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2025 Journal Articles Lecce E. , Del Vecchio A. , Nuccio S. , Felici F. , Bazzucchi I. :Higher dominant muscle strength is mediated by motor unit discharge rates and proportion of common synaptic inputs Scientific Reports 15 2025 ), Article No.: 8269 ISSN: 2045-2322 10.1038/s41598-025-92737-8 Download Simpetru R. , Braun D. , Simon A. , März M. , Cnejevici V. , Souza de Oliveira D. , Weber N. , Walter J. , Franke J. , Höglinger D. , Prahm C. , Ponfick M. , Del Vecchio A. :MyoGestic: EMG interfacing framework for decoding multiple spared motor dimensions in individuals with neural lesions Science Advances 11 2025 )ISSN: 2375-2548 10.1126/sciadv.ads9150 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads9150 Download Germer C. , Farina D. , Baker SN. , Del Vecchio A. :NeuroNella: Automatic identification of neural activity from multielectrode arrays with blind source separation Journal of Neural Engineering 22 2025 ), Article No.: 026059 ISSN: 1741-2560 10.1088/1741-2552/adc5a4 Download Souza de Oliveira D. , Carbonaro M. , Raiteri BJ. , Botter A. , Ponfick M. , Del Vecchio A. :The discharge characteristics of motor units innervating functionally paralyzed muscles Journal of Neurophysiology 133 2025 ), p. 343-357 ISSN: 0022-3077 10.1152/jn.00389.2024 Download Unpublished Publications 2024 Journal Articles Škarabot J. , Casolo A. , Balshaw TG. , Maeo S. , Lanza MB. , Holobar A. , Farina D. , Folland JP. , Del Vecchio A. :Greater motor unit discharge rate during rapid contractions in chronically strength-trained individuals Journal of Neurophysiology 132 2024 ), p. 1896-1906 ISSN: 0022-3077 10.1152/jn.00017.2024 Download Simpetru R. , Souza de Oliveira D. , Ponfick M. , Del Vecchio A. :Identification of Spared and Proportionally Controllable Hand Motor Dimensions in Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injuries Using Latent Manifold Analysis IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 32 2024 ), p. 3741-3750 ISSN: 1534-4320 10.1109/TNSRE.2024.3472063 Download Nuccio S. , Germer CM. , Casolo A. , Borzuola R. , Labanca L. , Rocchi JE. , Mariani PP. , Felici F. , Farina D. , Falla D. , Macaluso A. , Sbriccoli P. , Del Vecchio A. :Neuroplastic alterations in common synaptic inputs and synergistic motor unit clusters controlling the vastii muscles of individuals with ACL reconstruction Journal of Applied Physiology 137 2024 ), p. 835-847 ISSN: 8750-7587 10.1152/japplphysiol.00056.2024 Download Rahimi F. , Badamchizadeh MA. , Ghaemi S. , Del Vecchio A. :Simultaneous Estimation of Digit Tip Forces and Hand Postures in a Simulated Real-Life Condition With High-Density Electromyography and Deep Learning IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics 28 2024 ), p. 5708-5717 ISSN: 2168-2194 10.1109/JBHI.2024.3350239 Download Simpetru R. , Arkudas A. , Braun D. , Oßwald M. , Souza de Oliveira D. , Eskofier B. , Kinfe TM. , Del Vecchio A. :Learning a Hand Model from Dynamic Movements Using High-Density EMG and Convolutional Neural Networks IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2024 ), p. 1-12 ISSN: 0018-9294 10.1109/TBME.2024.3432800 Download Cabral HV. , Cudicio A. , Bonardi A. , Del Vecchio A. , Falciati L. , Orizio C. , Martinez-Valdes E. , Negro F. :Neural Filtering of Physiological Tremor Oscillations to Spinal Motor Neurons Mediates Short-Term Acquisition of a Skill Learning Task eNeuro 11 2024 ), Article No.: ENEURO.0043-24.2024 ISSN: 2373-2822 10.1523/ENEURO.0043-24.2024 Download Pfenning S. , Simpetru R. , Pollak N. , Del Vecchio A. , Fey D. :ANALYSIS OF EMBEDDED GPU ARCHITECTURES FOR AI IN NEUROMUSCULAR APPLICATIONS IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems 19 2024 ), p. 1-14 ISSN: 1646-3692 10.33965/ijcsis_2024190101 http://www.iadisportal.org/ijcsis/papers/2024190101.pdf Download Angius L. , Del Vecchio A. , Goodall S. , Thomas K. , Ansdell