Specific physiological mechanisms regulate the strength of motor signals
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Specific physiological mechanisms, ranging from central neurotransmitter modulation to interoceptive visceral rhythms and neural strategies of motor unit control, directly regulate the strength of motor signals and corticospinal excitability.
Evidence for · 5
Cardiac, respiratory, and gastric rhythms independently modulate motor corticospinal excitability in humans
2025 · cited by 11
Paper [0] demonstrates that internal visceral rhythms independently modulate motor corticospinal excitability.
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The cardiac, respiratory, and gastric rhythms independently modulate motor corticospinal excitability in humans
2025 · cited by 3
Paper [1] provides identical confirming evidence on how visceral bodily systems modulate motor corticospinal excitability.
Brain signal complexity and aperiodicity predict human corticospinal excitability
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Paper [2] shows that broad brain signal complexity features predict human corticospinal excitability.
Caffeine as an Ergogenic Aid for Neuromuscular Performance: Mechanisms of Action from Brain to Motor Units.
2026 · cited by 1
Paper [5] details how central neurotransmitter modulation and physiological agents tune motor system gain and alter corticospinal excitability.
Sex differences in climbing endurance emerge from combined physiological adaptation and neural strategies.
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Paper [7] shows that distinct physiological muscle adaptations and neural strategies dictate motor unit control and performance.