A5032459596- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Neurological diseases and metabolism
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Gait Recognition and Analysis
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Hand Gesture Recognition Systems
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Occupational health in dentistry
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Blood disorders and treatments
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
Ljubljana University Medical Centre
2021-2024
University of Ljubljana
2023-2024
Northwestern University
2022
Human gait activity recognition is an emerging field of motion analysis that can be applied in various application domains. One the most attractive applications includes monitoring disorder patients, tracking their disease progression and modification/evaluation drugs. This paper proposes a robust, wearable data acquisition system allows either classification recorded into desirable activities or identification common risk factors, thus enhancing subject's quality life. Gait information was...
Abstract Neurophysiological evidence that transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS) affects neuronal signalling at the cortical level is sparse. We used transcranial magnetic to assess effect of taVNS on excitability intracortical GABAergic and cholinergic circuits. In this within‐subject, double‐blind study 30 healthy participants, we TMS paradigms a single session 100 Hz sham earlobe VNS (sVNS) short‐interval inhibition (SICI) curve short‐latency afferent (SAI). Control...
Abstract Background Transcutaneous electrostimulation of the auricular branch vagal nerve (taVNS) has propensity to reach diffuse neuromodulatory networks, which are dysfunctional in Parkinson's disease (PD). Previous studies support use taVNS as an add‐on treatment for gait PD. Objectives We assessed effect at 25 Hz (taVNS25), 100 (taVNS100), and sham earlobe stimulation (sVNS) on levodopa responsive (arm swing velocity, arm range motion, stride length, speed) non‐responsive characteristics...
Abstract fMRI studies show activation of cerebellum during transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS); however, there is no evidence whether taVNS induced the translates to cerebellar closed loops involved in motor functions. We assessed propensity at 25 Hz (taVNS25) and 100 (taVNS100) modulate cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathways using transcranial magnetic stimulation. In our double blind within-subjects study thirty-two participants completed one visit which brain inhibition...
This paper presents a real-time wearable system designed to assist Parkinson's disease patients experiencing freezing of gait episodes. The utilizes advanced machine learning models, including convolutional and recurrent neural networks, enhanced with past sample data preprocessing achieve high accuracy, efficiency, robustness. By continuously monitoring patterns, the provides timely interventions, improving mobility reducing impact explores implementation CNN+RNN+PS model on...
Background: Brain health is one of the cornerstones a long and full life. Active care for brain reduction lifestyle-related risks disorders may be key strategy in tackling growing prevalence mental neurological illnesses. Public knowledge, perception, preventive behavior need to considered planning effective strategies promotion. Our research first effort aimed at assessing Slovenian lay public search use scientific information about brain, health. Methods: An online survey was used gather...
Keppen-Lubinsky syndrome is caused by pathogenic variants in KCNJ6, which encodes the inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J6. The four confirmed cases reported to date were characterized severe intellectual disability, global developmental delay, feeding difficulties, and dysmorphic features. All but one of also had a form lipodystrophy, resulting tightly adherent facial skin appearance premature aging. Here, we describe 36-year-old female with de novo variant KCNJ6 (NM_002240.5: c.460G>T;...
Abstract Background: fMRI studies show activation of cerebellum during transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS), however there is no evidence whether taVNS induced the translates to cerebellar closed loops involved in motor functions. Objective/Hypothesis: We assessed propensity at 25Hz (taVNS25) and 100Hz (taVNS100) modulate cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathways using transcranial magnetic stimulation. Methods: Double blind within-subjects study. 32 participants completed one...