Respiration, heartbeat, and conscious tactile perception

M Grund, E Al, M Pabst, A Dabbagh… - Journal of …, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
Previous studies have shown that timing of sensory stimulation during the cardiac cycle
interacts with perception. Given the natural coupling of respiration and cardiac activity, we …

[HTML][HTML] Two common issues in synchronized multimodal recordings with EEG: Jitter and Latency

S Iwama, M Takemi, R Eguchi, R Hirose… - Neuroscience …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multimodal recording using electroencephalogram (EEG) and other biological signals (eg,
muscle activities, eye movement, pupil diameters, or body kinematics data) is ubiquitous in …

A multichannel electrophysiological approach to noninvasively and precisely record human spinal cord activity

B Nierula, T Stephani, E Bailey, M Kaptan… - Plos …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The spinal cord is of fundamental importance for integrative processing in brain–body
communication, yet routine noninvasive recordings in humans are hindered by vast …

Recurrent network interactions explain tectal response variability and experience-dependent behavior

A Zylbertal, IH Bianco - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Response variability is an essential and universal feature of sensory processing and
behavior. It arises from fluctuations in the internal state of the brain, which modulate how …

[HTML][HTML] Neuronal Spike Shapes (NSS): A straightforward approach to investigate heterogeneity in neuronal excitability states

L Martini, G Amprimo, S Di Carlo, G Olmo… - Computers in Biology …, 2024 - Elsevier
The mammalian brain exhibits a remarkable diversity of neurons, contributing to its intricate
architecture and functional complexity. The analysis of multimodal single-cell datasets …

Dynamics of the judgment of tactile stimulus intensity

ZY Darani, I Hachen, ME Diamond - … Computing and Engineering, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In the future, artificial agents will need to make assessments of tactile stimuli in order to
interact intelligently with the environment and with humans. Such assessments will depend …

[HTML][HTML] Cortical response variability is driven by local excitability changes with somatotopic organization

T Stephani, B Nierula, A Villringer, F Eippert, VV Nikulin - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
Identical sensory stimuli can lead to different neural responses depending on the
instantaneous brain state. Specifically, neural excitability in sensory areas may shape the …

Discrimination of the moving direction is improved depending on the pattern of the mechanical tactile stimulation intervention

Y Maruyama, S Kojima, H Onishi - BMC neuroscience, 2024 - Springer
Background The mechanical tactile stimulation, such as plastic pins and airflow-driven
membrane, induces cortical activity. The cortical activity depends on the mechanical tactile …

Non-invasive multi-channel electrophysiology of the human spinal cord–assessing somatosensory processing from periphery to cortex

B Nierula, T Stephani, M Kaptan, A Mouraux, B Maess… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
The spinal cord is of fundamental importance for somatosensory processing and plays a
significant role in various pathologies, such as chronic pain. However, knowledge on spinal …

[HTML][HTML] Novel multivariate methods to track frequency shifts of neural oscillations in EEG/MEG recordings

C Vidaurre, K Gurunandan, MJ Idaji, G Nolte, M Gómez… - NeuroImage, 2023 - Elsevier
Instantaneous and peak frequency changes in neural oscillations have been linked to many
perceptual, motor, and cognitive processes. Yet, the majority of such studies have been …