Experimental brain research

01 20 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00221-026-07412-9

Effects of first-step constraints on multi-muscle synergies and early postural adjustments during step initiation

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Mateus Santos-Dias, Paulo B. de Freitas, Sandra M. S. F. Freitas et al.

Step initiation requires the coordinated preparation of posture and movement, yet how first step constraints influence multi-muscle synergies stabilizing the center of pressure (COP), anticipatory synergy adjustments (ASAs), and early po...

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02 20 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00221-026-07413-8

Comment on “High-intensity interval training modulates APP expression and reduces neuronal apoptosis in a β-amyloid-induced model of Alzheimer’s disease: hippocampal evidence”

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Stephany Mello, Ifza Zia

03 16 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00221-026-07409-4

A multimodal framework to assess differences in dynamic visual acuity between athletes with and without recent sport-related concussion

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Katelyn M. Mitchell, Kristine N. Dalton, Michael E. Cinelli

04 15 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00221-026-07411-w

Cortical and subcortical correlates of perceptual responses during sinusoidal galvanic vestibular stimulation: a BOLD fMRI study

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Brendan McCarthy, Donggyu Rim, Gianni Sesa-Ashton et al.

The cortical and subcortical circuitry underpinning motion sickness is poorly understood. However, certain regions – including the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) and the parieto-insular vestibular cortex (PIVC) – are known to be inv...

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05 12 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00221-026-07408-5

Acute unilateral DBS of the basolateral amygdala does not affect motricity, anxiety-like behavior, or fear memory consolidation in rats

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Douglas Affonso Formolo, Nicholas Roberto Drabowski, Hiago Murilo Mello et al.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an alternative to ablative functional neurosurgeries. The basolateral amygdala (BLA) is a potential DBS target for treating psychiatric disorders. However, understanding the associated behavioral and cogni...

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06 6 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00221-026-07407-6

Modulation of human primary motor cortex plasticity during proactive and retroactive interference between motor practice and paired associative stimulation

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Haijiang Meng, Qian Zhao, Linfeng Jiang et al.

07 5 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00221-026-07406-7

Effective connectivity in the active encoding of facial emotions: a dynamic causal modeling study

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Wang Guodong, Weng Saizheng, Ji Jiawu et al.

Previous studies have identified brain regions involved in the active encoding of emotional content of facial expressions (ECFEs); however, little is known about how these regions interact within a functional network. Electroencephalogra...

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08 30 September 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00221-026-07404-9

Same geometry, different dynamics: what uncontrolled manifold (UCM) analysis misses about motor control

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Madhur Mangalam, Nick Stergiou

Uncontrolled Manifold (UCM) analysis separates the variability of multi-joint motion into a part that affects the task goal (task-relevant) and a part that does not (task-irrelevant), using the geometric relationship—the task Jacobian—be...

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09 28 September 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00221-026-07400-z

Two-digit grasp as pointing movements by the opposing digits: evidence based on the uncontrolled manifold analysis

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Makoto Iwasa, Saya Iwasa, Mark L. Latash

10 27 September 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00221-026-07355-1

The effects of increasing and decreasing dopamine on inhibition of return: a psychopharmacological investigation

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Grace A. Whitaker, Ellen Poliakoff, Sarah L. Martin et al.

Inhibition of Return (IOR) is the phenomenon of being slower to re-attend to previously attended locations, and is thought to improve the efficiency of attention. Previous studies of dopaminergic disorders indicate that excessive or insu...

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