Seven Capital Devices for the Future of Stroke Rehabilitation by M. Iosa, G. Morone, A. Fusco, M. Bragoni, P. Coiro, M. Multari, V. Venturiero, D. De Angelis, L. Pratesi, S. Paolucci

“…Novel tools based on new technologies have been developed to improve the motor recovery. In this paper, we have taken into account seven promising technologies that can improve rehabilitation of patients with stroke in the early future: (1) robotic devices for lower and upper limb recovery, (2) brain computer interfaces, (3) noninvasive brain stimulators, (4) neuroprostheses, (5) wearable devices for quantitative human movement analysis, (6) virtual reality, and (7) tablet-pc used for neurorehabilitation.…”
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Tripartite organization of brain state dynamics underlying spoken narrative comprehension by Lanfang Liu, Jiahao Jiang, Hehui Li, Guosheng Ding

“…These states are, respectively, characterized by high activities in the sensory-motor (State #1), bilateral temporal (State #2), and default mode networks (DMN; State #3) regions, with State #2 acting as a transitional hub. …”
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Correlations Between Preseason Functional Test Scores and Game Performance in Female Collegiate Volleyball Players by Jason Brumitt, Christopher Patterson, Robert Dudley, Eric Sorenson, Tyler Cuddeford, Heidi Cooke, Linda Froemming

“…# Background Functional tests (FT) are assessment tools that attempt to evaluate balance, flexibility, strength, power, speed, or agility through performance of gross motor skills. FT are frequently administered by coaches or sports medicine professionals to evaluate athletic ability, to predict performance, to identify athletes at risk for injury, or to evaluate an athlete's ability to return to sport after injury. …”
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Integrative transcriptome profiling for identifying ALS potential treatment using the drug repurposing approach by Navid Kashani, Amir Sabbaghian, Fatemeh EmamiPari, Mohammad Khalili Gorjimahalleh, Mahdi Aalikhani

“…Abstract Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an alarming neurodegenerative disorder, induces muscle atrophy and motor deterioration. The current treatments exhibit limited improvement in survival rates. …”
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Digital measurement of ocular microtremor in Parkinson's disease: Protocol for a pilot study to assess reliability and clinical validation. by Lisa Graham, Rodrigo Vitorio, Richard Walker, Alan Godfrey, Rosie Morris, Samuel Stuart

“…People with PD who meet the inclusion criteria will participate in a home-based assessment involving cognitive, motor (using the UPDRS-III) and OMT measures. With OMT as the primary outcome, assessment with the iTremor is quick, taking just three seconds to obtain a reading. …”
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Cognitive Impairments in LRRK2-Related Parkinson’s Disease: A Study in Chinese Individuals by Yifan Zheng, Zhong Pei, Yanmei Liu, Hongyan Zhou, Wenbiao Xian, Yingying Fang, Ling Chen, Qi Wu

“…Results. No differences in motor features were found between two groups, but the executive function evaluation showed that Stroop word colour test time (SWCT-TIME) scores were lower in LRRK2 S1647T carriers than in noncarriers (P=0.017). …”
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DNAH11 and a Novel Genetic Variant Associated with Situs Inversus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Fatemeh Sodeifian, Noosha Samieefar, Sepideh Shahkarami, Elham Rayzan, Simin Seyedpour, Meino Rohlfs, Christoph Klein, Delara Babaie, Nima Rezaei

“…Dynein heavy chains are motor proteins of the outer dynein arms and play an essential role in ciliary motility. …”
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Balancing physical development and health in adolescents through controlled High-Intensity Training by Stanislav Lazarev, Iryna Kryventsova, Vasyl Lutskyi

“…After the training program, boys from the EG showed improvement in tests on speed, coordination, and motor skills (p<0.05). Girls in the EG demonstrated significant improvement in the "Sit-up from a sitting position in 30 seconds" test (p<0.05), as well as improvements in speed and coordination tests. …”
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Comparison of aesthetic perception and acceptability of silver diamine fluoride staining between Spanish and Italian parents by Maria Chiara Cappiello, Ana Veloso Durán, Yasmi Ornelas Crystal, Simone Bagattoni, Francisco Guinot Jimeno

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No Modulatory Effects when Stimulating the Right Inferior Frontal Gyrus with Continuous 6 Hz tACS and tRNS on Response Inhibition: A Behavioral Study by Hannah Brauer, Navah Ester Kadish, Anya Pedersen, Michael Siniatchkin, Vera Moliadze

