Cardiac activity impacts spinal cord excitability. A Call to Return to the Roots
Nikolay Syrov, Polina Morozova, Anna Popova, Elizaveta Melashenko, Renat Takhirov, Alfia Mustafina, Asma Benachour, Lev Yakovlev, Mikhail Knyshenko, Alexander Kaplan
This study shows spinal cord excitability varies with the cardiac cycle phase, peaking in late diastole, contrasting with cortical excitability patterns.
bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience