Using Image Adjustments for Producing Human Motor Plasticity

2014 ◽  
pp. 189-202
Author(s):  
Ippei Nojima ◽  
Tatsuya Mima
Keyword(s):  
Human Motor

Perspectives in Human Motor Behavior

1983 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 785-786
Author(s):  
Beth Kerr
Keyword(s):  
Motor Behavior ◽  
Human Motor

Higher-order representations of newly learnt action sounds in the human motor system

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Waszak ◽  
S. Schuetz-Bosbach ◽  
C. Weiss ◽  
L. Ticini
Keyword(s):  
Motor System ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Human Motor

Anticipation and timing in human motor performance.

1968 ◽  
Vol 70 (6, Pt.1) ◽  
pp. 631-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Motor Performance ◽  
Human Motor

Human motor endplate remodeling after traumatic nerve injury

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ranjan Gupta ◽  
Justin P. Chan ◽  
Jennifer Uong ◽  
Winnie A. Palispis ◽  
David J. Wright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Nerve ◽  
Nerve Injury ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Motor Endplate ◽  
Nerve Injuries ◽  
Denervated Muscle ◽  
Sequence Of Events ◽  
Human Motor ◽  
Denervated Muscles

OBJECTIVECurrent management of traumatic peripheral nerve injuries is variable with operative decisions based on assumptions that irreversible degeneration of the human motor endplate (MEP) follows prolonged denervation and precludes reinnervation. However, the mechanism and time course of MEP changes after human peripheral nerve injury have not been investigated. Consequently, there are no objective measures by which to determine the probability of spontaneous recovery and the optimal timing of surgical intervention. To improve guidance for such decisions, the aim of this study was to characterize morphological changes at the human MEP following traumatic nerve injury.METHODSA prospective cohort (here analyzed retrospectively) of 18 patients with traumatic brachial plexus and axillary nerve injuries underwent biopsy of denervated muscles from the upper extremity from 3 days to 6 years after injury. Muscle specimens were processed for H & E staining and immunohistochemistry, with visualization via confocal and two-photon excitation microscopy.RESULTSImmunohistochemical analysis demonstrated varying degrees of fragmentation and acetylcholine receptor dispersion in denervated muscles. Comparison of denervated muscles at different times postinjury revealed progressively increasing degeneration. Linear regression analysis of 3D reconstructions revealed significant linear decreases in MEP volume (R = −0.92, R2 = 0.85, p = 0.001) and surface area (R = −0.75, R2 = 0.56, p = 0.032) as deltoid muscle denervation time increased. Surprisingly, innervated and structurally intact MEPs persisted in denervated muscle specimens from multiple patients 6 or more months after nerve injury, including 2 patients who had presented > 3 years after nerve injury.CONCLUSIONSThis study details novel and critically important data about the morphology and temporal sequence of events involved in human MEP degradation after traumatic nerve injuries. Surprisingly, human MEPs not only persisted, but also retained their structures beyond the assumed 6-month window for therapeutic surgical intervention based on previous clinical studies. Preoperative muscle biopsy in patients being considered for nerve transfer may be a useful prognostic tool to determine MEP viability in denervated muscle, with surviving MEPs also being targets for adjuvant therapy.

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