Proposal of a mechanical stimulator for the study of synchronous bilateral fluctuations in reflex excitability of humans

• Grant number: 10/15522-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Effective date (Start): January 01, 2011
• Effective date (End): June 30, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Biomedical Engineering - Bioengineering
• Principal Investigator: André Fábio Kohn
• Grantee: Rinaldo André Mezzarane
• Host Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 12/05304-5 - Effects of cutaneous activation on contralateral reflex modulation during gait in humans, BE.EP.PD

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MEZZARANE, RINALDO ANDRE; MAGALHAES, FERNANDO HENRIQUE; CHAUD, VITOR MARTINS; ELIAS, LEONARDO ABDALA; KOHN, ANDRE FABIO. Enhanced D1 and D2 Inhibitions Induced by Low-Frequency Trains of Conditioning Stimuli: Differential Effects on H- and T-Reflexes and Possible Mechanisms. PLoS One, v. 10, n. 3, MAR 25 2015. (10/15522-4, 13/10433-1, 11/13222-6, 09/15802-0, 11/17193-0)

MEZZARANE, RINALDO ANDRE; KOHN, ANDRE FABIO; COUTO-ROLDAN, ERIKA; MARTINEZ, LOURDES; FLORES, AMIRA; MANJARREZ, ELIAS. Absence of effects of contralateral group I muscle afferents on presynaptic inhibition of Ia terminals in humans and cats. Journal of Neurophysiology, v. 108, n. 4, p. 1176-1185, AUG 2012. (10/15522-4)