Neural correlates of action: Comparing meta-analyses of imagery, observation, and execution

RM Hardwick, S Caspers, SB Eickhoff… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Several models propose Motor Imagery, Action Observation, and Movement
Execution recruit the same brain regions. There is, however, no quantitative synthesis of the …

Standardized measurement of quality of upper limb movement after stroke: consensus-based core recommendations from the second stroke recovery and …

G Kwakkel, EEH van Wegen… - … and neural repair, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The second Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable “metrics” task force developed
consensus around the recognized need to add kinematic and kinetic movement …

Corticospinal and spinal adaptations to motor skill and resistance training: Potential mechanisms and implications for motor rehabilitation and athletic development

J Tallent, A Woodhead, AK Frazer, J Hill… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Optimal strategies for enhancing strength and improving motor skills are vital in athletic
performance and clinical rehabilitation. Initial increases in strength and the acquisition of …

Rethinking interhemispheric imbalance as a target for stroke neurorehabilitation

J Xu, M Branscheidt, H Schambra, L Steiner… - Annals of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Patients with chronic stroke have been shown to have failure to release
interhemispheric inhibition (IHI) from the intact to the damaged hemisphere before …

Comparing a novel neuroanimation experience to conventional therapy for high-dose intensive upper-limb training in subacute stroke: the SMARTS2 randomized trial

JW Krakauer, T Kitago, J Goldsmith… - … and neural repair, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Evidence from animal studies suggests that greater reductions in poststroke
motor impairment can be attained with significantly higher doses and intensities of therapy …

The strength of the corticospinal tract not the reticulospinal tract determines upper-limb impairment level and capacity for skill-acquisition in the sub-acute post-stroke …

U Hammerbeck, SF Tyson, P Samraj… - … and neural repair, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Upper-limb impairment in patients with chronic stroke appears to be partly
attributable to an upregulated reticulospinal tract (RST). Here, we assessed whether the …

Segmental motor recovery after cervical spinal cord injury relates to density and integrity of corticospinal tract projections

G Balbinot, G Li, S Kalsi-Ryan, R Abel, D Maier… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) causes extensive impairments for individuals which may
include dextrous hand function. Although prior work has focused on the recovery at the …

[HTML][HTML] Cortical, corticospinal, and reticulospinal contributions to strength training

IS Glover, SN Baker - Journal of Neuroscience, 2020 - Soc Neuroscience
Following a program of resistance training, there are neural and muscular contributions to
the gain in strength. Here, we measured changes in important central motor pathways …

Extensive cortical convergence to primate reticulospinal pathways

KM Fisher, B Zaaimi, SA Edgley… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
Early evolution of the motor cortex included development of connections to brainstem
reticulospinal neurons; these projections persist in primates. In this study, we examined the …

Pushing the rehabilitation boundaries: hand motor impairment can be reduced in chronic stroke

F Mawase, K Cherry-Allen, J Xu… - … and neural repair, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Stroke is one of the most common causes of physical disability worldwide. The
majority of survivors experience impairment of movement, often with lasting deficits affecting …