Thomas Cattagni

Estimates of persistent inward currents in human spinal motor neurons: non-linear and sex-dependent trajectories from young to very old age

The paper estimates persistent inward currents in human spinal motor neurons across age groups and sexes, finding nonlinear age-related changes and sex differences in PICs but not in neuromodulatory indices.

Probabilistic inference of Homonymous and Heteronymous Recurrent Inhibition in Human Muscles from Large-Scale Motor Neuron Recordings

The paper uses motor neuron recordings and simulation-based inference to estimate homonymous and heteronymous recurrent inhibition in human muscles during contractions.

Recurrent inhibition, not presynaptic inhibition, contributes to the velocity-dependent control of motoneuron output during eccentric contractions

The paper investigates how angular velocity affects spinal inhibitory mechanisms during eccentric contractions, finding that recurrent inhibition, not presynaptic inhibition, shows velocity-dependent changes.

Disrupted Inhibitory-Excitatory Balance Underlies Spinal Motoneuron Dysfunction in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

This study identifies altered inhibitory-excitatory balance as a key mechanism causing motoneuron dysfunction in incomplete spinal cord injury.

Diurnal Modulation of Persistent Inward Current Contribution to Spinal Motor Neuron Behaviour

This study shows that persistent inward currents (PICs) in spinal motor neurons have a greater influence on discharge behavior in the late afternoon compared to the early morning.

Pushing the limits of human motor control: high-frequency ankle oscillations in expert drummers

This study examines neuromechanical features of high-frequency ankle oscillations in expert drummers, finding performance differences linked to muscle activation timing and proximal stabilization.

Flexible Control of Motor Units: Is the Multidimensionality of Motor Unit Manifolds a Sufficient Condition?

This study examines motor unit control flexibility by analyzing dimensionality of motor unit activity in two muscles, finding that while some muscles exhibit multidimensional manifolds, their control remains limited.

Muscle length modulates recurrent inhibition and post-activation depression differently according to contraction type

This study investigates how muscle length affects recurrent inhibition and post-activation depression during different contraction types in soleus muscles.

Estimates of persistent inward currents in lower limb muscles are not different between inactive, resistance-trained and endurance-trained young individuals