Search Results - "Putzolu, Martina"
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Neural oscillations during motor imagery of complex gait: an HdEEG study
Published in Scientific reports (12-03-2022)“…The aim of this study was to investigate differences between usual and complex gait motor imagery (MI) task in healthy subjects using high-density…”
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Motor imagery ability scores are related to cortical activation during gait imagery
Published in Scientific reports (03-03-2024)“…Motor imagery (MI) is the mental execution of actions without overt movements that depends on the ability to imagine. We explored whether this ability could be…”
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Brain Networks Modulation during Simple and Complex Gait: A "Mobile Brain/Body Imaging" Study
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (01-05-2024)“…Walking encompasses a complex interplay of neuromuscular coordination and cognitive processes. Disruptions in gait can impact personal independence and quality…”
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Transcranial direct current stimulation alters sensorimotor modulation during cognitive representation of movement
Published in Frontiers in human neuroscience (06-10-2022)“…We recently demonstrated, by means of short latency afferent inhibition (SAI), that before an imagined movement, during the reaction time (RT), SAI decreases…”
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Modulation of response times in early-stage Parkinson’s disease during emotional processing of embodied and non-embodied stimuli
Published in Scientific reports (06-06-2024)“…Valence (positive and negative) and content (embodied vs non-embodied) characteristics of visual stimuli have been shown to influence motor readiness, as…”
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Home-based exercise training by using a smartphone app in patients with Parkinson's disease: a feasibility study
Published in Frontiers in neurology (28-06-2023)“…Parkinson's disease (PD) patients experience deterioration in mobility with consequent inactivity and worsened health and social status. Physical activity and…”
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Could placebo or nocebo effects have an impact on implicit motor learning?
Published in Brain stimulation (01-01-2023)Get full text
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A Multimodal Imaging Approach Demonstrates Reduced Midbrain Functional Network Connectivity Is Associated With Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
Published in Frontiers in neurology (30-04-2021)“…The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying freezing of gait (FOG) are poorly defined. MRI studies in FOG showed a distinct pattern of cortical atrophy and…”
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Effect of Group-Based Rehabilitation Combining Action Observation with Physiotherapy on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease
Published in Neural plasticity (01-01-2018)“…Freezing of gait (FoG) is among the most disabling symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. Recent studies showed that action observation training (AOT)…”
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Factors influencing physiotherapy decisions between restorative and compensatory gait rehabilitation: an Italian multicenter study
Published in Frontiers in neurology (24-05-2024)“…This study aimed to investigate the factors that influence physiotherapists' decision in choosing restorative or compensatory rehabilitation during gait…”
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Motor-Cognitive Treadmill Training With Virtual Reality in Parkinson's Disease: The Effect of Training Duration
Published in Frontiers in aging neuroscience (05-01-2022)“…Treadmill training with virtual reality (TT + VR) has been shown to improve gait performance and to reduce fall risk in Parkinson's disease (PD). However,…”
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Sensorimotor Network Segregation Predicts Long-Term Learning of Writing Skills in Parkinson's Disease
Published in Brain sciences (01-04-2024)“…The prediction of motor learning in Parkinson's disease (PD) is vastly understudied. Here, we investigated which clinical and neural factors predict better…”
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Functional Correlates of Action Observation of Gait in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Published in Neural plasticity (2020)“…Background. Action observation (AO) relies on the mirror neuron system (MNS) and has been proposed as a rehabilitation tool in Parkinson’s disease (PD), in…”
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Effectiveness of Physiotherapy on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analyses
Published in Movement disorders (01-04-2020)“…Freezing of gait is considered one of the most disabling gait disorders in patients with PD. An effective treatment for freezing of gait is missing, thus…”
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One cue does not fit all: A systematic review with meta-analysis of the effectiveness of cueing on freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease
Published in Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews (01-07-2023)“…The difficulty in assessing FOG and the variety of existing cues, hamper to determine which cueing modality should be applied and which FOG-related aspect…”
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How Music Moves Us: Music-induced Emotion Influences Motor Learning
Published in Neuroscience (21-08-2023)“…•We explored if music induced emotions affect motor sequence learning.•Music-induced pleasure improved motor components of sequence learning.•Music-induced…”
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Mitochondrial alterations and autofluorescent conversion of Candida albicans induced by histatins
Published in Microscopy research and technique (01-04-2005)“…The mechanism of the candidacidal activity of histatins 3 and 5 (Hst) is still a matter of debate. Previous studies have indicated that Hst induce cell…”
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Anodal tDCS over prefrontal cortex improves dual‐task walking in Parkinsonian patients with freezing
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Cerebellar Direct Current Stimulation Reveals the Causal Role of the Cerebellum in Temporal Prediction
Published in Cerebellum (London, England) (01-08-2024)“…Temporal prediction (TP) influences our perception and cognition. The cerebellum could mediate this multi-level ability in a context-dependent manner. We…”
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Boostering motor imagery processing to improve gait in patients with Parkinson disease and freezing of gait: A pilot study
Published in Parkinsonism & related disorders (01-12-2024)“…Given that patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Freezing of Gait (FoG) may lack the cognitive resources necessary to activate the motor imagery (MI)…”
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