Naotsugu Kaneko

Height-induced postural threat selectively facilitates spinal reflex in the tibialis anterior muscle during quiet standing

This study shows that height-induced postural threat increases spinal reflex excitability specifically in the tibialis anterior muscle during quiet standing.

Facilitating the Supplementary Motor Area Activity Reduces Variability of Ball Arrival Position in Accurate Ball Throwing Performance

This study shows that stimulating the supplementary motor area (SMA) with intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) reduces variability in ball throwing performance without affecting speed.

Cortical and spinal contributions to remote interlimb facilitation in humans

This study investigates the neural mechanisms of remote interlimb facilitation in humans, finding increased corticospinal and spinal excitability during voluntary lower-limb contractions.

Distinct neural input strategies to motor units in the soleus and medial gastrocnemius during quiet standing

This study compares neural input strategies to motor units in the soleus and medial gastrocnemius during standing, finding distinct patterns of common synaptic input and synchrony.

Musicianship and active musical engagement predict facilitation of auditory-motor plasticity: evidence from auditory-motor paired associative stimulation

This study shows that musical experience and active engagement predict differences in auditory-motor plasticity induced by paired associative stimulation.

Developmental Reorganization of Whole-Body Muscle Synergies During Overarm Throwing in Children

This study examines how muscle synergies reorganize during overarm throwing in children, finding that performance improvements come from structural and temporal reorganization rather than increased synergy number.

Modulation of cortico-muscular coupling associated with split-belt locomotor adaptation

This study investigates how cortico-muscular coherence changes during split-belt locomotor adaptation, finding temporary decreases followed by increases in coherence with adaptation and de-adaptation.

Fear in action: Fear conditioning and alleviation through body movements

This study shows that fear conditioning in humans leads to distinct movement patterns, and training active defensive movements reduces fear responses long-term.

Firing behavior of single motor neurons of the tibialis anterior in human walking as non-invasively revealed by HDsEMG decomposition

This study uses HDsEMG decomposition to analyze motor neuron firing patterns in the tibialis anterior during human walking, revealing synchronization and task-specific modulation.

Neural decoding of gait phase information during motor imagery and improvement of the decoding accuracy by concurrent action observation

This study decodes gait phase information during motor imagery using EEG and shows that combining motor imagery with action observation improves decoding accuracy.

Detecting task-dependent modulation of spatiotemporal module via tensor decomposition: application to kinematics and EMG data for walking and running at various speed

This paper uses tensor decomposition to quantify spatial and temporal modules and their task-dependent modulation in kinematics and EMG data for walking and running.

Cortical control of locomotor muscle activity through muscle synergies in humans: a neural decoding study

This study decodes muscle synergy and individual muscle activation from EEG during walking, finding higher accuracy for synergies and suggesting hierarchical cortical control.