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Oron Levin

Oron Levin

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Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
5814
World Ranking
8134
National Ranking
97

Overview

Oron Levin is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed significantly to research in medicine and neuroscience. Their work spans various subfields including cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, neurology, physiology, and rehabilitation.

Their recent publications cover topics related to exercise, neuroplasticity, inflammation, neurodegeneration, and behavioral neurophysiology. Selected recent papers include:

  • Behavioral and Neurophysiological Aspects of Inhibition-The Effects of Acute Cardiovascular Exercise, 2021, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Exerkines and long-term synaptic potentiation: Mechanisms of exercise-induced neuroplasticity, 2022, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
  • Inflammatory Blood Biomarker Kynurenine Is Linked With Elevated Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration in Older Adults: Evidence From Two 1H-MRS Post-Processing Analysis Methods, 2022, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Body fat and components of sarcopenia relate to inflammation, brain volume, and neurometabolism in older adults, 2023, Neurobiology of Aging
  • Evidence-based yet still challenging! Research on physical activity in old age, 2023, European Review of Aging and Physical Activity

Levin's research also intersects with studies on motor control and adaptation, muscle activation and electromyography, neural and behavioral psychology, transcranial magnetic stimulation, advanced neuroimaging techniques, and stroke rehabilitation.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Levin include:

  • Nerijus Masiulis
  • Wouter A. J. Vints
  • Vida Janina Česnaitienė
  • Gal Ziv
  • Stephan P. Swinnen

Levin's work has been published multiple times in prominent venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • GeroScience
  • European Review of Aging and Physical Activity
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

The core topics of Levin's research include:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Best Publications

  • Kinesthetic, but not visual, motor imagery modulates corticomotor excitability

    Cathy M. Stinear;Winston D. Byblow;Maarten Steyvers;Oron Levin

  • WHOLE-BODY-VIBRATION--INDUCED INCREASE IN LEG MUSCLE ACTIVITY DURING DIFFERENT SQUAT EXERCISES

    Machteld Roelants;Sabine M.P. Verschueren;Christophe Delecluse;Oron Levin

  • Joint torques during sit-to-stand in healthy subjects and people with Parkinson's disease.

    Margaret K.Y. Mak;Oron Levin;Joseph Mizrahi;Christina W.Y. Hui-Chan

  • Relationship of Chronic Ankle Instability to Muscle Activation Patterns During the Transition From Double-Leg to Single-Leg Stance

    Sara Van Deun;Filip F. Staes;Karel H. Stappaerts;Luc Janssens

  • Aging and motor inhibition: A converging perspective provided by brain stimulation and imaging approaches

    Oron Levin;Hakuei Fujiyama;Matthieu P. Boisgontier;Stephan P. Swinnen

  • Age-related declines in motor performance are associated with decreased segregation of large-scale resting state brain networks

    B R King;P van Ruitenbeek;P van Ruitenbeek;I Leunissen;K Cuypers;K Cuypers

  • The beneficial effects of different types of exercise interventions on motor and cognitive functions in older age: a systematic review

    Oron Levin;Yael Netz;Gal Ziv

  • Upper limb movement interruptions are correlated to freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease

    Alice Nieuwboer;Sarah Vercruysse;Peter Feys;Oron Levin

  • The relationship between gaze behavior, expertise, and performance: A systematic review.

    Stephanie Brams;Gal Ziv;Oron Levin;Jochim Spitz

  • Vision of the active limb impairs bimanual motor tracking in young and older adults.

    Matthieu P. Boisgontier;Florian Van Halewyck;Sharissa H. A. Corporaal;Lina Willacker

  • Age-Related Changes in Frontal Network Structural and Functional Connectivity in Relation to Bimanual Movement Control

    Hakuei Fujiyama;Jago Van Soom;Guy Rens;Jolien Gooijers

  • Exerkines and long-term synaptic potentiation: Mechanisms of exercise-induced neuroplasticity

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  • Freezing in Parkinson's disease: A spatiotemporal motor disorder beyond gait†‡§

    Sarah Vercruysse;Joke Spildooren;Elke Heremans;Jochen Vandenbossche

  • Frequency-dependent effects of muscle tendon vibration on corticospinal excitability: a TMS study

    Maarten Steyvers;Oron Levin;Sabine Verschueren;Stephan Swinnen

  • Age-related differences in inhibitory processes during interlimb coordination

    Hakuei Fujiyama;Mike I. Garry;Oron Levin;Stephan P. Swinnen

  • Changes in corticomotor excitability following prolonged muscle tendon vibration

    Arturo Forner-Cordero;Maarten Steyvers;Oron Levin;Kaat Alaerts

  • The effect of long-term TENS on persistent neuroplastic changes in the human cerebral cortex.

    Raf L.J. Meesen;Raf L.J. Meesen;Raf L.J. Meesen;Koen Cuypers;Koen Cuypers;John C. Rothwell;Stephan P. Swinnen

  • Constraints during bimanual coordination: the role of direction in relation to amplitude and force requirements

    Stephan P Swinnen;Natalia Dounskaia;Oron Levin;Jacques Duysens

  • Directional invariance during loading-related modulations of muscle activity: evidence for motor equivalence.

    Oron Levin;Nicole Wenderoth;Maarten Steyvers;Stephan P. Swinnen

  • Active versus passive training of a complex bimanual task: is prescriptive proprioceptive information sufficient for inducing motor learning?

    Iseult A. M. Beets;Marc Macé;Marc Macé;Raf L. J. Meesen;Raf L. J. Meesen;Raf L. J. Meesen;Koen Cuypers;Koen Cuypers;Koen Cuypers

  • Neuromuscular electrical stimulation as a possible means to prevent muscle tissue wasting in artificially ventilated and sedated patients in the intensive care unit: A pilot study.

    Raf Meesen;Paul Dendale;Koen Cuypers;Koen Cuypers;Jan Berger

  • Corticospinal excitability changes following prolonged muscle tendon vibration.

    Maarten Steyvers;Oron Levin;Marc Van Baelen;Stephan P Swinnen

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner Helsen
Werner Helsen KU Leuven
Digby Elliott
Digby Elliott McMaster University
Dante Mantini
Dante Mantini KU Leuven
George F. Wittenberg
George F. Wittenberg University of Pittsburgh
Boris Cheval
Boris Cheval École Normale Supérieure de Rennes
A. Mark Williams
A. Mark Williams University of Utah

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