1. Cortical motor output decreases after neuromuscular fatigue induced by electrical stimulation of the plantar flexor muscles
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Alain Varray, Gerard Derosiere, Maria Papaiordanidou, François Alexandre, Maxime Billot, Varray, Alain, Euromov (EuroMov), Université de Montpellier (UM), Cognition, Action, et Plasticité Sensorimotrice [Dijon - U1093] (CAPS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Euromov ( EuroMov ), Université de Montpellier ( UM ) -Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ( INSERM ) -Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier] ( CHRU Montpellier ), Cognition, Action, et Plasticité Sensorimotrice [Dijon - U1093] ( CAPS ), and Université de Bourgogne ( UB ) -Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ( INSERM )
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Adult ,Male ,Recruitment, Neurophysiological ,[SDV.MHEP.PHY] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Tissues and Organs [q-bio.TO] ,Physiology ,Stimulation ,Inhibitory postsynaptic potential ,Somatosensory system ,Plantar flexion ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,[SDV.MHEP.PHY]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Tissues and Organs [q-bio.TO] ,Humans ,Medicine ,Muscle, Skeletal ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Electromyography ,[ SDV.MHEP.PHY ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Tissues and Organs [q-bio.TO] ,business.industry ,[SCCO.NEUR]Cognitive science/Neuroscience ,[SCCO.NEUR] Cognitive science/Neuroscience ,Motor Cortex ,030229 sport sciences ,Evoked Potentials, Motor ,Electric Stimulation ,Peripheral ,Electrophysiology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Anesthesia ,Muscle Fatigue ,[ SCCO.NEUR ] Cognitive science/Neuroscience ,Functional near-infrared spectroscopy ,business ,Neuroscience ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Muscle Contraction ,Motor cortex - Abstract
Aim Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) causes early onset of neuromuscular fatigue. Peripheral electrophysiological explorations suggest that supra-spinal alterations are involved through sensitive afferent pathways. As sensory input is projected over the primary somatosensory cortex (S1), S1 area involvement in inhibiting the central motor drive can be hypothesized. This study assessed cortical activity under a fatiguing NMES protocol at low frequency. Methods Twenty healthy males performed five NMES sequences of 17 trains over the plantar flexors (30 Hz, 4 s on/6 s off). Before and after each sequence, neuromuscular tests composed of maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs) were carried out. Cortical activity was assessed during MVCs with functional near-infrared spectroscopy over S1 and primary motor (M1) areas, through oxy- [HbO] and deoxy-haemoglobin [HbR] variation. Electrophysiological data (H-reflex during MVC, EMG activity and level of voluntary activation) were also recorded. Results MVC torque significantly decreased after the first 17 NMES trains (P
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- 2015