Tools to modulate neuroplasticity
Sivaramakrishnan A, Subramanian SK. A Systematic Review on the Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Neurophysiological, Molecular, and Behavioral Measures in Chronic Stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2023;37(2-3):151-164.
Sivaramakrishnan, A., Zuhl, M., & Mang, C. S. (2022). Exercise priming: The use of physical exercise to support motor and cognitive function. Frontiers in Psychology, 13.
Sivaramakrishnan, A., & Madhavan, S. (2020). Combining transcranial direct current stimulation with aerobic exercise to optimize cortical priming in stroke. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, (ja).
Madhavan, S., Cleland, B. T., Sivaramakrishnan, A., Freels, S., Lim, H., Testai, F. D., & Corcos, D. M. (2020). Cortical priming strategies for gait training after stroke: a controlled, stratified trial. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 17(1), 1-14.
Madhavan, S., Lim, H., Sivaramakrishnan, A., & Iyer, P. (2019). Effects of high intensity speed-based treadmill training on ambulatory function in people with chronic stroke: a preliminary study with long-term follow-up. Scientific reports, 9(1), 1-8.
Sivaramakrishnan, A., Datta, A., Bikson, M., & Madhavan, S. (2019). Remotely supervised transcranial direct current stimulation: a feasibility study for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. NeuroRehabilitation, 45(3), 369-378.
Sivaramakrishnan, A., & Madhavan, S. (2019). Recumbent stepping aerobic exercise in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a pilot study. Neurological Sciences, 40(5), 971-978.
Madhavan, S., Sivaramakrishnan, A., Bond, S., & Jiang, Q. L. (2019). Safety and feasibility of transcranial direct current stimulation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis–a pilot study with a single subject experimental design. Physiotherapy theory and practice, 35(5), 458-463.
Sivaramakrishnan, A., & Madhavan, S. (2018). Absence of a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation–Induced Lower Limb Corticomotor Response Does Not Affect Walking Speed in Chronic Stroke Survivors. Stroke, 49(8), 2004-2007.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation associated mechanistic studies
Sivaramakrishnan, A., & Madhavan, S. (2020). Reliability of transcallosal inhibition measurements for the lower limb motor cortex in stroke. Neuroscience Letters, 135558.
Sivaramakrishnan, A., & Madhavan, S. (2020). Stimulus Intensity Affects Variability of Motor Evoked Responses of the Non-Paretic, but Not Paretic Tibialis Anterior Muscle in Stroke. Brain Sciences, 10(5), 297.
Sivaramakrishnan, A., Tahara-Eckl, L., & Madhavan, S. (2016). Spatial localization and distribution of the TMS-related ‘hotspot’of the tibialis anterior muscle representation in the healthy and post-stroke motor cortex. Neuroscience letters, 627, 30-35
Non-invasive electrical stimulation and spasticity
Sivaramakrishnan, A., Solomon, J. M., & Manikandan, N. (2018). Comparison of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and functional electrical stimulation (FES) for spasticity in spinal cord injury-A pilot randomized cross-over trial. The journal of spinal cord medicine, 41(4), 397-406.
Outcome measures in neurological rehabilitation
Madhavan, S., Sivaramakrishnan, A., Bowden, M. G., Chumbler, N. R., Field-Fote, E. C., & Kesar, T. M. (2021). Commentary: Remote assessments of gait and balance-Implications for research during and beyond Covid-19. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 1-8.
Cognition and Parkinson's disease
Davis, J. J., Sivaramakrishnan, A., Rolin, S., & Subramanian, S. (2023). Intra-individual variability in cognitive performance predicts functional decline in Parkinson’s disease. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 1–8.
