Spasticity is a muscle disorder associated with upper motor neuron syndrome occurring in neurological disorders, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and others. It influences the patient's rehabilitation,... more
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have the potential to improve functionality in chronic stoke patients when applied over a large number of sessions. Here, we evaluate the effect and the underlying mechanisms of three BCI training sessions... more
Introduction: Brain Computer Interface (BCI) is a technology that allows to the users the capability to interact with devices by using the voluntary modulation of the brain activity. Objectives: The aim of this paper is to analyze whether... more
Investigate if patients with supraspinal lesions have impaired interlimb spinal reflex pathways. The short-latency crossed spinal response will be investigated during sitting from the non-paretic to paretic and paretic to non-paretic... more
Changes in the excitability of the cortical projections to muscles in the upper and lower limbs can be induced in the intact human by paired associative stimulation (PAS). An interstimulus interval (ISI) of 25 ms between peripheral nerve... more
The main objective of this study was to characterize the stretch reflex response of the human thigh muscles to an unexpected knee flexion at the transition from stance to swing during walking. Eleven healthy subjects walked on a treadmill... more
In this paper, we present a brain-computer interface (BCI) driven motorized ankle-foot orthosis (BCI-MAFO), intended for stroke rehabilitation, and we demonstrate its efficacy in inducing cortical neuroplasticity in healthy subjects with... more
During human walking, precise coordination between the two legs is required in order to react promptly to any sudden hazard that could threaten stability. The networks involved in this coordination are not yet completely known, but a... more
Reflex responses of tibialis anterior motor units to stretch stimuli were investigated in human subjects. Three types of stretch stimuli were applied (tap-like, ramp-and-hold, and half-sine stretch). Stimulus-induced responses in single... more
Short-latency spinally mediated interlimb reflex pathways were recently reported between the left and right soleus muscles in the human lower-limb during sitting. The aim of the current study was to establish if these pathways were... more