P. , Atkinson E. , Farina D. , Howatson G. :Supraspinal, spinal, and motor unit adjustments to fatiguing isometric contractions of the knee extensors at low and high submaximal intensities in males Journal of Applied Physiology 136 2024 ), p. 1546-1558 ISSN: 8750-7587 10.1152/japplphysiol.00675.2023 Download Möck S. , Del Vecchio A. :Investigation of motor unit behavior in exercise and sports physiology: challenges and perspectives Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 49 2024 ), p. 547-553 ISSN: 1715-5312 10.1139/apnm-2023-0354 Download Weinman LE. , Del Vecchio A. , Mazzo MR. , Enoka RM. :Motor unit modes in the calf muscles during a submaximal isometric contraction are changed by brief stretches The Journal of Physiology 602 2024 ), p. 1385-1404 ISSN: 0022-3751 10.1113/JP285437 Download Souza de Oliveira D. , Ponfick M. , Braun D. , Oßwald M. , Sierotowicz M. , Chatterjee S. , Weber DJ. , Eskofier B. , Castellini C. , Farina D. , Kinfe TM. , Del Vecchio A. :A direct spinal cord–computer interface enables the control of the paralysed hand in spinal cord injury Brain 147 2024 ), p. 3583-3595 ISSN: 0006-8950 10.1093/brain/awae088 https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article/doi/10.1093/brain/awae088/7631714 Download Simpetru R. , Cnejevici V. , Farina D. , Del Vecchio A. :Influence of spatio-temporal filtering on hand kinematics estimation from high-density EMG signals Journal of Neural Engineering 21 2024 ), p. 026014 ISSN: 1741-2560 10.1088/1741-2552/ad3498 Download Valli G. , Sarto F. , Casolo A. , Del Vecchio A. , Franchi MV. , Narici MV. , De Vito G. :Lower limb suspension induces threshold-specific alterations of motor units properties that are reversed by active recovery Journal of Sport and Health Science 13 2024 ), p. 264-276 ISSN: 2095-2546 10.1016/j.jshs.2023.06.004 Download Rahimi F. , Badamchizadeh MA. , Ghaemi S. , Del Vecchio A. :Simultaneous Estimation of Digit Tip Forces and Hand Postures in a Simulated Real-life Condition with High-density Electromyography and Deep Learning IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics 28 2024 ), p. 1-8 ISSN: 2168-2194 10.1109/JBHI.2024.3350239 Download Sampieri A. , Marcolin G. , Gennaro F. , Magistrelli E. , Del Vecchio A. , Moro T. , Paoli A. , Casolo A. :Alterations in magnitude and spatial distribution of erector spinae muscle activity in cyclists with a recent history of low back pain European Journal of Applied Physiology 2024 )ISSN: 1439-6319 10.1007/s00421-024-05628-7 Download Goodlich BI. , Pearcey GE. , Del Vecchio A. , Horan SA. , Kavanagh JJ. :Antagonism of 5-HT2 receptors attenuates self-sustained firing of human motor units The Journal of Physiology 2024 )ISSN: 0022-3751 10.1113/JP285867 Download Valli G. , Wu R. , Minnock D. , Sirago G. , Annibalini G. , Casolo A. , Del Vecchio A. , Toniolo L. , Barbieri E. , De Vito G. :Can non-invasive motor unit analysis reveal distinct neural strategies of force production in young with uncomplicated type 1 diabetes? European Journal of Applied Physiology 2024 )ISSN: 1439-6319 10.1007/s00421-024-05595-z Download Lecce E. , Conti A. , Del Vecchio A. , Felici F. , Scotto di Palumbo A. , Sacchetti M. , Bazzucchi I. :Cross-education: motor unit adaptations mediate the strength increase in non-trained muscles following 8 weeks of unilateral resistance training Frontiers in Physiology 15 2024 ), Article No.: 1512309 ISSN: 1664-042X 10.3389/fphys.2024.1512309 Download O'Keeffe R. , Shirazi SY. , Del Vecchio A. , Ibanez J. , Mrachacz-Kersting N. , Bighamian R. , Rizzo JR. , Farina D. , Atashzar SF. :Low-frequency Motor Cortex EEG Predicts Four Rates of Force Development IEEE Transactions on Haptics 2024 ), p. 1-12 ISSN: 1939-1412 10.1109/TOH.2024.3428308 Download Del Vecchio A. , Enoka RM. , Farina D. :Specificity of early motor unit adaptations with resistive exercise training The Journal of Physiology 2024 )ISSN: 0022-3751 