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Overview

Inge Zijdewind is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to subfields including Neurology, Biomedical Engineering, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

Their work covers a range of topics, with emphasis on muscle activation and electromyography studies, multiple sclerosis research, peripheral neuropathies and disorders, transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, balance, gait, and falls prevention, motor control and adaptation, and salivary gland disorders and functions.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Neurophysiological impairments in multiple sclerosis-Central and peripheral motor pathways, 2020, Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
  • Age-specific modulation of intermuscular beta coherence during gait before and after experimentally induced fatigue, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Older Compared With Younger Adults Performed 467 Fewer Sit-to-Stand Trials, Accompanied by Small Changes in Muscle Activation and Voluntary Force, 2021, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Fatigue following mild traumatic brain injury relates to visual processing and effort perception in the context of motor performance, 2021, NeuroImage Clinical
  • Fatigue in primary Sjögren's syndrome is associated with an objective decline in physical performance, pain and depression, 2022, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Frequent co-authors in their work include Roeland F. Prak, Paulo Cezar Rocha dos Santos, Claudine J. C. Lamoth, Lílian Teresa Bucken Gobbi, and Tibor Hortobágyi, indicating collaborations across various research projects.

Their papers have appeared in multiple publication venues reflecting diverse interests such as Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Scientific Reports, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, and the Journal of Neurotrauma.

Best Publications

  • Motor fatigue and cognitive task performance in humans

    Monicque M. Lorist;Daniel Kernell;Theo F. Meijman;Inge Zijdewind

  • Effects of imagery motor training on torque production of ankle plantar flexor muscles.

    Inge Zijdewind;Sjoukje T Toering;Bram Bessem;Occo Van Der Laan

  • Corticospinal excitability during observation and imagery of simple and complex hand tasks: implications for motor rehabilitation.

    Meyke Roosink;Inge Zijdewind

  • Effects of motor fatigue on human brain activity, an fMRI study

    Hiske van Duinen;Remco Renken;Natasha M. Maurits;Inge Zijdewind

  • Bilateral interactions during contractions of intrinsic hand muscles.

    Inge Zijdewind;Daniel Kernell

  • The effect of caffeine on cognitive task performance and motor fatigue

    Hiske van Duinen;Monicque M. Lorist;Inge Zijdewind

  • Influence of a voluntary fatigue test on the contralateral homologous muscle in humans

    Inge Zijdewind;Machiel J Zwarts;Daniel Kernell

  • Relation between muscle and brain activity during isometric contractions of the first dorsal interosseus muscle

    Hiske van Duinen;Remco Renken;Natasha M. Maurits;Inge Zijdewind

  • Motor unit activation order during electrically evoked contractions of paralyzed or partially paralyzed muscles.

    Christine K. Thomas;Gary Nelson;Lara Than;Inge Zijdewind

  • Muscle fatigue induced by stimulation with and without doublets.

    B Bigland-Ritchie;Inge Zijdewind;CK Thomas

  • Fatigue perceived by multiple sclerosis patients is associated with muscle fatigue.

    Anneke Steens;Astrid de Vries;Jolien Hemmen;Thea Heersema

  • The Assessment of Motor Fatigability in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review:

    Deborah Severijns;Inge Zijdewind;Ulrik Dalgas;Ilse Lamers

  • The origin of activity in the biceps brachii muscle during voluntary contractions of the contralateral elbow flexor muscles

    Inge Zijdewind;Jane E. Butler;Simon C. Gandevia;Janet L. Taylor

  • Fatigue of muscles weakened by death of motoneurons

    Christine K. Thomas;Inge Zijdewind

  • Direct and crossed effects of somatosensory stimulation on neuronal excitability and motor performance in humans.

    Menno Veldman;N. A. Maffiuletti;M. Hallett;Inge Zijdewind

  • Motor unit firing during and after voluntary contractions of human thenar muscles weakened by spinal cord injury.

    Inge Zijdewind;Christine K. Thomas

  • Voluntary Activation and Cortical Activity During a Sustained Maximal Contraction: An fMRI Study

    Marijn Post;Anneke Steens;Remco Renken;Natasha M. Maurits

  • Mechanisms underlying muscle fatigue differ between multiple sclerosis patients and controls: a combined electrophysiological and neuroimaging study.

    Anneke Steens;D. J. Heersema;Natasha M. Maurits;Remco J. Renken

  • Contralateral muscle activity and fatigue in the human first dorsal interosseous muscle.

    Marijn Post;Sibel Bayrak;Daniel Kernell;Inge Zijdewind

  • Spontaneous motor unit behavior in human thenar muscles after spinal cord injury

    Inge Zijdewind;Christine K. Thomas

  • Reduced cortical activity during maximal bilateral contractions of the index finger.

    Marijn Post;Hiske van Duinen;Anneke Steens;Remco Renken

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine K. Thomas
Christine K. Thomas University of Miami
Remco J. Renken
Remco J. Renken University Medical Center Groningen
Natasha M. Maurits
Natasha M. Maurits University of Groningen
Monicque M. Lorist
Monicque M. Lorist University of Groningen
Giacomo Koch
Giacomo Koch University of Ferrara
Janet L. Taylor
Janet L. Taylor Edith Cowan University
Christian Keysers
Christian Keysers University of Amsterdam
Simon C. Gandevia
Simon C. Gandevia Neuroscience Research Australia
Alessio Avenanti
Alessio Avenanti University of Bologna
Leslie A. Leinwand
Leslie A. Leinwand University of Colorado Boulder

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