By: Michael A. Adams, Patricia Dolan Department of Anatomy, University of Bristol, Southwell Street, Bristol BS2 8EJ, UK Current trends in spine research are reviewed in order to suggest future opportunities for biomechanics. Recent studies show that psychosocial factors influence back pain behaviour but are not important causes of pain itself. Severe back pain …
By: Krityakiaranaa,b, A. Espinosa-Jeffreya, C.A. Ghiania, P. M. Zhaoa, F. Gomez-Pinillac, M.Yamaguchid, N. Kotchabhakdib, and J. de Vellisa Intellectual and Developmental Disability Research Center, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Departments of Neurobiology and Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA bNeuro-Behavioural Biology Center, Institute of Science and Technology for …
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, University School of Physical Education, Cracow, Poland; Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Science, Cracow, and Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Cracow, Poland It is well documented that physical activity can induce a number of various stimuli which are able to enhance the strength and …
By: Susana Cohen-Cory, Adhanet H. Kidane, Nicole J. Shirkey, Sonya Marshak Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697 Received 15 August 2009; revised 17 November 2009; accepted 19 November 2009 ABSTRACT: During development, neural networks are established in a highly organized manner, which persists throughout life. Neurotrophins play crucial roles …
By: John Cairney, Scott Veldhuizen and Peter Szatmari Introduction There has been clinical interest in children who present as clumsy or physically awkward for some time [1]. Until about a decade ago, research in this area was fragmented by the absence of consensus on how best to describe and define this disorder – a nosological …
By: Gabriele Wulf, Charles Shea & Rebecca Lewthwaite INTRODUCTION Motor skills are an essential component of the expertise displayed by, and required of, individuals working in medicine or other health professions. How these skills are taught and practiced has changed considerably over the past few years. For example, with the advancement of technological capabilities, training …
By: David J. Wright, Paul S. Holmes, Dave Smith Institute for Performance Research, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe, England. ABSTRACT. The movement-related cortical potential (MRCP) is a low-frequency negative shift in the electroencephalographic recording that occurs about 2 s before voluntary movement production. The MRCP is thought to reflect the cortical processes involved in movement planning …
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