Aimee Nelson - McMaster Experts

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Faculty of Science, McMaster University
Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
Member, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care (MGD-IPRC), Faculty of Health Sciences
Member, McMaster Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE), Faculty of Science
Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Science
Canada Research Chair in Sensorimotor Control, McMaster University,
Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University

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chapters
- Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Characterize and Alter Motor Function after Spinal Cord Injury
conferences
- Impaired interhemispheric inhibition in Writer's cramp. Journal of Neural Transmission. 1240-1241. 2010
- Somatosensory Processing in Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders. S724-S724. 2010
- Tactile training with or without 1Hz rTMS to primary motor cortex: A case study in two patients with focal hand dystonia. Movement Disorders. S44-S44. 2007
journal articles
- The influence of menstrual phase on synaptic plasticity induced via intermittent theta-burst stimulation.. Neuroscience. 558:122-127. 2024
- ID: 325434 Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome: A feasibility study. Neuromodulation. 27:s219. 2024
- Investigating the effects of dopamine on short‐ and long‐latency afferent inhibition. Journal of Physiology. 602:2253-2264. 2024
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Sensorimotor Training for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 2 of the Upper Limb Case Report. A and A Practice. 18:e01768-e01768. 2024
- An EMG-Based Biofeedback System for Tailored Interventions Involving Distributed Muscles. IEEE Sensors Journal. 23:28095-28109. 2023
- Intersession reliability of fast motor mapping using TMS. Brain Stimulation. 16:1684-1685. 2023
- The Effects of Exercise on Synaptic Plasticity in Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Protocol for a Pilot Intervention Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 12:e50030-e50030. 2023
- Tactile sensorimotor training does not alter short- and long-latency afferent inhibition. NeuroReport. 34:123-127. 2023
- Experimental environment improves the reliability of short-latency afferent inhibition. PLoS ONE. 18:e0281867-e0281867. 2023
- Investigating the intra-session reliability of short and long latency afferent inhibition. Clinical Neurophysiology Practice. 8:16-23. 2023
- Intensity matters: protocol for a randomized controlled trial exercise intervention for individuals with chronic stroke. Trials. 23:442. 2022
- Case report: The feasibility of rTMS with intrathecal baclofen pump for the treatment of unresolved neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. 3:893014. 2022
- The Combined Influences of Exercise, Diet and Sleep on Neuroplasticity. Frontiers in Psychology. 13:831819. 2022
- Biological sex differences in afferent-mediated inhibition of motor responses evoked by TMS. Brain Research. 1771:147657-147657. 2021
- Association of short- and long-latency afferent inhibition with human behavior. Clinical Neurophysiology. 132:1462-1480. 2021
- Data Processing in Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Motor Control Research. Brain Sciences. 11:606-606. 2021
- Understanding the Neurophysiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity in Cortical and Descending Motor Pathways: Where Do We Stand?. Neuroscience. 457:259-282. 2021
- Current Methodological Pitfalls and Caveats in the Assessment of Exercise-Induced Changes in Peripheral Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: How Result Reproducibility Can Be Improved. Frontiers in Neuroergonomics. 2:678541. 2021
- The distribution and reliability of TMS-evoked short- and long-latency afferent interactions. PLoS ONE. 16:e0260663-e0260663. 2021
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Assess Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity. Frontiers in Neuroergonomics. 2:679033. 2021
- The Influence of Recreational Substance Use in TMS Research. Brain Sciences. 10:751-751. 2020
- A Single Bout of High-intensity Interval Exercise Increases Corticospinal Excitability, Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor, and Uncarboxylated Osteolcalcin in Sedentary, Healthy Males. Neuroscience. 437:242-255. 2020
- Acute high-intensity and moderate-intensity interval exercise do not change corticospinal excitability in low fit, young adults. PLoS ONE. 15:e0227581-e0227581. 2020
- Altered motor system function in post-concussion syndrome as assessed via transcranial magnetic stimulation. Clinical Neurophysiology Practice. 5:157-164. 2020
