Browsing Health (Faculty of) by Title
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Intra- and interhemispheric cortical adaptations due to modulations of premotor and primary motor cortices
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-21)Movement training modulates the excitability in several cortical and subcortical areas. Compared to training with a single arm, movement training with both arms yields a greater increase in motor related cortical regions. ... -
Investigating cerebellar contributions to sensory processing
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-21)Over the last two decades, the long-standing view of the cerebellum as a motor structure has been challenged with evidence highlighting the presence of cerebellar activation during non-motor tasks and functional connectivity ... -
Investigating cerebellar modulation of premotor inhibitory control during motor adaptation
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-02)Motor adaptation is marked by neurophysiological changes in the motor cortex; however, other regions of the motor network such as the cerebellum and premotor cortex also contribute to this process. Enhancing cerebellar ... -
Investigating cortical buffering effects of acute exercise: A cTBS study targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
(University of Waterloo, 2018-07-26)Objective: The beneficial effects of both single-session bouts of aerobic exercise and therapeutic exercise interventions on the cortical regions associated with executive functions (i.e., prefrontal cortex (PFC)) and ... -
Investigating if Motor Preparation Enhances Visuomotor Associative Neuroplasticity
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)The human brain is known to be highly adaptive which has important implications for motor learning and recovery from neurologic injury. It has been shown that long term potentiation-like neuroplasticity can be experimentally ... -
Investigating Older Adults' Functional Capacity and Clinical Profiles in an Emergency Department in Tehran, Iran
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-01)Introduction: While population aging has been investigated mostly in developed countries, developing nations are also experiencing a demographic shift. Iran is no exception. One of the sectors of healthcare that is affected ... -
Investigating School Food Environments within Region of Peel following implementation of the Ontario School Food and Beverage Policy (P/PM 150)
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-02)Background: As childhood obesity becomes more prevalent around the globe, international, national and provincial bodies have called for policy makers to take action to improve the healthy eating environments where children ... -
Investigating the Association Between Enhancements in Perceptual Sensitivity to Object Form and Reach to Grasp Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-11)The act of reaching to grasp an object serves as a primary method of interaction with the surrounding environment. Therefore, it is important to understand the association between perceptual sensitivity to object form and ... -
Investigating the attentional effects of acute aerobic exercise and crossmodal processing on the modulation of frontoparietal interactions
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-06)The sense of touch commences when afferent sensory signals from the periphery ascend via the spinal cord to the cortex. At the cortical level, incoming peripheral signals are susceptible to neuronal modulation at the ... -
Investigating the effects of exercise on attentional correlates in those with a history of concussion
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)The current understanding of changes that occur neurophysiologically and neurocognitively in the brain following concussion are considerably debated among researchers. Even more largely debated are the long-lasting changes ... -
Investigating the Effects of Methylmercury on Tetanus Induced Synaptic Plasticity in CA1 of Rat Hippocampus Using A Newly Developed MEA Protocol
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-22)Background: Methylmercury (MeHg) is a neurotoxicant that induces sensorimotor dysfunction at high levels. However, the majority of the world’s populations are exposed at lower levels, at which the effects and mechanisms ... -
Investigating the Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Technology-Delivered Personalized Feedback on Dietary Patterns in Young Australian Adults in the Advice, Ideas, and Motivation for My Eating (Aim4Me) Study: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
(JMIR, 2020-05-22)Background: Web-based health interventions may be easier to access and time efficient relative to face-to-face interventions and therefore may be the most appropriate mode to engage young adults. Objective: This study ... -
Investigating the efficacy of the NASA fluid loading protocol for astronauts: The role of hormonal blood volume regulation in orthostasis after bed rest
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-05)Despite years of research, the role that hypovolemia plays in orthostatic intolerance after head down bed rest (BR) and spaceflight remains unclear. Additionally, the efficacy of oral saline countermeasures, employed in ... -
Investigating the Importance of RAB7 in C2C12 Myoblast Differentiation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-01)Prior research has shown that autophagy and mitophagy are intimately linked to skeletal muscle differentiation and myogenesis. Recent studies show that the RAB7 cycle is crucial in multiple stages of autophagy and mitophagy; ... -
Investigating the long-term effects of concussion on sensory gating
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-08)The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is a brain region critical for an abundance of neural processes. A vast amount of research employing both behavioural and neurophysiological methods has demonstrated significant impairments in ... -
Investigating the Role of Intergroup Contact within an Inner-City Youth Sport-for-Development Program: A Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-04)Sport is often viewed as having a positive impact on shaping both individual and community development. Sport, used for such developmental purposes, is commonly referred to as sport-for-development (SFD). A common goal of ... -
Investigating the role of task intensity on motor unit fatigue recovery
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-05)Background: It is unclear how the intensity as well as the underlying contributions of larger versus smaller motor units of a performed task impacts fatigue recovery. Therefore, I tested two hypotheses: that the normalized ... -
Investigation into the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying self-regulatory processes in eating behaviours
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-19)Prior research has demonstrated that the integrity of the executive control system is correlated with obesogenic behaviour tendencies in a theoretically meaningful way. However, due to the paucity of experimental evidence ... -
Investigation of a Double Calibration Technique to Reduce Soft Tissue Artifact Error in High Flexion
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-01)High knee flexion tasks (knee flexion angle > 120 degrees) are performed frequently in both daily living activities (gardening, religious practice, exercise, etc.) and occupational settings (childcare, roofing, construction, ... -
Investigation of a potential therapeutic role for N-oleoylethanolamide and N-linoleoylethanolamide using lymphoblasts deficient in Tafazzin
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-01)Barth syndrome (BTHS) is a rare X-linked genetic disorder caused by mutations in the TAZ gene that encodes for a cardiolipin (CL) remodelling enzyme, Tafazzin. Due to an inability to remodel the fatty acyl chains on CL ...