38 Muscle weakness associated with aging implicates central neural degeneration. However, role of 39 the primary motor cortex (M1) is poorly understood despite evidence that gains in strength in younger 40 adults are associated with its adaptations. We investigated whether weakness of biceps brachii in aging 41 analogously relates to processes in M1. We enrolled 20 young (22.6±0.87 years) and 2...

cinema is a multidimensional art capable of affecting our neurophysiologic structure in different ways. studies show that different parts of the brain are activated while watching a structured film and consequently, the movie imitates consciousness structure. this imitation of the consciousness structure enables cinema to deeply influence the brain. the effect and its manner are the main themes...

OBJECTIVES To study the effect of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) and related muscles using CT scan and neurophysiologic tests. METHODS Forty-two RA patients referred from the Maxillofacial Clinic at the Special Surgeries Hospital, Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq from February 2006 to September 2006 were included in this study. Thirty-seven of them underwent CT sca...

The current study aims at identifying how lateralized multisensory spatial information processing affects response monitoring and action control. In a previous study, we investigated multimodal sensory integration in response monitoring processes using a Simon task. Behavioral and neurophysiologic results suggested that different aspects of response monitoring are asymmetrically and independent...

Detecting acute nerve compression using neurophysiologic studies is an important part of the practice of clinical intra-operative neurophysiology. The goal of this paper was to study the changes in the compound muscle action potential (CMAP) during acute mechanical compression. This is the type of injury most likely to occur during surgery. Thus, understanding the changes in the CMAP during thi...

Reproducible neurophysiologic testing paradigms are critical for multicenter studies of neuropathy associated with impaired glucose regulation (IGR), yet the best methodologies and endpoints remain to be established. This study evaluates the reproducibility of neurophysiologic tests within a multicenter research setting. Twenty-three participants with neuropathy and IGR were recruited from two ...