A5025975369- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Motor Control and Adaptation
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
University of Sassari
2016-2025
Sobell House
2018
University College London
2018
Abstract Conflictual anatomical and neurophysiological findings obtained in both primates humans raised the question whether transcallosal pathway connecting two representation areas of face primary motor cortex (fM1) is absent or present but weak poorly active. To answer this study transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) electroencephalography (EEG) were combined as TMS–EEG approach to investigate fM1s from a spatial functional point view. For comparison same was used hand M1 (hM1)....
To explore the excitability and sensory motor integration of face masticatory primary cortex (M1), recognition expressions in individuals with dentofacial deformities (IDD). Short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI), short-afferent (SAI) M1, blink reflex (FER) ability were assessed 18 healthy subjects (HS) (24.56 ± 1.02 years old) IDD (27.36 1.39 years) before after 1 month from surgery. In IDD, SICI (p = 0.033) SAI 0.008) significantly reduced masticatory, but not face, M1 was normal....
Ultrasound (US) and low-level laser therapy (LLLT) are commonly employed for myofascial trigger points (MTP) despite lack of evidence usage as stand-alone treatments. The aim the study was to determine, on MTP upper trapezius muscle (uTM), effects US LLLT per se, delivered in accordance with procedures reported by surveys about their among physiotherapists.Design set a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Sixty participants at least one active uTM (28 women 32 men; mean age...
The contralateral strength training (CST) effect is a transfer of muscle performance to the untrained limb following side.The aim this study was explore, in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) presenting marked lower asymmetry, effectiveness CST on management weakness more-affected less-affected limb.A single-subject research design used.Eight MS underwent 16 18 high-intensity sessions ankle dorsiflexor muscles. primary outcome measure single-system case series maximal expressed as peak...
OBJECTIVES: To investigate brainstem function in idiopathic REM sleep Behaviour Disorder (iRBD), a condition occurring as result of derangement connections within structures, with battery Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMPs), neurophysiological tools suited for the functional investigation brainstem. Neurophysiological data were correlated clinical characteristics patients. METHODS: 20 patients iRBD and 22 healthy controls underwent cervical (cVEMP), masseter (mVEMP) ocular (oVEMP)...
Key points Previous studies investigating the effects of somatosensory afferent inputs on cortical excitability and neural plasticity often used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) hand motor cortex (M1) as a model, but in this model it is difficult to separate out relative contribution cutaneous muscle input each effect. In face, afferents are segregated trigeminal facial nerves, respectively. We studied their corticobulbar depressor anguli oris M1. Stimulation induced short‐latency...
The neurophysiological hallmark of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is loss atonia during sleep. Indeed, signs and symptoms neurodegeneration can occur after years, even decades, from its beginning. This study aimed to measure alterations the brainstem that potentially correlate with severity loss, determining whether a prodromal neurodegenerative underlines this condition when it occurs as an isolated (iRBD). Subjects iRBD matched healthy controls were recruited. included recording...
Associative learning of sensorimotor contingences, as it occurs in eyeblink classical conditioning (EBCC), is known to involve the cerebellum, but its mechanism remains controversial. EBCC involves a sequence processes which are thought occur cerebellar cortex and deep nuclei. Recently, extinction phase has been shown be modulated after one week by continuous theta-burst stimulation (cTBS). Here, we asked whether cTBS could affect retention reacquisition conditioned responses (CRs) tested...