10.1113/JP282560 Download Riera C. , Souza de Oliveira D. , Borutta M. , Regensburger M. , Zhao Y. , Brenner S. , Del Vecchio A. , Kinfe TM. :Unaltered Responses of Distal Motor Neurons to Non-Targeted Thoracic Spinal Cord Stimulation in Chronic Pain Patients Pain and Therapy 2024 )ISSN: 2193-8237 10.1007/s40122-024-00670-x Download 2023 Journal Articles Mayer K. , Del Vecchio A. , Eskofier B. , Farina D. :Unsupervised neural decoding of signals recorded by thin-film electrode arrays implanted in muscles using autoencoding with a physiologically derived optimisation criterion Biomedical Signal Processing and Control 86 2023 ), Article No.: 105178 ISSN: 1746-8094 10.1016/j.bspc.2023.105178 Download Goodlich BI. , Del Vecchio A. , Kavanagh JJ. :Motor unit tracking using blind source separation filters and waveform cross-correlations: reliability under physiological and pharmacological conditions Journal of Applied Physiology 135 2023 ), p. 362-374 ISSN: 8750-7587 10.1152/japplphysiol.00271.2023 Download Simpetru R. , März M. , Del Vecchio A. :Proportional and Simultaneous Real-Time Control of the Full Human Hand From High-Density Electromyography IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 31 2023 ), p. 3118-3131 ISSN: 1534-4320 10.1109/TNSRE.2023.3295060 Download Škarabot J. , Folland JP. , Forsyth J. , Vazoukis A. , Holobar A. , Del Vecchio A. :Motor Unit Discharge Characteristics and Conduction Velocity of the Vastii Muscles in Long-Term Resistance-Trained Men Medicine and science in sports and exercise 55 2023 ), p. 824-836 ISSN: 0195-9131 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003105 Download Del Vecchio A. , Marconi Germer C. , Kinfe TM. , Nuccio S. , Hug F. , Eskofier B. , Farina D. , Enoka RM. :The Forces Generated by Agonist Muscles during Isometric Contractions Arise from Motor Unit Synergies The Journal of Neuroscience 43 2023 ), p. 2860-2873 ISSN: 1529-2401 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1265-22.2023 Download Qassim H. , Zhao Y. , Ströbel A. , Regensburger M. , Buchfelder M. , Souza de Oliveira D. , Del Vecchio A. , Kinfe TM. :Deep Brain Stimulation for Chronic Facial Pain: An Individual Participant Data (IPD) Meta-Analysis Brain Sciences 13 2023 ), Article No.: 492 ISSN: 2076-3425 10.3390/brainsci13030492 Download Dideriksen J. , Del Vecchio A. :Adaptations in motor unit properties underlying changes in recruitment, rate coding, and maximum force Journal of Neurophysiology 129 2023 ), p. 235-246 ISSN: 0022-3077 10.1152/jn.00222.2022 Download Borzuola R. , Nuccio S. , Scalia M. , Parrella M. , Del Vecchio A. , Bazzucchi I. , Felici F. , Macaluso A. :Adjustments in the motor unit discharge behavior following neuromuscular electrical stimulation compared to voluntary contractions Frontiers in Physiology 14 2023 ), Article No.: 1212453 ISSN: 1664-042X 10.3389/fphys.2023.1212453 Download Goodlich BI. , Del Vecchio A. , Horan SA. , Kavanagh JJ. :Blockade of 5-HT2 receptors suppresses motor unit firing and estimates of persistent inward currents during voluntary muscle contraction in humans The Journal of Physiology 2023 )ISSN: 0022-3751 10.1113/JP284164 Download Alix-Fages C. , Jiménez-Martínez P. , Souza de Oliveira D. , Möck S. , Balsalobre-Fernández C. , Del Vecchio A. :Mental fatigue impairs physical performance but not the neural drive to the muscle: a preliminary analysis European Journal of Applied Physiology 2023 )ISSN: 1439-6319 10.1007/s00421-023-05189-1 Download Baker AM. , Maffitt NJ. , Del Vecchio A. , McKeating KM. , Baker MR. , Baker SN. , Soteropoulos DS. :Neural dysregulation in post-COVID fatigue Brain Communications 5 2023 ), Article No.: fcad122 ISSN: 2632-1297 10.1093/braincomms/fcad122 Download Del Vecchio A. :Neuromechanics of the Rate of Force Development Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews 51 2023 ), p. 34-42 ISSN: 0091-6331 10.1249/JES.0000000000000306 Download