“…During that process, a “go” reaction is intercepted particularly by the right inferior frontal gyrus (rIFG) and presupplementary motor area (pre-SMA). After the commission of inhibition errors, theta activity (4–8 Hz) is related to the adaption processes. …”
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A Comparison of Pain between Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple System Atrophy: A Clinical Cross-Sectional Survey by He-Yang You, Lei Wu, Hai-Ting Yang, Chen Yang, Xiao-Ling Ding

“…The differences in the disease duration, Hoehn and Yahr stages, and scores on the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale motor score, HAD-D, HAD-A, and PDQ-39 were significant between the PD patients with and without pain. …”
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Eastern equine encephalitis virus: Pathogenesis, immune response, and clinical manifestations by Bhumika Parashar, Rishabha Malviya, Sathvik Belagodu Sridhar, Tarun Wadhwa, Sirajunisa Talath, Javedh Shareef

“…Survivors often face chronic cognitive, motor, and psychosocial impairments. Despite these significant public health risks, gaps remain in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying immune evasion and the long-term neurological sequelae in survivors. …”
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Exercise-Induced Adaptations to the Mouse Striatal Adenosine System by Ella E. Bauer, Trevor J. Buhr, Carter H. Reed, Peter J. Clark

“…These findings may have implications for cognitive and behavioral processes, as well as motor and psychiatric diseases that involve the striatum.…”
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Symptoms of Poststroke Depression among Stroke Survivors: An Appraisal of Psychiatry Needs and Care during Physiotherapy Rehabilitation by Sam Chidi Ibeneme, Canice Chukwudi Anyachukwu, Akachukwu Nwosu, Georgian Chiaka Ibeneme, Muideen Bakare, Gerhard Fortwengel

“…A multiple case study of 50 stroke survivors for symptoms of poststroke depression was done with Beck’s Depression Inventory, mini mental status examination tool, and Modified Motor Assessment Scale. The tests were performed independently by the participants except otherwise stated and scored on a scale of 0–6. …”
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Muscarinic ACh Receptors Contribute to Aversive Olfactory Learning in Drosophila by Bryon Silva, Claudia Molina-Fernández, María Beatriz Ugalde, Eduardo I. Tognarelli, Cristian Angel, Jorge M. Campusano

“…This effect is not explained by an alteration in the ability of animals to respond to odorants or to execute motor programs. These results show that mAChRs in MB contribute to generating olfactory memories in Drosophila.…”
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Comparing the Effect of Intrathecal Injection of Pethidine with That of Bupivacaine on Hemodynamics in Hip Surgery: A Double Blinded Clinical Trial by Seyed Babak Mojaveraghili, Sina Hassannasab, Mansour Deylami, Tahereh Chavoshi, Avasadat Mirkatouli, Nasser Behnampour

“…Given the relative advantages observed about intrathecal injection of pethidine, including fewer side effects, and longer postoperative analgesia, in combination with effective sensory, motor, and sympathetic blocks, we sought to compare the influence of intrathecal injection of pethidine and bupivacaine on the hemodynamics of patients. …”
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Pattern of morphological and neurophysiologic changes in women with the syndrome of the descending perineum by Yu. A. Shelygin, A. Yu. Titov, A. B. Shekhter, A. A. Mudrov, O. M. Birukov, Yu. A. Dzhanayev, M. A. Voynov

“…In 27 DPS patients conductivity of genitofemoral nerve, F-wave latency and anal sphincter motor activity potential were investigated.Results. …”
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A normal electrocardiogram indicates a better prognosis in patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Martina Kulirova, Miroslav Solar, Michal Kopecky, Barbora Novotna, Marek Plutinsky, Kristian Brat, Libor Fila, Petr Vanik, Pavlina Musilova, Tomas Dvorak, Petr Safranek, Michal Svoboda, Vladimir Koblizek

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Interlimb coordination in Parkinson’s Disease is minimally affected by a visuospatial dual task by Hill, Allen, Nantel, Julie

“…Seventeen volunteers with mild to moderate PD (11 males, 65 ± 8 years, 173 ± 8 cm, 74 ± 20 kg, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale motor section 10 ± 5) participated in gait trials in an Extended-CAREN system, which includes a treadmill, 12-camera Vicon motion capture system, and a 180° field-of-view virtual reality projection screen. …”
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Human APP Gene Expression Alters Active Zone Distribution and Spontaneous Neurotransmitter Release at the Drosophila Larval Neuromuscular Junction by Ekaterina A. Saburova, Alexander N. Vasiliev, Violetta V. Kravtsova, Elena V. Ryabova, Andrey L. Zefirov, Olga I. Bolshakova, Svetlana V. Sarantseva, Igor I. Krivoi

“…To express human genes in motor neurons of Drosophila, the UAS-GAL4 system was used. …”
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