Nishant Rao, PhD
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- PhD
- University of Houston, Kinesiology
- BTech
- Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Electrical Engineering
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2024
Entropy in Electroencephalographic Signals Modulates with Force Magnitude During Grasping – A Preliminary Report
Rao N, Paek A, Contreras-Vidal J, Parikh P. Entropy in Electroencephalographic Signals Modulates with Force Magnitude During Grasping – A Preliminary Report. Journal Of Motor Behavior 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-13. PMID: 39056321, DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2024.2373241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximum voluntary contractionGrip force controlIsometric force control tasksHealthy young adultsNeural processesGrip forceGrip force magnitudeParietal electrodesParietal regionsContralateral hemisphereWithin-trialNeural variabilityEEG variablesControl taskForce control taskNeural entropyStudy investigated roleYoung adultsForce magnitudeVoluntary contractionElectroencephalography activityCentral electrodeElectroencephalographyNoninvasive electroencephalographyTrialsContext-dependent reduction in corticomuscular coupling for balance control in chronic stroke survivors
Kukkar K, Rao N, Huynh D, Shah S, Contreras-Vidal J, Parikh P. Context-dependent reduction in corticomuscular coupling for balance control in chronic stroke survivors. Experimental Brain Research 2024, 1-20. PMID: 38963559, DOI: 10.1007/s00221-024-06884-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic stroke survivorsMuscle groupsBalance controlStroke survivorsBalance tasksLeg musclesLaboratory-based testsActivities of daily livingAssess balance performanceLeg muscle groupsProximal muscle groupsStroke participantsSway-referencingDaily livingIndicators of mobilitySway referenceBalance performanceDelta-band coherenceBalance maintenanceSupport surfaceCorticomuscular coherenceSomatosensory modulationParticipantsGroup differencesStroke
2021
Effects of aging on conditional visuomotor learning for grasping and lifting eccentrically weighted objects
Rao N, Mehta N, Patel P, Parikh P. Effects of aging on conditional visuomotor learning for grasping and lifting eccentrically weighted objects. Journal Of Applied Physiology 2021, 131: 937-948. PMID: 34264127, DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00932.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsArbitrary color cuesColor cuesObject CM locationYoung adultsOlder adultsDigit positionConditional visuomotor learningModulate digit placementRate of learningAge-related impairmentTrial-to-trialCM locationLearning trialsConditioned learningAnticipatory scalingDigit forcesAnticipatory modulationVisuomotor learningEffects of ageDigit placementObject tiltCuesImpaired abilityImpairmentObject properties
2020
Time-course of pain threshold after continuous theta burst stimulation of primary somatosensory cortex in pain-free subjects
Rao N, Chen Y, Ramirez R, Tran J, Li S, Parikh P. Time-course of pain threshold after continuous theta burst stimulation of primary somatosensory cortex in pain-free subjects. Neuroscience Letters 2020, 722: 134760. PMID: 31996315, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsElectrical pain thresholdPain thresholdPain processingPrimary somatosensory cortexTheta burst stimulationElevated pain thresholdSomatosensory cortexCorticospinal excitabilityPain management strategiesBurst stimulationContinuous theta burst stimulationTime courseNeuropathic painYoung adultsMeasures of M1 excitabilityPainSham stimulationExcitability of primary motor cortexReduced corticospinal excitabilityHealthy young adultsEffects of continuous theta burst stimulationShamStimulationPrimary motor cortexM1 excitability
2019
Fluctuations in Human Corticospinal Activity Prior to Grasp
Rao N, Parikh P. Fluctuations in Human Corticospinal Activity Prior to Grasp. Frontiers In Systems Neuroscience 2019, 13: 77. PMID: 31920572, PMCID: PMC6933951, DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2019.00077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsTrial-to-trial behavioral variabilityCSE variabilityTrial-to-trial variabilityTranscranial magnetic stimulationBehavioral variablesRobust to different analysis methodsVisual cuesCorticospinal excitabilityInter-individual differencesNeural mechanismsPeak force ratePrimate behaviorMagnetic stimulationCuesAble-bodied individualsReach-to-grasp taskMovement onsetCorticospinal activityTaskGrip forceForce levelsForce capacityIndividualsForce rateCorticospinal systemFronto-Parietal Brain Areas Contribute to the Online Control of Posture during a Continuous Balance Task
Goel R, Nakagome S, Rao N, Paloski W, Contreras-Vidal J, Parikh P. Fronto-Parietal Brain Areas Contribute to the Online Control of Posture during a Continuous Balance Task. Neuroscience 2019, 413: 135-153. PMID: 31200107, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.05.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBalance tasksContinuous balance taskHealthy young adultsPostural controlTranscranial magnetic stimulationPostural control mechanismsContinuous theta burst stimulationFronto-parietal brain areasControl of postureSham stimulationYoung adultsPostural tasksAnterior cingulatePostural responsesCingulate gyrusBrain areasSway referenceSensory conditionsPostural behaviorDisruptive transcranial magnetic stimulationBilateral posterior parietal regionsFronto-parietal regionsMagnetic stimulationPosterior parietal regionsTheta burst stimulation
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