Casolo A. , Maeo S. , Balshaw TG. , Lanza MB. , Martin NRW. , Nuccio S. , Moro T. , Paoli A. , Felici F. , Maffulli N. , Eskofier B. , Kinfe TM. , Folland JP. , Farina D. , Del Vecchio A. :Non-invasive estimation of muscle fibre size from high-density electromyography The Journal of Physiology 2023 )ISSN: 0022-3751 10.1113/JP284170 Download Lecce E. , Nuccio S. , Del Vecchio A. , Conti A. , Nicolò A. , Sacchetti M. , Felici F. , Bazzucchi I. :Sensorimotor integration is affected by acute whole-body vibration: a coherence study Frontiers in Physiology 14 2023 ), Article No.: 1266085 ISSN: 1664-042X 10.3389/fphys.2023.1266085 Download Lecce E. , Nuccio S. , Del Vecchio A. , Conti A. , Nicolo A. , Sacchetti M. , Felici F. , Bazzucchi I. :The acute effects of whole-body vibration on motor unit recruitment and discharge properties Frontiers in Physiology 14 2023 ), Article No.: 1124242 ISSN: 1664-042X 10.3389/fphys.2023.1124242 Download Borutta M. , Köhn J. , Souza de Oliveira D. , Del Vecchio A. , Engelhorn T. , Schwab S. , Buchfelder M. , Kinfe TM. :The Impact of Burst Motor Cortex Stimulation on Cardiovascular Autonomic Modulation in Chronic Pain: A Feasibility Study for a New Approach to Objectively Monitor Therapeutic Effects Pain and Therapy 2023 )ISSN: 2193-8237 10.1007/s40122-023-00541-x Download Conference Contributions Pfenning S. , Simpetru R. , Pollak N. , Del Vecchio A. , Fey D. :EVALUATION OF GPU-CENTRIC EMBEDDED ARCHITECTURES IN THE FIELD OF NEUROMUSCULAR EMG-BASED AI 20th International Conference Applied Computing, AC 2023 and the 22nd International Conference WWW/Internet, ICWI 2023 (Funchal, Madeira Island, PRT 21. October 2023 - 23. October 2023 )In: International Conferences on Applied Computing 2023, AC 2023 and WWW/Internet 2023, ICWI 2023 2023 Download 2022 Journal Articles Del Vecchio A. , Jones RH. , Schofield IS. , Kinfe TM. , Ibáñez J. , Farina D. , Baker SN. :Interfacing Motor Units in Nonhuman Primates Identifies a Principal Neural Component for Force Control Constrained by the Size Principle The Journal of Neuroscience 42 2022 ), p. 7386-7399 ISSN: 1529-2401 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0649-22.2022 Download Škarabot J. , Folland JP. , Holobar A. , Baker SN. , Del Vecchio A. :Startling stimuli increase maximal motor unit discharge rate and rate of force development in humans Journal of Neurophysiology 128 2022 ), p. 455-469 ISSN: 0022-3077 10.1152/jn.00115.2022 Download Souza de Oliveira D. , Casolo A. , Balshaw TG. , Maeo S. , Lanza MB. , Martin NRW. , Maffulli N. , Kinfe TM. , Eskofier B. , Folland JP. , Farina D. , Del Vecchio A. :Neural decoding from surface high-density EMG signals: influence of anatomy and synchronization on the number of identified motor units Journal of Neural Engineering 19 2022 )ISSN: 1741-2560 10.1088/1741-2552/ac823d Download Kinfe TM. , Del Vecchio A. , Nüssel M. , Zhao Y. , Stadlbauer A. , Buchfelder M. :Deep brain stimulation and stereotactic-assisted brain graft injection targeting fronto-striatal circuits for Huntington's disease: an update Expert review of neurotherapeutics 2022 )ISSN: 1473-7175 10.1080/14737175.2022.2091988 Download Bräcklein M. , Barsakcioglu DY. , Del Vecchio A. , Ibáñez J. , Farina D. :Reading and Modulating Cortical β Bursts from Motor Unit Spiking Activity The Journal of Neuroscience 42 2022 ), p. 3611-3621 ISSN: 1529-2401 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1885-21.2022 Download Nüssel M. , Zhao Y. , Knorr C. , Regensburger M. , Stadlbauer A. , Buchfelder M. , Del Vecchio A. , Kinfe TM. :Deep Brain Stimulation, Stereotactic Radiosurgery and High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Targeting the Limbic Pain Matrix: A Comprehensive Review Pain and Therapy 2022 )ISSN: 2193-8237 10.1007/s40122-022-00381-1 Download Ritzmann R. , Del Vecchio A. , Baudry S. , Place N. , Gollhofer A. , Narici M. , Centner C. :Editorial: Neuromechanics