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Enhancing Motor Skill Consolidation and Muscle Strength Through Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Motor skill learning and strength training are fundamental for both athletic performance and rehabilitation following injury. This process involves...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Corticospinal and Reticulospinal Control of Human Motor Units Following Resistance Training
Resistance training leads to significant neuromuscular adaptations, but the precise neural mechanisms remain unclear. While the corticospinal system...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Determining the contribution of the corticospinal and reticulospinal tract responses to resistive exercise? An exploratory study in non-trained and strength-trained participants.
It is well established that the human neuromuscular system can modify its function in response to physical activity or experience. This response has...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Determining the cortico-reticulospinal responses following cross education in end stage knee osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects 2.1 million adults in Australia, with the knee (KOA) being the most affected joint. By 2051, 3.15 million Australians...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Determining the cortico-reticulospinal responses to high-intensity aerobic exercise
Aerobic exercise facilitates neuroplasticity and has been linked to improvements in cognitive and motor function. These neuroplastic effects of...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Does premotor transcranial direct current stimulation increase motor cortex excitability and improve motor function?
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive technique that modulates the excitability of neurons within the primary motor cortex...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Enhancing neural drive after maximal strength training in multiple sclerosis patients
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects 2.1 million adults and is a chronic disorder of the central nervous system, being the most frequent neurological...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Investigating the neural adaptations to strength training in older adults
Advancing age is associated with impaired functional ability, which refers to a reduced ability to perform activities of daily living, such as...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Is cortico-cortical inhibition reduced following short-term strength training?
It has been documented that increases in muscle strength during the early phases of a strength training program (first 2–4 weeks) occur in the...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Is the connectivity of the reticulospinal tract a predictor of strength gain and loss in older adults?
Sarcopenia is the progressive degenerative loss of muscle mass and strength associated with ageing. As part of the frailty syndrome, sarcopenia is a...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Mapping Neural and Motor Unit Adaptations to Strength Training Using Advanced Neurophysiological Techniques
Neural adaptations are integral to the efficacy of strength training, particularly during its early phases when hypertrophic changes remain...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Mirror Training to Augment Cross-Education During Short-Term Limb Immobilisation
Periods of limb immobilisation lead to rapid declines in muscle strength and neural activity. Cross-education; a phenomenon where strength training...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Neurological Mapping of Age-Related Motor Pathways (NeuroMAP)
Ageing is associated with a progressive decline in muscle force production, which extends beyond muscle atrophy to encompass neural mechanisms that...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
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