Ian M. Franks
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International Student Athletes and the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: Disruption, Uncertainty and Coping Open
COVID-19 and its ripple effects (e.g., social distancing, sport cancellations, quarantining) negatively affected the careers of all collegiate student-athletes. The disruption to university systems and collegiate athletics in the United St…
View article: Learning to stand with unexpected sensorimotor delays
Learning to stand with unexpected sensorimotor delays Open
Human standing balance relies on self-motion estimates that are used by the nervous system to detect unexpected movements and enable corrective responses and adaptations in control. These estimates must accommodate for inherent delays in s…
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Author response: Learning to stand with unexpected sensorimotor delays Open
Article Figures and data Abstract eLife digest Introduction Results Discussion Materials and methods Data availability References Decision letter Author response Article and author information Metrics Abstract Human standing balance relies…
Influence of kinesthetic motor imagery and effector specificity on the long-latency stretch response Open
The long-latency “reflexive” response (LLR) following an upper limb mechanical perturbation is generated by neural circuitry shared with voluntary control. This feedback response supports many task-dependent behaviors and permits the expre…
The influence of kinesthetic motor imagery and effector specificity on the long-latency stretch response Open
The long-latency “reflexive” response (LLR) following an upper-limb mechanical disturbance is generated by neural circuitry shared with voluntary control. This feedback response supports many task-dependent behaviours and permits the expre…
View article: A startling acoustic stimulus interferes with upcoming motor preparation : evidence for a startle refractory period
A startling acoustic stimulus interferes with upcoming motor preparation : evidence for a startle refractory period Open
When a startling acoustic stimulus (SAS) is presented in a simple reaction time (RT) task, response latency is significantly shortened. The present study used a SAS in a psychological refractory period (PRP) paradigm to determine if a shor…
Perturbation Predictability Can Influence the Long-Latency Stretch Response Open
Perturbations applied to the upper limbs elicit short (M1: 25-50 ms) and long-latency (M2: 50-100 ms) responses in the stretched muscle. M1 is produced by a spinal reflex loop, and M2 receives contribution from multiple spinal and supra-sp…