Neural control of walking in people with parkinsonism
DS Peterson, FB Horak - Physiology, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
People with Parkinson's disease exhibit debilitating gait impairments, including gait
slowness, increased step variability, and poor postural control. A widespread supraspinal …
slowness, increased step variability, and poor postural control. A widespread supraspinal …
Triggering prepared actions by sudden sounds: reassessing the evidence for a single mechanism
W Marinovic, JR Tresilian - Acta Physiologica, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Loud acoustic stimuli can unintentionally elicit volitional acts when a person is in a state of
readiness to execute them (the StartReact effect). It has been assumed that the same …
readiness to execute them (the StartReact effect). It has been assumed that the same …
The next step in understanding impaired reactive balance control in people with stroke: the role of defective early automatic postural responses
D de Kam, JMB Roelofs… - … and neural repair, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and objective. Postural muscle responses are often impaired after stroke. We
aimed to identify the contribution of deficits in very early postural responses to poorer …
aimed to identify the contribution of deficits in very early postural responses to poorer …
Postural motor learning in people with Parkinson's disease
Protective postural responses to external perturbations are hypokinetic in people with
Parkinson's disease (PD), and improving these responses may reduce falls. However, the …
Parkinson's disease (PD), and improving these responses may reduce falls. However, the …
Balance control systems in Parkinson's disease and the impact of pedunculopontine area stimulation
Impaired balance is a major contributor to falls and diminished quality of life in Parkinson's
disease, yet the pathophysiology is poorly understood. Here, we assessed if patients with …
disease, yet the pathophysiology is poorly understood. Here, we assessed if patients with …
Balance, body motion, and muscle activity after high-volume short-term dance-based rehabilitation in persons with Parkinson disease: a pilot study
Background and Purpose: The objectives of this pilot study were to (1) evaluate the
feasibility and investigate the efficacy of a 3-week, high-volume (450 minutes per week) …
feasibility and investigate the efficacy of a 3-week, high-volume (450 minutes per week) …
Direction-dependent adaptation of dynamic gait stability following waist-pull perturbations
Balance recovery during an unexpected disturbance is a complex motor task, where part of
the variability depends on the type of the perturbation itself. Despite of this, little is known to …
the variability depends on the type of the perturbation itself. Despite of this, little is known to …
What startles tell us about control of posture and gait
Recently, there has been an increase in studies evaluating startle reflexes and StartReact,
many in tasks involving postural control and gait. These studies have provided important …
many in tasks involving postural control and gait. These studies have provided important …
Characterization of compensatory stepping in people with multiple sclerosis
DS Peterson, JM Huisinga, RI Spain… - Archives of physical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To characterize postural responses to forward and backward external
perturbations in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), and to relate performance to …
perturbations in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), and to relate performance to …
Subcortical structures in humans can be facilitated by transcranial direct current stimulation
J Nonnekes, A Arrogi, MAM Munneke… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique
that alters cortical excitability. Interestingly, in recent animal studies facilitatory effects of …
that alters cortical excitability. Interestingly, in recent animal studies facilitatory effects of …