Electromyography

Investigating the Stroke- and Aging-related Changes in Intermuscular Coupling by Refined Composed Multiscale Fuzzy Entropy

Investigating the Stroke- and Aging-related Changes in Intermuscular Coupling by Refined Composed Multiscale Fuzzy Entropy 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Although the entropy algorithm is widely applied in signal complexity analysis, its stability and reliability are limited due to the existence of abnormal signal points. In order to explore the… read more

A Gluteus-Specific Muscle Synergy Recruited During the First Recovery Step Following a Backward Pitch Perturbation

A Gluteus-Specific Muscle Synergy Recruited During the First Recovery Step Following a Backward Pitch Perturbation 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
The central nervous system momentarily activates a set of specific muscle synergies to maintain balance when external mechanical perturbations induce walking instability, which is critically involved in preventing falls. The… read more

Multi-scale coupling between LFP and EMG in mice by low- intensity pulsed ultrasound stimulation with different number of tone-burst

Multi-scale coupling between LFP and EMG in mice by low- intensity pulsed ultrasound stimulation with different number of tone-burst 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound stimulation (LIPUS) as a non-invasive, high-spatial resolution and high penetration depth brain modulation technology has been used for modulating neuromuscular function. However, the modulation of neural electrical… read more

HDE-Array: Development and Validation of a New Dry Electrode Array Design to Acquire HD-sEMG for Hand Position Estimation

HDE-Array: Development and Validation of a New Dry Electrode Array Design to Acquire HD-sEMG for Hand Position Estimation 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
This paper aims to introduce HDE-Array (High-Density Electrode Array), a novel dry electrode array for acquiring High-Density surface electromyography (HD-sEMG) for hand position estimation through RPC-Net (Recursive Prosthetic Control Network),… read more

Improved Transfer Learning for Detecting Upper-Limb Movement Intention Using Mechanical Sensors in an Exoskeletal Rehabilitation System

Improved Transfer Learning for Detecting Upper-Limb Movement Intention Using Mechanical Sensors in an Exoskeletal Rehabilitation System 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
The objective of this study was to propose a novel strategy for detecting upper-limb motion intentions from mechanical sensor signals using deep and heterogeneous transfer learning techniques. Three sensor types,… read more

Neuromuscular mechanisms of motor adaptation to repeated treadmill-slip perturbations during stance in healthy young adults.

Neuromuscular mechanisms of motor adaptation to repeated treadmill-slip perturbations during stance in healthy young adults. 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Treadmill-based repeated perturbation training (PBT) induces motor adaptation in reactive balance responses, thus lowering the risk of slip-induced falls. However, little evidence exists regarding intervention-induced changes in neuromuscular control underlying… read more

An Efficient Framework for Personalizing EMG-Driven Musculoskeletal Models Based on Reinforcement Learning

An Efficient Framework for Personalizing EMG-Driven Musculoskeletal Models Based on Reinforcement Learning 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
This study aimed to develop a novel framework to quickly personalize electromyography (EMG)-driven musculoskeletal models (MMs) as efferent neural interfaces for upper limb prostheses. Our framework adopts a generic upper-limb… read more

Impact of Visual Feedback Configurations in a Task-Oriented Immersive Virtual Reality Mirror Therapy

Impact of Visual Feedback Configurations in a Task-Oriented Immersive Virtual Reality Mirror Therapy 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Mirror Therapy is a form of upper limb therapy in stroke, which consists on showing the mirrored symmetric movement of the unimpaired side using a mirror placed in the medial… read more

Neuro-Musculoskeletal Modeling for Online Estimation of Continuous Wrist Movements from Motor Unit Activities

Neuro-Musculoskeletal Modeling for Online Estimation of Continuous Wrist Movements from Motor Unit Activities 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Decoding movement intentions from motor unit (MU) activities remains an ongoing challenge, which restricts our comprehension of the intricate transition mechanism from microscopic neural drive to macroscopic movements. This study… read more

Identification of Spared and Proportionally Controllable Hand Motor Dimensions in Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injuries Using Latent Manifold Analysis

Identification of Spared and Proportionally Controllable Hand Motor Dimensions in Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injuries Using Latent Manifold Analysis 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
The loss of bilateral hand function is a debilitating challenge for millions of individuals that suffered a motor-complete spinal cord injury (SCI). We have recently demonstrated in eight tetraplegic individuals… read more