Sensorimotor control of standing balance

PA Forbes, A Chen, JS Blouin - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2018 - Elsevier
For most individuals, balancing upright is a simple task that requires little effort. The inherent
difficulties associated with standing balance are not revealed until a pathology or injury …

Automated quantitative tumour response assessment of MRI in neuro-oncology with artificial neural networks: a multicentre, retrospective study

P Kickingereder, F Isensee, I Tursunova… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria and
requirements for a uniform protocol have been introduced to standardise assessment of MRI …

Task, muscle and frequency dependent vestibular control of posture

PA Forbes, GP Siegmund, AC Schouten… - Frontiers in integrative …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The vestibular system is crucial for postural control; however there are considerable
differences in the task dependence and frequency response of vestibular reflexes in …

Learning to stand with unexpected sensorimotor delays

BG Rasman, PA Forbes, RM Peters, O Ortiz, I Franks… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Human standing balance relies on self-motion estimates that are used by the nervous
system to detect unexpected movements and enable corrective responses and adaptations …

Losing touch: age-related changes in plantar skin sensitivity, lower limb cutaneous reflex strength, and postural stability in older adults

RM Peters, MD McKeown… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Age-related changes in the density, morphology, and physiology of plantar cutaneous
receptors negatively impact the quality and quantity of balance-relevant information arising …

Transformation of vestibular signals for the control of standing in humans

PA Forbes, BL Luu, HFM Van der Loos… - Journal of …, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
During standing balance, vestibular signals encode head movement and are transformed
into coordinates that are relevant to maintaining upright posture of the whole body. This …

Modulation of human vestibular reflexes with increased postural threat

BC Horslen, CJ Dakin, JT Inglis… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Key points The vestibular system is an important sensory contributor to the control of
standing balance. Fear, anxiety and arousal are thought to influence the excitability of the …

Human standing is modified by an unconscious integration of congruent sensory and motor signals

BL Luu, JT Inglis, TP Huryn… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Key points• Electrical vestibular stimulation delivered at the mastoid processes evokes a
reflex response in the appendicular muscles only when they are actively involved in keeping …

Muscle-specific modulation of vestibular reflexes with increased locomotor velocity and cadence

CJ Dakin, JT Inglis, R Chua… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Vestibular information is one of the many sensory signals used to stabilize the body during
locomotion. When locomotor velocity increases, the influence of these signals appears to …

Lack of otolith involvement in balance responses evoked by mastoid electrical stimulation

OS Mian, CJ Dakin, JS Blouin… - The Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Passing current through mastoid electrodes (conventionally termed galvanic vestibular
stimulation; GVS) evokes a balance response containing a short‐and a medium‐latency …