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Overview

Monica A. Perez is affiliated with the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with specific contributions across several subfields including Neurology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, and Psychiatry and Mental health.

The main topics investigated by Monica A. Perez cover a range of neurological and rehabilitation-related areas. Key topics include:

  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Corticospinal-motor neuronal plasticity promotes exercise-mediated recovery in humans with spinal cord injury," 2020, Brain
  • "Cortical and Subcortical Effects of Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation in Humans with Tetraplegia," 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Phase 1 Safety Trial of Autologous Human Schwann Cell Transplantation in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury," 2021, Journal of Neurotrauma
  • "Distinct Corticospinal and Reticulospinal Contributions to Voluntary Control of Elbow Flexor and Extensor Muscles in Humans with Tetraplegia," 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Distinct patterns of spasticity and corticospinal connectivity following complete spinal cord injury," 2021, The Journal of Physiology

Their research has been published in frequent venues such as:

  • The Journal of Physiology
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Experimental Neurology
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Monica A. Perez frequently collaborates with the following co-authors:

  • Sina Sangari
  • Martin Oudega
  • Hang Jin Jo
  • James D. Guest
  • Bing Chen

Best Publications

  • Contribution of transcranial magnetic stimulation to the understanding of cortical mechanisms involved in motor control

    Janine Reis;Orlando B. Swayne;Yves Vandermeeren;Mickael Camus

  • Motor skill training induces changes in the excitability of the leg cortical area in healthy humans

    Monica A. Perez;Bjarke K. S. Lungholt;Kathinka Nyborg;Jens B. Nielsen

  • Mechanisms Underlying Functional Changes in the Primary Motor Cortex Ipsilateral to an Active Hand

    Monica A. Perez;Leonardo G. Cohen

  • Neural Interface Technology for Rehabilitation: Exploiting and Promoting Neuroplasticity

    Wei Wang;Jennifer L. Collinger;Jennifer L. Collinger;Monica A. Perez;Elizabeth C. Tyler-Kabara

  • Motor Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury Enhanced by Strengthening Corticospinal Synaptic Transmission

    Karen L. Bunday;Monica A. Perez

  • Corticospinal reorganization after spinal cord injury

    Martin Oudega;Monica A. Perez

  • Patterned Sensory Stimulation Induces Plasticity in Reciprocal Ia Inhibition in Humans

    Monica A. Perez;Edelle C. Field-Fote;Mary Kay Floeter

  • Changes in corticospinal drive to spinal motoneurones following visuo-motor skill learning in humans.

    Monica A. Perez;Jesper Lundbye-Jensen;Jens B. Nielsen

  • Neurophysiological Mechanisms Involved in Transfer of Procedural Knowledge

    Monica A. Perez;Steven P. Wise;Daniel T. Willingham;Leonardo G. Cohen

  • Neural substrates of intermanual transfer of a newly acquired motor skill.

    Monica A Perez;S. Tanaka;S. P. Wise;N. Sadato

  • Corticospinal-motor neuronal plasticity promotes exercise-mediated recovery in humans with spinal cord injury.

    Hang Jin Jo;Hang Jin Jo;Monica A Perez;Monica A Perez

  • Reticulospinal Contributions to Gross Hand Function after Human Spinal Cord Injury.

    Stuart N. Baker;Monica A. Perez

  • Interhemispheric inhibition between primary motor cortices: what have we learned?

    Monica A. Perez;Leonardo G. Cohen

  • Cortical and Subcortical Effects of Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation in Humans with Tetraplegia.

    Francisco D. Benavides;Francisco D. Benavides;Francisco D. Benavides;Hang Jin Jo;Hang Jin Jo;Hang Jin Jo;Henrik Lundell;V. Reggie Edgerton;V. Reggie Edgerton;V. Reggie Edgerton

  • Presynaptic control of group Ia afferents in relation to acquisition of a visuo-motor skill in healthy humans

    Monica A. Perez;Bjarke K. S. Lungholt;Jens B. Nielsen

  • Interhemispheric inhibition in distal and proximal arm representations in the primary motor cortex

    Michelle L. Harris-Love;Monica A. Perez;Robert Chen;Leonardo G. Cohen

  • Mechanisms of Short-Term Training-Induced Reaching Improvement in Severely Hemiparetic Stroke Patients A TMS Study

    Michelle L. Harris-Love;Susanne M. Morton;Monica A. Perez;Leonardo G. Cohen

  • Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Recovery of Function After Spinal Cord Injury

    Toshiki Tazoe;Monica A. Perez

  • Task-specific depression of the soleus H-reflex after cocontraction training of antagonistic ankle muscles.

    Monica A. Perez;Jesper Lundbye-Jensen;Jens B. Nielsen

  • Spike-timing-dependent plasticity in lower-limb motoneurons after human spinal cord injury.

    M.A. Urbin;Recep Ali Ozdemir;Toshiki Tazoe;Monica A. Perez

  • Modulation of transcallosal inhibition by bilateral activation of agonist and antagonist proximal arm muscles.

    Monica A. Perez;Jane E. Butler;Janet L. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonardo G. Cohen
Leonardo G. Cohen National Institutes of Health
Stuart N. Baker
Stuart N. Baker Newcastle University
Steven P. Wise
Steven P. Wise National Institutes of Health
Robert Chen
Robert Chen University Health Network
John C. Rothwell
John C. Rothwell University College London
Thomas Sinkjær
Thomas Sinkjær Aalborg University
Winston D. Byblow
Winston D. Byblow University of Auckland
Mary Kay Floeter
Mary Kay Floeter National Institutes of Health
Monica A. Gorassini
Monica A. Gorassini University of Alberta
Niels Birbaumer
Niels Birbaumer University of Tübingen

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