Spatially repeatable components from ultrafast ultrasound are associated with motor unit activity in human isometric contractions

R Rohlén, M Carbonaro, GL Cerone, K Meiburger, A Botter and C Grönlund Journal of Neural Engineering DOI: http://10.1088/1741-2552/ace6fc Abstract: Objective. Ultrafast ultrasound (UUS) imaging has been used to detect intramuscular mechanical dynamics associated with...

Physical and electrophysiological motor unit characteristics are revealed with simultaneous high-density electromyography and ultrafast ultrasound imaging

M Carbonaro, KM. Meiburger, S Seoni, E F. Hodson-Tole, T Vieira & A Botter Scientific Reports DOI: http://10.1038/s41598-022-12999-4 Abstract: Electromyography and ultrasonography provide complementary information about electrophysiological and physical (i.e....

Changes in the distribution of muscle activity when using a passive trunk exoskeleton depend on the type of working task: A high-density surface EMG study

F.V.dos Anjos, M.Ghislieri, G.L.Cerone, T.P.Pinto, M.Gazzoni Journal of Biomechanics Volume 130, January 2022, 110846 PMID: 34749163 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110846  Abstract: Exoskeleton effectiveness in reducing muscle efforts has been usually assessed from...

Design and Validation of a Wireless Body Sensor Network for Integrated EEG and HD-sEMG Acquisitions

G.L.Cerone, A. Giangrande, M. Ghislieri, M. Gazzoni, H. Piitulainen, A. Botter IEEE Transaction on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering Volume 30, pp. 61-71, January 2022 PMID: 34982687 DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2022.3140220 Abstract: Sensorimotor integration is the...

Design of a Programmable and Modular Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulator Integrated Into a Wireless Body Sensor Network

G.L.Cerone, A. Giangrande, T. Vieira, D. Pisaturo, M. Ionescu, M. Gazzoni, A. Botter IEEE Access Volume 9, pp. 163284 – 163296, December 2021 DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3133096 Abstract: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation finds application in several fields,...

Tutorial. Surface EMG detection, conditioning and pre-processing: Best practices

R. Merletti, G.L.Cerone Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology Volume 54, October 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110846  Abstract: This tutorial is aimed primarily to non-engineers, using or planning to use surface electromyography (sEMG) as an assessment tool...