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Ina M. Tarkka is affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within neuroscience and medicine, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, rehabilitation, pharmacology, physiology, and psychiatry and mental health.

Their work concentrates on key topics including EEG and brain-computer interfaces, functional brain connectivity studies, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, neural dynamics and brain function, pain mechanisms and treatments, and cerebral palsy and movement disorders.

Recent publications by Ina M. Tarkka include:

  • European evidence-based recommendations for clinical assessment of upper limb in neurorehabilitation (CAULIN): data synthesis from systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines and expert consensus, 2021, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
  • Older Age Increases the Amplitude of Muscle Stretch-Induced Cortical Beta-Band Suppression But Does not Affect Rebound Strength, 2020, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Perimenopausal women show modulation of excitatory and inhibitory neuromuscular mechanisms, 2021, BMC Women s Health
  • Does chronic pain hinder physical activity among older adults with type 2 diabetes?, 2020, Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
  • Twin studies on the association of physical activity with cognitive and cerebral outcomes, 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ina M. Tarkka include:

  • Heidi Pesonen
  • Pekka Hautasaari
  • Simon Walker
  • Gerdienke B. Prange-Lasonder
  • Margit Alt Murphy

Their research has been published in a variety of venues such as:

  • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • BMC Women s Health
  • Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Ina M. Tarkka's scientific contributions are grounded in interdisciplinary approaches that integrate clinical assessment, neurophysiology, and rehabilitation sciences. Their work on upper limb neurorehabilitation and neuromuscular mechanisms addresses both aging and disease contexts.

Their studies involving cortical beta-band suppression and neuromuscular modulation provide insights relevant to understanding brain function changes across different populations. Additionally, investigations into the impact of chronic pain on physical activity among diabetic older adults reflect a focus on health psychology and behavioral medicine aspects.

Ina M. Tarkka maintains a research profile characterized by collaboration and multidisciplinary integration within neuroscience and medicine.

Best Publications

  • Equivalent electrical source analysis of pain-related somatosensory evoked potentials elicited by a CO2 laser.

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  • The effectiveness of body weight-supported gait training and floor walking in patients with chronic stroke.

    Sinikka H. Peurala;Ina M. Tarkka;Kauko Pitkänen;Juhani Sivenius

  • Electric source localization of the auditory P300 agrees with magnetic source localization

    I.M. Tarkka;D.S. Stokić;L.F.H. Basile;A.C. Papanicolaou

  • Cortical excitability changes following grasping exercise augmented with electrical stimulation

    Gergely Istvan Barsi;Dejan B. Popovic;Dejan B. Popovic;Ina M. Tarkka;Thomas Sinkjær

  • Congenital mirror movements. Abnormal organization of motor pathways in two patients.

    L. G. Cohen;J. Meer;I. Tarkka;S. Bierner

  • Effects of intensive therapy using gait trainer or floor walking exercises early after stroke.

    Sinikka H Peurala;Olavi Airaksinen;Pirjo Huuskonen;Pekka Jäkälä

  • The N30 component of somatosensory evoked potentials in patients with dystonia.

    J. Allen Reilly;Mark Hallett;Leonardo G. Cohen;Ina M. Tarkka

  • Augmentation of auditory N1 in children with fragile X syndrome.

    Maija Castrén;Ari Pääkkönen;Ina M. Tarkka;Markku Ryynänen

  • Cutaneous electrical stimulation may enhance sensorimotor recovery in chronic stroke

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  • Gait Characteristics and Functional Ambulation Profile in Patients with Chronic Unilateral Stroke

    Ekaterina B. Titianova;Kauko Pitkänen;Ari Pääkkönen;Juhani Sivenius

  • Cortical topography of premotor and motor potentials preceding self-paced, voluntary movement of dominant and non-dominant hands.

    I.M. Tarkka;M. Hallett

  • Surface EMG and acceleration signals in Parkinson's disease: feature extraction and cluster analysis.

    Saara M. Rissanen;Markku Kankaanpää;Alexander Meigal;Mika P. Tarvainen

  • Postural instability in patients with chronic stroke.

    Sinikka H. Peurala;Paavo Könönen;Kauko Pitkänen;Juhani Sivenius

  • Movement‐related cortical potentials in patients with cerebellar degeneration

    I. M. Tarkka;S. Massaquoi;M. Hallett

  • Generators for human P300 elicited by somatosensory stimuli using multiple dipole source analysis

    I.M Tarkka;S Micheloyannis;D.S Stokić

  • Altered auditory processing in acutely psychotic never-medicated first-episode patients.

    Minna Valkonen-Korhonen;Maija Purhonen;Ina M. Tarkka;Perttu Sipilä

  • Source Localization of P300 from Oddball, Single Stimulus, and Omitted-Stimulus Paradigms

    Ina M. Tarkka;Dobrivoje S. Stokic

  • Functional MRI and motor behavioral changes obtained with constraint-induced movement therapy in chronic stroke.

    M. Könönen;I. M. Tarkka;E. Niskanen;M. Pihlajamäki

  • Analysis of surface EMG signal morphology in Parkinson's disease.

    Saara Rissanen;Markku Kankaanpää;Mika P Tarvainen;Juho Nuutinen

  • Rehabilitation of hemispatial neglect: A randomized study using either arm activation or visual scanning training.

    R Luukkainen-Markkula;I M Tarkka;K Pitkänen;J Sivenius

  • Gait Impairment in a Rat Model of Focal Cerebral Ischemia

    Saara Parkkinen;Francisco J. Ortega;Kristina Kuptsova;Joanna Huttunen

  • Physical activity, fitness, glucose homeostasis, and brain morphology in twins.

    Mirva Rottensteiner;Tuija Leskinen;Eini Niskanen;Sari Aaltonen

  • Increased perfusion in motor areas after constraint-induced movement therapy in chronic stroke: a single-photon emission computerized tomography study

    Mervi Könönen;Jyrki T Kuikka;Minna Husso-Saastamoinen;Esko Vanninen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jari Karhu
Jari Karhu Nexstim (Finland)
Mervi Könönen
Mervi Könönen University of Eastern Finland
Esa Mervaala
Esa Mervaala University of Eastern Finland
Heikki Hämäläinen
Heikki Hämäläinen University of Turku
Juhani Partanen
Juhani Partanen University of Helsinki
Hilkka Soininen
Hilkka Soininen University of Eastern Finland
Jari Tiihonen
Jari Tiihonen Karolinska Institute
Petro Julkunen
Petro Julkunen University of Eastern Finland
Knut Engedal
Knut Engedal Oslo University Hospital
Katja Kokko
Katja Kokko University of Jyväskylä

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