- Fitness Level Influences White Matter Microstructure in Postmenopausal Women. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 12:129. 2020
- The Impact of Glucose on Corticospinal and Intracortical Excitability. Brain Sciences. 9:339-339. 2019
- Reliability of transcranial magnetic stimulation measures of afferent inhibition. Brain Research. 1723:146394-146394. 2019
- Parallel modulation of interhemispheric inhibition and the size of a cortical hand muscle representation during active contraction. Journal of Neurophysiology. 122:368-377. 2019
- The Effects of Biological Sex and Ovarian Hormones on Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity. Neuroscience. 410:29-40. 2019
- Human motor cortical organization is influenced by handedness. Cortex. 115:172-183. 2019
- No changes in corticospinal excitability, biochemical markers, and working memory after six weeks of high‐intensity interval training in sedentary males. Physiological Reports. 7:e14140. 2019
- Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity: A Mechanistic Model and Prospects for Promoting Plasticity. Neuroscientist. 25:65-85. 2019
- Sources of Variability and Improvements in the Measure of GABA using MEGA-PRESS at 3T. Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering. 47:437-455. 2019
- Alterations in Motor Cortical Representation of Muscles Following Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury in Humans. Brain Sciences. 8:225-225. 2018
- Effects of lorazepam and baclofen on short‐ and long‐latency afferent inhibition. Journal of Physiology. 596:5267-5280. 2018
- INTERVAL TRAINING FOR CARDIOMETABOLIC AND BRAIN HEALTH. ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal. 22:30-34. 2018
- Altered somatosensory processing in Parkinson's disease and modulation by dopaminergic medications. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. 53:76-81. 2018
- Exploring Behavioral Correlates of Afferent Inhibition. Brain Sciences. 8:64-64. 2018
- Short- and long-latency afferent inhibition; uses, mechanisms and influencing factors. Brain Stimulation. 11:59-74. 2018
- Modulation of long-latency afferent inhibition by the amplitude of sensory afferent volley. Journal of Neurophysiology. 118:610-618. 2017
- Brainstem auditory responses to predict literacy. Clinical Neurophysiology. 128:480-481. 2017
- Active and resting motor threshold are efficiently obtained with adaptive threshold hunting. PLoS ONE. 12:e0186007-e0186007. 2017
- Physical activity levels determine exercise-induced changes in brain excitability. PLoS ONE. 12:e0173672-e0173672. 2017
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation Alters Corticospinal Output in Patients with Chronic Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. Frontiers in Neurology. 8:380. 2017
- Alterations in transcallosal communication following concussion. Clinical Neurophysiology. 127:3362-3363. 2016
- Human area 5 modulates corticospinal output during movement preparation. NeuroReport. 27:1056-1060. 2016
- Short-latency afferent inhibition determined by the sensory afferent volley. Journal of Neurophysiology. 116:637-644. 2016
- Metaplasticity in human primary somatosensory cortex: effects on physiology and tactile perception. Journal of Neurophysiology. 115:2681-2691. 2016
- Combining Multiple Data Acquisition Systems to Study Corticospinal Output and Multi-segment Biomechanics. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2016. 2016
- Short- and Long-Intracortical Inhibition in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 43:183-191. 2016
- Cortical and corticospinal output modulations during reaching movements with varying directions and magnitudes of interaction torques. Neuroscience. 311:268-283. 2015
- Rapid-Rate Paired Associative Stimulation over the Primary Somatosensory Cortex. PLoS ONE. 10:e0120731-e0120731. 2015
- Short-latency afferent inhibition in chronic spinal cord injury. Translational Neuroscience. 6:235-243. 2015
- Continuous theta-burst stimulation over primary somatosensory cortex modulates short-latency afferent inhibition. Clinical Neurophysiology. 125:2253-2259. 2014
- 30 Hz Theta-burst Stimulation Over Primary Somatosensory Cortex Modulates Corticospinal Output to the Hand. Brain Stimulation. 7:269-274. 2014
- Modulation of Short-Latency Afferent Inhibition Depends on Digit and Task-Relevance. PLoS ONE. 9:e104807-e104807. 2014
- Promoting plasticity in the somatosensory cortex to alter motor physiology. Translational Neuroscience. 5:260-268. 2014
- Continuous theta-burst stimulation modulates tactile synchronization. BMC Neuroscience. 14:89. 2013
- Continuous theta-burst stimulation over the primary somatosensory cortex modulates interhemispheric inhibition. NeuroReport. 24:394-398. 2013
- Short-Latency Afferent Inhibition Modulation during Finger Movement. PLoS ONE. 8:e60496-e60496. 2013
