The Spinal Neuromodulation of Motor and Autonomic Functions
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Physiology and Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 1756
Special Issue Editors
Interests: spinal cord; motor physiology; autonomic systems; rehabilitation
2. Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
Interests: spinal cord; locomotion; central pattern generator; electrical stimulation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The spinal cord is pivotal to the regulation of vital functions.
It is well established that that spinal locomotor-related neuronal circuitry in humans can be neuromodulated by electrical spinal cord stimulation to regain sensorimotor function after complete paralysis due to spinal cord injury. The electrical, electromagnetic, or pharmacological stimulation of the spinal cord, addressed to the spinal locomotor networks, also affects the autonomic nerve system both directly and indirectly through the movements caused. The mechanisms of this integration remain not fully understood.
Scattered data have now been accumulated on the possible mechanisms of action centered around the stimulation of the spinal cord in relation to breathing, peripheral and cerebral blood circulation, cardiovascular, excretory, and digestive systems. The Special Issue will focus on the fundamental regulation mechanisms of motor and autonomic functions by neuromodulating the spinal cord, as well as the development of new approaches for the treatment and rehabilitation of individuals associated with motor pathology of different genesis.
Dr. Tatiana Moshonkina
Prof. Dr. Yury P. Gerasimenko
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- spinal cord
- neuromodulation
- motor control
- autonomic systems
- rehabilitation
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