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ArticleBrain sciences2019

Corticospinal Excitability to the Biceps Brachii is Not Different When Arm Cycling at a Self-Selected or Fixed Cadence.

Evan J Lockyer, Anna P Nippard, Kaitlyn Kean, Nicole Hollohan, Duane C Button, Kevin E Power

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Article in Brain sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Evan J LockyerFaculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1C5S7, Canada. ejl006@mun.ca.
Anna P NippardSchool of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1C5S7, Canada. apn688@mun.ca.
Kaitlyn KeanSchool of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1C5S7, Canada. kmk020@mun.ca.
Nicole HollohanSchool of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1C5S7, Canada. neh420@mun.ca.
Duane C ButtonFaculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1C5S7, Canada. dbutton@mun.ca.
Kevin E PowerFaculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1C5S7, Canada. kevin.power@mun.ca.
Memorial University of Newfoundland · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe present study compared corticospinal excitability to the biceps brachii muscle during arm cycling at a self-selected and a fixed cadence (SSC and FC, respectively). We hypothesized that corticospinal excitability would not be different between the two conditions.

methodsThe SSC was initially performed and the cycling cadence was recorded every 5 s for one minute. The average cadence of the SSC cycling trial was then used as a target for the FC of cycling that the participants were instructed to maintain. The motor evoked potentials (MEPs) elicited via transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the motor cortex were recorded from the biceps brachii during each trial of SSC and FC arm cycling.

resultsCorticospinal excitability, as assessed via normalized MEP amplitudes (MEPs were made relative to a maximal compound muscle action potential), was not different between groups.

conclusionsFocusing on maintaining a fixed cadence during arm cycling does not influence corticospinal excitability, as assessed via TMS-evoked MEPs.

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PMID30769825
PMCPMC6406314
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