: Findings from a Rat Robotic Rehabilitation Model

Forced Movements Facilitate Reversal Learning in Rats: Findings from a Rat Robotic Rehabilitation Model 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
To evaluate the effectiveness of robotic rehabilitation alone, we developed a robotic rehabilitation model for rats and investigated the effects of inducing forced response-like movements on learning a choice reaction… read more

Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Stimulation on Fingertip Can Evoke Fine Tactile Sensations and Different Local Hemodynamic Responses

Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Stimulation on Fingertip Can Evoke Fine Tactile Sensations and Different Local Hemodynamic Responses 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Low-intensity focused ultrasound stimulation (LIFUS) has been proved effective in eliciting vibrotactile in addition to warm, cold and nociceptive pain when applied to human peripheral endings. However, if it can… read more

Neuromuscular Mechanisms of Motor Adaptation to Repeated Treadmill-Slip Perturbations During Stance in Healthy Young Adults

Neuromuscular Mechanisms of Motor Adaptation to Repeated Treadmill-Slip Perturbations During Stance in Healthy Young Adults 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Treadmill-based repeated perturbation training (PBT) induces motor adaptation in reactive balance responses, thus lowering the risk of slip-induced falls. However, little evidence exists regarding intervention-induced changes in neuromuscular control underlying… read more

Myoelectric Fatigue and Motor-Unit Firing Patterns During Sinusoidal Vibration Superimposed on Low-Intensity Isometric Contraction

Myoelectric Fatigue and Motor-Unit Firing Patterns During Sinusoidal Vibration Superimposed on Low-Intensity Isometric Contraction 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Vibration exercise (VE) has shown promising results for improving muscle strength and power performance when superimposed on high-level muscle contraction. However, low-level contraction may be more preferable in many rehabilitation… read more

Prediction of rTMS Efficacy in Patients With Essential Tremor: Biomarkers From Individual Resting-State EEG Network

Prediction of rTMS Efficacy in Patients With Essential Tremor: Biomarkers From Individual Resting-State EEG Network 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
The pathogenesis of essential tremor (ET) remains unclear, and the efficacy of related drug treatment is inadequate for proper tremor control. Hence, in the current study, consecutive low-frequency repetitive transcranial… read more