Switched reluctance (SR) motors have high power density, high efficiency, high reliability, high fault tolerance, and low manufacturing cost. Thus, these motors have a high potential than other machines such as permanent magnet brushless motor, high-temperature super conductor motor, etc.; hence, it is well-suited for electric marine propulsion. This paper presents a new power converter and ana...

To evaluate the effect of acupuncture on hemiparesis and quality of life for adults with brain astrocytoma grade II, we conducted a randomized, observer-blinded clinical trial. Fifty-eight patients were randomized to standard rehabilitation (SR) therapy without acupuncture (n = 20), SR plus standard acupuncture (SA) (n = 19), and SR plus individualized acupuncture (IA) (n = 19). SA points were ...

Centrally expressed 5-HT 3 receptors (5-HTR 3) are well-known for their role in wakefulness, cognition and nociception. However, clear evidence of their participation in motor control is still lacking despite specific 5-HTR 3 expression in hindlimb motor areas of the spinal cord (i.e. lumbar laminae VII-IX). Here, we studied the acute effects of 4-amino-(6-chloro-2-pyridyl)-1-piperidine hydroch...

Centrally expressed 5-HT3 receptors (5-HTR3) are well known for their role in wakefulness, cognition, and nociception. However, clear evidence of their participation in motor control is still lacking despite specific 5-HTR3 expression in hindlimb motor areas of the spinal cord (i.e., lumbar laminae VII-IX). Here, we studied the acute effects of 4-amino-(6-chloro-2-pyridyl)-1-piperidine hydrochl...

It has been shown that stimulation of cutaneous nerves innervating the hand (superficial radial, SR) and foot (superficial peroneal, SP) elicit widespread reflex responses in many muscles across the body. These interlimb reflex responses were suggested to be functionally relevant to assist in motor coordination between the arms and legs during motor tasks such as walking. The experiments descri...

Accomplishing even simple tasks depend on neuronal circuits to configure how incoming sensory stimuli map onto responses. Controlling these stimulus-response (SR) mapping rules relies on a cognitive control network comprising the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). Single neurons within the ACC convey information about currently relevant SR mapping rules and signal unexpected action outcomes, whic...

Failure to suppress antagonist muscles can lead to movement dysfunction, such as the abnormal muscle synergies often seen in the upper limb after stroke. A neurophysiological surrogate of upper limb synergies, the selectivity ratio (SR), can be determined from the ratio of biceps brachii (BB) motor evoked potentials to transcranial magnetic stimulation prior to forearm pronation versus elbow fl...

The effects of the central (CB1) cannabinoid receptor antagonist SR 141716A on the sleep-waking cycle were investigated in freely-moving rats using time scoring and power spectral analysis of the electroencephalogram (EEG). Over a 4-hour recording period, SR 141716A (0.1, 0.3, 1, 3, and 10 mg/kg I.P.) dose-dependently increased the time spent in wakefulness at the expense of slow-wave sleep (SW...