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Xavier Navarro is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans multiple intersecting fields with an emphasis on neuroscience and related biomedical sciences.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

They further specialize within subfields such as:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Genetics

The primary topics covered in Xavier Navarro's research work are:

  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Conducting polymers and applications

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Schwann Cell Role in Selectivity of Nerve Regeneration," 2020, Cells
  • "Clinical effects of intrathecal administration of expanded Wharton jelly mesenchymal stromal cells in patients with chronic complete spinal cord injury: a randomized controlled study," 2020, Cytotherapy
  • "Nanoporous graphene-based thin-film microelectrodes for in vivo high-resolution neural recording and stimulation," 2024, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Sigma 1 receptor as a therapeutic target for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis," 2020, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • "New insights into peripheral nerve regeneration: The role of secretomes," 2022, Experimental Neurology

Xavier Navarro frequently publishes in several scientific journals, notably:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cells
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neural Engineering
  • Neurotherapeutics

The scientist has worked extensively with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Mireia Herrando-Grabulosa
  • Esther Udina
  • Jaume del Valle
  • Bruno Rodríguez-Meana
  • Estefanía Contreras

Best Publications

  • Neural plasticity after peripheral nerve injury and regeneration.

    X. Navarro;Meritxell Vivó;Antoni Valero-Cabré;Antoni Valero-Cabré

  • A critical review of interfaces with the peripheral nervous system for the control of neuroprostheses and hybrid bionic systems

    Xavier Navarro;Thilo B. Krueger;Thilo B. Krueger;Natalia Lago;Silvestro Micera

  • Influence of aging on peripheral nerve function and regeneration.

    Enrique Verdú;Dolores Ceballos;Jorge J. Vilches;Xavier Navarro

  • Effects of Pancreatic Transplantation on Diabetic Neuropathy

    William R. Kennedy;Xavier Navarro;Frederick C. Goetz;David E.R. Sutherland

  • A transverse intrafascicular multichannel electrode (TIME) to interface with the peripheral nerve.

    Tim Boretius;Jordi Badia;Aran Pascual-Font;Martin Schuettler

  • Specificity of peripheral nerve regeneration: interactions at the axon level.

    Ilary Allodi;Esther Udina;Xavier Navarro

  • Long‐term effects of pancreatic transplantation on diabetic neuropathy

    Xavier Navarro;David E. R. Sutherland;William R. Kennedy

  • Magnetically aligned collagen gel filling a collagen nerve guide improves peripheral nerve regeneration.

    Dolores Ceballos;Xavier Navarro;Naren Dubey;Gwen Wendelschafer-Crabb

  • Nerve guides seeded with autologous schwann cells improve nerve regeneration.

    Francisco J. Rodrı́guez;Enrique Verdú;Dolores Ceballos;Xavier Navarro

  • Effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation and visual illusion on neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury.

    Maria Dolors Soler;Hatice Kumru;Raul Pelayo;Joan Vidal

  • Polyimide cuff electrodes for peripheral nerve stimulation.

    F J Rodríguez;D Ceballos;M Schüttler;A Valero

  • Influence of collagen and laminin gels concentration on nerve regeneration after resection and tube repair.

    Rafael O. Labrador;Miquel Butı́;Xavier Navarro

  • Comparative analysis of transverse intrafascicular multichannel, longitudinal intrafascicular and multipolar cuff electrodes for the selective stimulation of nerve fascicles.

    Jordi Badia;Tim Boretius;David Andreu;Christine Azevedo-Coste

  • Assessment of Biocompatibility of Chronically Implanted Polyimide and Platinum Intrafascicular Electrodes

    N. Lago;K. Yoshida;K.P. Koch;X. Navarro

  • Influence of pancreas transplantation on cardiorespiratory reflexes, nerve conduction, and mortality in diabetes mellitus

    Xavier Navarro;William R Kennedy;Ruth B Loewenson;David E R Sutherland

  • Electrical stimulation combined with exercise increase axonal regeneration after peripheral nerve injury.

    Elena Asensio-Pinilla;Esther Udina;Jessica Jaramillo;Xavier Navarro

  • Morphometric and ultrastructural changes with ageing in mouse peripheral nerve

    Dolores Ceballos;Jordi Cuadras;Enrique Verdú;Xavier Navarro

  • Long term assessment of axonal regeneration through polyimide regenerative electrodes to interface the peripheral nerve

    Natalia Lago;Dolores Ceballos;Francisco J Rodrı́guez;Thomas Stieglitz

  • Olfactory ensheathing glia and Schwann cells: two of a kind?

    Konstantin Wewetzer;Enrique Verdú;Doychin N Angelov;Xavier Navarro

  • Microneurographic identification of spontaneous activity in C-nociceptors in neuropathic pain states in humans and rats.

    Jordi Serra;Hugh Bostock;Romà Solà;Jordi Aleu

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvestro Micera
Silvestro Micera Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Thomas Stieglitz
Thomas Stieglitz University of Freiburg
Ken Yoshida
Ken Yoshida Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Antoni Valero-Cabré
Antoni Valero-Cabré Sorbonne University
Paolo Maria Rossini
Paolo Maria Rossini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Hatice Kumru
Hatice Kumru Autonomous University of Barcelona
David E.R. Sutherland
David E.R. Sutherland University of Minnesota
Alvaro Pascual-Leone
Alvaro Pascual-Leone Harvard University
David Andreu
David Andreu Pompeu Fabra University
Paolo Dario
Paolo Dario Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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