- Theta burst repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation attenuates somatosensory evoked potentials from the lower limb. BMC Neuroscience. 13:133. 2012
- Current direction specificity of continuous theta-burst stimulation in modulating human motor cortex excitability when applied to somatosensory cortex. NeuroReport. 23:927-931. 2012
- Continuous theta-burst rTMS over primary somatosensory cortex modulates tactile perception on the hand. Clinical Neurophysiology. 123:1226-1233. 2012
- Dopamine Alters Tactile Perception in Parkinson's Disease. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 39:52-57. 2012
- Plasticity-Inducing TMS Protocols to Investigate Somatosensory Control of Hand Function. Neural Plasticity. 2012:1-12. 2012
- Influence of area 5 on interhemispheric inhibition. NeuroReport. 22:974-978. 2011
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Different Current Directions Activates Separate Cortical Circuits. Journal of Neurophysiology. 105:749-756. 2011
- Area 5 Influences Excitability within the Primary Motor Cortex in Humans. PLoS ONE. 6:e20023-e20023. 2011
- Bilateral somatosensory evoked potentials following intermittent theta-burst repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. BMC Neuroscience. 11:91. 2010
- Functional connectivity from area 5 to primary motor cortex via paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation. Neuroscience Letters. 484:81-85. 2010
- Impaired interhemispheric inhibition in writer's cramp. Neurology. 75:441-447. 2010
- Bi-directional interhemispheric inhibition during unimanual sustained contractions. BMC Neuroscience. 10:31. 2009
- Digit‐specific aberrations in the primary somatosensory cortex in Writer's cramp. Annals of Neurology. 66:146-154. 2009
- Two Phases of Interhemispheric Inhibition between Motor Related Cortical Areas and the Primary Motor Cortex in Human. Cerebral Cortex. 19:1654-1665. 2009
- Digit Somatotopy within Cortical Areas of the Postcentral Gyrus in Humans. Cerebral Cortex. 18:2341-2351. 2008
- Electrical stimulation modulates the amphetamine-induced hemodynamic changes: An fMRI study to compare the effect of stimulating locations and frequencies on rats. Neuroscience Letters. 444:117-121. 2008
- Activation in SI and SII; the influence of vibrotactile amplitude during passive and task-relevant stimulation. Brain Research. 19:174-184. 2004
- Tactile stimulus predictability modulates activity in a tactile-motor cortical network. Experimental Brain Research. 154:22-32. 2004
- Attention switching between global and local elements: Distractor category and the level repetition effect. Visual Cognition. 10:433-470. 2003
- Modulation of afferent inflow during the control of balancing tasks using the lower limbs. Brain Research. 961:73-80. 2003
- New devices to deliver somatosensory stimuli during functional MRI. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 46:436-442. 2001
- The gain of initial somatosensory evoked potentials alters with practice of an accurate motor task. Brain Research. 890:272-279. 2001
- The afferent origin of the secondary somatosensory evoked potential from the lower limb in humans. Brain Research. 887:432-435. 2000
- Upper limb H reflexes and somatosensory evoked potentials modulated by movement. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 10:211-215. 2000
- Temporal properties of attention sharing consequent to disturbed balance. NeuroReport. 10:2895-2899. 1999
- Head and Neck Pain Review: Traditional and New Perspectives. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 24:268-278. 1996
- A comparison of ankle range of motion and flexibility in older women, fallers, and nonfallers. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation. 12:70-76. 1996
- Sense of humor and styles of everyday humorous conduct. Humor. 9:273-302. 1996
- THE EFFECT OF EARLY FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES ON EXPERIMENTALLY TENOTOMIZED ACHILLES TENDONS IN RATS. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 67:264-269. 1988
- LOW-INTENSITY PULSED GALVANIC CURRENT AND THE HEALING OF TENOTOMIZED RAT ACHILLES TENDONS - PRELIMINARY-REPORT USING LOAD-TO-BREAKING MEASUREMENTS. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 68:415-418. 1987
- Women's advancement as chairpersons in lower state legislative chambers: 1979 and 1983. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 11:401-410. 1987
- CORRELATES OF WOMEN'S REPRESENTATION IN LOWER STATE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS. Social Behavior and Personality. 9:9-15. 1981
- Combining Multiple Data Acquisition Systems to Study Corticospinal Output and Multi-segment Biomechanics. Journal of Visualized Experiments.
preprints
- The Effects of Exercise on Synaptic Plasticity in Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Protocol for a Pilot Intervention Study (Preprint) 2023