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Dynamic alterations in cortical activation during motor adaptation in table tennis using whole‑brain fNIRS Open
Human movements must constantly be adapted due to changing internal and external conditions in our environment. The underlying neuronal mechanisms that are responsible for motor adaptations have so far mainly been investigated in highly co…
The acute effect of intermittent palm and sole cooling on resistance training volume: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Intermittent palm (PC) and sole cooling (SC) are emerging techniques with potential ergogenic effects under high-intensity and fatiguing exercise conditions. However, evidence regarding their efficacy remains inconclusive. This systematic …
No Effect of Intermittent Palm or Sole Cooling on Acute Training Volume during Resistance Exercise in Physically Active Adults: A Summary of Protocols Open
Intermittent palm (PC) and sole cooling (SC) are proposed ergogenic methods for enhancing exercise performance during high-intensity and fatiguing conditions. However, findings in the literature regarding its positive effect remain inconcl…
The impact of acute blood‐flow‐restriction resistance exercise on somatosensory‐evoked potentials in healthy adults Open
Blood‐flow‐restriction exercise (BFR EX ) is an emerging method to stimulate hypertrophy and strength without the need for high training loads. However, the impact of BFR EX concerning somatosensory processing remains elusive. Here, we aim…
Complex sequential learning is not facilitated by transcranial direct current stimulation over DLPFC or M1 Open
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non‐invasive brain stimulation technique which was found to have a positive modulatory effect on online sequence acquisition or offline motor consolidation, depending on the relative role…
Quantifying motor adaptation in a sport-specific table tennis setting Open
Studies on motor adaptation aim to better understand the remarkable, largely implicit capacity of humans to adjust to changing environmental conditions. So far, this phenomenon has mainly been investigated in highly controlled laboratory s…
Altering a complex serial reaction time task using dual DLPFC and M1-transcranial direct current stimulation Open
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique which was found to have a positive modulatory effect on online sequence acquisition or offline motor consolidation, depending on the relative role…
tDCS over the primary motor cortex contralateral to the trained hand enhances cross-limb transfer in older adults Open
Transferring a unimanual motor skill to the untrained hand, a phenomenon known as cross-limb transfer, was shown to deteriorate as a function of age. While transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) ipsilateral to the trained hand faci…
Whole-body sensorimotor skill learning in football players: No evidence for motor transfer effects Open
Besides simple movement sequences, precise whole-body motor sequences are fundamental for top athletic performance. It has long been questioned whether athletes have an advantage when learning new whole-body motor sequences. In a previous …
A Single Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Session to Enhance Sport-Specific Performance in Trained Individuals? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open
Background Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has emerged as a promising and feasible method to improve motor performance in healthy and clinical populations. However, the potential of tDCS to enhance sport-specific motor perfo…
Somatosensory-Evoked Potentials as a Marker of Functional Neuroplasticity in Athletes: A Systematic Review Open
Background Somatosensory-evoked potentials (SEP) represent a non-invasive tool to assess neural responses elicited by somatosensory stimuli acquired via electrophysiological recordings. To date, there is no comprehensive evaluation of SEPs…
View article: Effects of Short-Term Dynamic Balance Training on Postural Stability in School-Aged Football Players and Gymnasts
Effects of Short-Term Dynamic Balance Training on Postural Stability in School-Aged Football Players and Gymnasts Open
Static and dynamic balance abilities enable simple and complex movements and are determinants of top athletic performance. Balance abilities and their proficiency differ fundamentally with respect to age, gender, type of balance interventi…
Comparison of whole-body sensorimotor skill learning between strength athletes, endurance athletes and healthy sedentary adults Open
Motor sequences represent an integral part of human motor ability. Apart from simple movement sequences, complex coordinated movement sequences are the building blocks for peak athletic performance. Accordingly, optimized temporal and spat…
Author Correction: TDCS effects on pointing task learning in young and old adults Open
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Task-Related Hemodynamic Response Alterations During Slacklining: An fNIRS Study in Advanced Slackliners Open
The ability to maintain balance is based on various processes of motor control in complex neural networks of subcortical and cortical brain structures. However, knowledge on brain processing during the execution of whole-body balance tasks…
View article: A Checklist for Assessing the Methodological Quality of Concurrent tES-fMRI Studies (ContES Checklist): A Consensus Study and Statement
A Checklist for Assessing the Methodological Quality of Concurrent tES-fMRI Studies (ContES Checklist): A Consensus Study and Statement Open
Background Low intensity transcranial electrical stimulation (tES), including alternating or direct current stimulation (tACS or tDCS), applies weak electrical stimulation to modulate the activity of brain circuits. Integration of tES with…
Motor Skill Learning-Induced Functional Plasticity in the Primary Somatosensory Cortex: A Comparison Between Young and Older Adults Open
While in young adults (YAs) the underlying neural mechanisms of motor learning are well-studied, studies on the involvement of the somatosensory system during motor skill learning in older adults (OAs) remain sparse. Therefore, the aim of …
Characterizing hemodynamic response alterations during basketball dribbling Open
Knowledge on neural processing during complex non-stationary motion sequences of sport-specific movements still remains elusive. Hence, we aimed at investigating hemodynamic response alterations during a basketball slalom dribbling task (B…
Voluntary Inhibition of Physiological Mirror Activity: An EEG-EMG Study Open
Physiological mirror activity (pMA), observed in healthy human adults, describes the involuntary co-activation of contralateral homologous muscles during unilateral limb movements. Here we provide novel evidence, using neuromuscular measur…
Intermuscular coherence between homologous muscles during dynamic and static movement periods of bipedal squatting Open
It is largely unexplored how the central nervous system achieves coordination of homologous muscles of the upper and lower body within a compound whole body movement, and to what extent this neural drive is modulated between different move…
Reduction of somatosensory functional connectivity by transcranial alternating current stimulation at endogenous mu-frequency Open
Alpha, the most prominent human brain rhythm, might reflect a mechanism of functional inhibition for gating neural processing. This concept has been derived predominantly from local measures of inhibition, while large-scale network mechani…