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Arthur Prochazka

Arthur Prochazka

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Neuroscience

D-Index
70
Citations
14115
World Ranking
2557
National Ranking
143

Overview

Arthur Prochazka is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on physics, neuroscience, and engineering. Specifically, the primary fields of study include Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience, and Engineering. Within these broader fields, Prochazka has contributed notably to subfields such as Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiation, Neurology, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their work covers a variety of topics, prominently including nuclear physics research studies and nuclear physics applications. Additionally, they have explored areas related to EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques and applications, motor control and adaptation, transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, and botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders.

Prochazka has co-authored multiple publications with frequent collaborators such as H. Geißel, C. Scheidenberger, S. Piétri, H. Weick, and Y. Tanaka. These collaborations reflect a diverse engagement with both nuclear physics and physiological studies.

The scientist has published in several noted academic venues, including:

  • Physical Review Letters
  • Current Opinion in Physiology
  • Physics Letters B
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Two-Neutron Halo is Unveiled in F29," 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • "Proprioception: clinical relevance and neurophysiology," 2021, Current Opinion in Physiology
  • "Manifestation of the Berry phase in the atomic nucleus 213Pb," 2021, Physics Letters B
  • "First coupling of the FRS particle identification and the FRS-Ion Catcher data acquisition systems: The case of 109In," 2022, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
  • "Isobaric charge-exchange reactions: a tool to study the excitation of baryonic resonances in exotic nuclear matter," 2020, Journal of Physics Conference Series

Prochazka's publication record highlights a balanced involvement in both fundamental nuclear physics and applied neuroscience topics, revealing an interdisciplinary approach bridging physical sciences and neurophysiology.

Best Publications

  • Sensorimotor gain control: a basic strategy of motor systems?

    Arthur Prochazka

  • Discharges of single hindlimb afferents in the freely moving cat.

    A. Prochazka;R. A. Westerman;S. P. Ziccone

  • Human H-reflexes are smaller in difficult beam walking than in normal treadmill walking.

    M Llewellyn;J F Yang;A Prochazka

  • Proprioceptive Feedback and Movement Regulation

    Arthur Prochazka

  • The bionic glove: An electrical stimulator garment that provides controlled grasp and hand opening in quadriplegia

    Arthur Prochazka;Michel Gauthier;Marguerite Wieler;Zoltan Kenwell

  • Contribution of hind limb flexor muscle afferents to the timing of phase transitions in the cat step cycle

    Gordon W. Hiebert;Patrick J. Whelan;Arthur Prochazka;Keir G. Pearson

  • ‘Fusimotor set’: new evidence for α-independent control of γ-motoneurones during movement in the awake cat

    A. Prochazka;M. Hulliger;P. Zangger;K. Appenteng

  • Voluntary and reflex control of human back muscles during induced pain

    Milan Zedka;Arthur Prochazka;Brian Knight;Debby Gillard

  • Methods for neuronal recording in conscious animals

    Roger Lemon;A. Prochazka

  • What do reflex and voluntary mean? Modern views on an ancient debate.

    Arthur Prochazka;Francois Clarac;Gerald E. Loeb;John C. Rothwell

  • Muscle spindle discharge in normal and obstructed movements.

    A Prochazka;J A Stephens;P Wand

  • MOVEMENT ILLUSIONS EVOKED BY ENSEMBLE CUTANEOUS INPUT FROM THE DORSUM OF THE HUMAN HAND

    D F Collins;A Prochazka

  • Positive Force Feedback Control of Muscles

    Arthur Prochazka;Deborah Gillard;David J. Bennett

  • Muscle afferent contribution to control of paw shakes in normal cats.

    A. Prochazka;M. Hulliger;P. Trend;M. Llewellyn

  • Attenuation of pathological tremors by functional electrical stimulation. I: Method.

    Arthur Prochazka;Josef Elek;Manouchehr Javidan

  • Implications of Positive Feedback in the Control of Movement

    Arthur Prochazka;Deborah Gillard;David J. Bennett

  • Ia afferent activity during a variety of voluntary movements in the cat

    A. Prochazka;R. A. Westerman;S. P. Ziccone

  • Models of ensemble firing of muscle spindle afferents recorded during normal locomotion in cats

    Arthur Prochazka;Monica Gorassini

  • Ensemble firing of muscle afferents recorded during normal locomotion in cats

    Arthur Prochazka;Monica Gorassini

  • Contribution of stretch reflexes to locomotor control: a modeling study

    S. Yakovenko;V. Gritsenko;A. Prochazka

  • Spinal cord microstimulation generates functional limb movements in chronically implanted cats.

    Vivian K. Mushahwar;David F. Collins;Arthur Prochazka

  • Flexible fusimotor control of muscle spindle feedback during a variety of natural movements.

    M. Hulliger;N. Dürmüller;A. Prochazka;P. Trend

  • Muscle Receptors and Movement

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Frequent Co-Authors

Vivian K. Mushahwar
Vivian K. Mushahwar University of Alberta
Richard B. Stein
Richard B. Stein University of Alberta
Monica A. Gorassini
Monica A. Gorassini University of Alberta
David F. Collins
David F. Collins University of Alberta
Douglas J. Weber
Douglas J. Weber Carnegie Mellon University
David J. Bennett
David J. Bennett University of Alberta
Keir G. Pearson
Keir G. Pearson University of Alberta
Andrew K. Wise
Andrew K. Wise Bionics Institute
Silvestro Micera
Silvestro Micera Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Patrick J. Whelan
Patrick J. Whelan University of Calgary

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