Brain-Machine Interfaces

• Usoro et al. Decoding Neuronal Activity Using a Deep Neural Network to Predict Knob Supination Success. 2021 10th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER). 2021.
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Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke

• Khodaparast et al. Vagus nerve stimulation during rehabilitative training improves forelimb strength following ischemic stroke. Neurobiol Dis. 2013.
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• Hays et al. The timing and amount of vagus nerve stimulation during rehabilitative training affect post-stroke recovery of forelimb strength. Neuroreport. 2014.
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• Hays et al. Vagus nerve stimulation during rehabilitative training improves functional recovery after intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke. 2014.
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• Hays et al. The bradykinesia assessment task: An automated method to measure forelimb speed in rodents. J Neurosci Methods. 2014.
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• Hays et al. The isometric pull task: A novel automated method for quantifying forelimb force generation in rats. J Neurosci Methods. 2014.
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• Khodaparast et al. Vagus nerve stimulation delivered during motor rehabilitation improves recovery in a rat model of stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2014.
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• Khodaparast et al. Vagus nerve stimulation during rehabilitative training improves forelimb recovery after chronic ischemic stroke in rats. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2015.
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• Sloan et al. A within-animal comparison of skilled forelimb assessments in rats. PLoS One. 2015.
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• Becker et al. An automated task for the training and assessment of distal forelimb function in a mouse model of ischemic stroke. J Neurosci Methods. 2016.
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• Hays et al. Vagus nerve stimulation during rehabilitative training enhances recovery of forelimb function after ischemic stroke in aged rats. Neurobiol Aging. 2016.
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• Meyers et al. The supination assessment task: An automated method for quantifying forelimb rotational function in rats. J Neurosci Methods. 2016.
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• Meyers et al. Vagus Nerve Stimulation Enhances Stable Plasticity and Generalization of Stroke Recovery. Stroke. 2018.
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• Pruitt et al. Optimizing Dosing of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Stroke Recovery. Transl Stroke Res. 2020.
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• Betz et al. Using Operant Reach Chambers to Assess Mouse Skilled Forelimb Use After Stroke. Neural Repair [Book]. 2023.
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Methods

• Butensky et al. Dexterity: A MATLAB-based analysis software suite for processing and visualizing data from tasks that measure arm or forelimb function. J Neurosci Methods. 2017.
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• Butensky et al. The Knob Supination Task: A Semi-automated Method for Assessing Forelimb Function in Rats. JOVE. 2017.
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Motor Learning

• Hulsey et al. Reorganization of motor cortex by vagus nerve stimulation requires cholinergic innervation. Brain Stimulation. 2016.
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• Pruitt et al. Forelimb training drives transient map reorganization in ipsilateral motor cortex. Behav Brain Res. 2016.
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• Morrison et al. Vagus nerve stimulation intensity influences motor cortex plasticity. Brain Stimulation. 2018.
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• Hulsey et al. Norepinephrine and serotonin are required for vagus nerve stimulation directed cortical plasticity. Exp Neurol. 2019.
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• Tseng et al. Vagus Nerve Stimulation Promotes Cortical Reorganization and Reduces Task-Dependent Calorie Intake in Male and Female Rats. Brain Res. 2020.
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• Serradj et al. Refinement of corticospinal neuron activity during skilled motor learning. BioRxiv. 2021.
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• Tseng et al. Local activation of α2 adrenergic receptors is required for vagus nerve stimulation induced motor cortical plasticity. Scientific Reports. 2021.
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• Serradj et al. Task-specific modulation of corticospinal neuron activity during motor learning in mice. Nat Commun. 2023.
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• Tseng et al. Frequency specific optogenetic stimulation of the locus coeruleus induces task-relevant plasticity in the motor cortex. J Neurosci. 2023.
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• Carroll et al. Vagus nerve stimulation during training fails to improve learning in healthy rats. Scientific Reports. 2024.
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Parkinson's Disease

• Swan et al. Beta frequency oscillations in the subthalamic nucleus are not sufficient for the development of symptoms of parkinsonian bradykinesia/akinesia in rats. eNeuro. 2019.
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• Sanchez et al. Longitudinal Assessment of Skilled Forelimb Motor Impairments in DJ-1 Knockout Rats. Behav Brain Res. 2022.
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Peripheral Nerve Injury

• Meyers et al. Median and ulnar nerve injuries reduce volitional forelimb strength in rats. Muscle & Nerve. 2017.
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• Meyers et al. Enhancing plasticity in central networks improves motor and sensory recovery after nerve damage. Nat Commun. 2019.
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• Adcock et al. Radial nerve injury causes long-lasting forelimb sensory impairment and motor dysfunction in rats. PAIN Reports. 2021.
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• Adcock et al. Vagus nerve stimulation does not improve recovery of forelimb motor or somatosensory function in a model of neuropathic pain. Scientific Reports. 2022.
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• Nicksic et al. Peripheral and Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation Improve Functional Outcomes of Nerve Recovery in a Rodent Forelimb Gap Repair Model. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2023.
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Rett Syndrome

• Adcock et al. Deficits in Skilled Motor and Auditory Learning in a Rat Model of Rett Syndrome. J Neurodev Disord. 2020.
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Spinal Cord Injury

• Ganzer et al. Awake behaving electrophysiological correlates of forelimb hyperreflexia, weakness and disrupted muscular synchronization following cervical spinal cord injury in the rat. Behav Brain Res. 2016.
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• Sindhurakar et al. An Automated Test of Rat Forelimb Supination Quantifies Motor Function Loss and Recovery After Corticospinal Injury. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2017.
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• Ganzer et al. Closed-loop neuromodulation restores network connectivity and motor control after spinal cord injury. eLIFE. 2018.
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• Darrow et al. Vagus Nerve Stimulation paired with rehabilitative training enhances motor recovery after bilateral spinal cord injury to cervical forelimb motor pools. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2020.
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Tactile Rehabilitation

• Darrow et al. The tactile experience paired with vagus nerve stimulation determines the degree of sensory recovery after chronic nerve damage. Behav Brain Res. 2021.
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Traumatic Brain Injury

• Pruitt et al. Controlled-cortical impact reduces volitional forelimb strength in rats. Brain Res. 2014.
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• Pruitt et al. Vagus nerve stimulation delivered with motor training enhances recovery of function after traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma. 2015.
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• Pruitt et al. Traumatic brain injury occludes training-dependent cortical reorganization in the contralesional hemisphere. J NeuroTrauma. 2017.
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