Recruitment order of motor neurons promoted by epidural stimulation in individuals with spinal cord injury
Jaime Ibáñez, Claudia Angeli, Susan J. Harkema, Dario Farina, Enrico Rejc
Abstract
After motor complete spinal cord injury, the human spinal cord receiving epidural stimulation can promote both orderly and inverse trends of motor neuron recruitment. The engagement of spinal networks involved in the generation of rhythmic activity seems to favor orderly recruitment trends.
Topics & Concepts
Motor neuronSpinal cord injurySpinal cordMotor unitNeuroscienceStimulationElectromyographyMotor unit recruitmentPhysical medicine and rehabilitationInhibitory postsynaptic potentialMedicineNeuronPsychologySpinal Cord Injury ResearchNerve Injury and RehabilitationMuscle activation and electromyography studies