in Movement and Disease With Physiological and Pathophysiological Implications: From Fundamental Experiments to Bio-Inspired Technologies Frontiers in Physiology 13 2022 ), Article No.: 895968 ISSN: 1664-042X 10.3389/fphys.2022.895968 Download Alix-Fages C. , Del Vecchio A. , Baz-Valle E. , Santos-Concejero J. , Balsalobre-Fernandez C. :The role of the neural stimulus in regulating skeletal muscle hypertrophy European Journal of Applied Physiology 2022 )ISSN: 1439-6319 10.1007/s00421-022-04906-6 Download Ubeda A. , Costa-Garcia A. , Torricelli D. , Vujaklija I. , Del Vecchio A. :Editorial: Neuromechanical Biomarkers in Robot-Assisted Motor Rehabilitation Frontiers in Neurorobotics 15 2022 ), Article No.: 831113 ISSN: 1662-5218 10.3389/fnbot.2021.831113 Download Hug F. , Avrillon S. , Sarcher A. , Del Vecchio A. , Farina D. :Correlation networks of spinal motor neurons that innervate lower limb muscles during a multi-joint isometric task The Journal of Physiology 2022 )ISSN: 0022-3751 10.1113/JP283040 Download Del Vecchio A. , Casolo A. , Dideriksen JL. , Aagaard P. , Felici F. , Falla D. , Farina D. :Lack of increased rate of force development after strength training is explained by specific neural, not muscular, motor unit adaptations Journal of Applied Physiology 132 2022 ), p. 84-94 ISSN: 8750-7587 10.1152/japplphysiol.00218.2021 Download Ibanez J. , Zicher B. , Brown KE. , Rocchi L. , Casolo A. , Del Vecchio A. , Spampinato D. , Vollette CA. , Rothwell JC. , Baker SN. , Farina D. :Standard intensities of transcranial alternating current stimulation over the motor cortex do not entrain corticospinal inputs to motor neurons The Journal of Physiology 2022 )ISSN: 0022-3751 10.1113/JP282983 Download Conference Contributions Walter J. , Roßmanith P. , Souza de Oliveira D. , Reitelshofer S. , Del Vecchio A. , Franke J. :Proportional Control of a Soft Cable-Driven Exoskeleton via a Myoelectrical Interface Enables Force-Controlled Finger Motions IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob) (Seoul 21. August 2022 - 24. August 2022 )In: International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob) , Seoul 2022 10.1109/BioRob52689.2022.9925334 Download Simpetru R. , Oßwald M. , Braun D. , Souza de Oliveira D. , Cakici A. , Del Vecchio A. :Accurate Continuous Prediction of 14 Degrees of Freedom of the Hand from Myoelectrical Signals through Convolutive Deep Learning 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2022 (Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, UK 11. July 2022 - 15. July 2023 )10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9870937 Download Cakici A. , Oßwald M. , Souza de Oliveira D. , Braun D. , Simpetru R. , Kinfe TM. , Eskofier B. , Del Vecchio A. :A Generalized Framework for the Study of Spinal Motor Neurons Controlling the Human Hand During Dynamic Movements 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2022 (Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow 11. July 2022 - 15. July 2022 )10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9870914 Download Simpetru RC. , Oßwald M. , Braun D. , Souza de Oliveira D. , Cakici AL. , Del Vecchio A. :Accurate Continuous Prediction of 14 Degrees of Freedom of the Hand from Myoelectrical Signals through Convolutive Deep Learning 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2022 (Glasgow, GBR 11. July 2022 - 15. July 2022 )In: Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2022 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9870937 Download Cakici AL. , Oßwald M. , Souza de Oliveira D. , Braun D. , Simpetru RC. , Kinfe TM. , Eskofier B. , Del Vecchio A. :A Generalized Framework for the Study of Spinal Motor Neurons Controlling the Human Hand During Dynamic Movements 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2022 (Glasgow, GBR 11. July 2022 - 15. July 2022 )In: Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2022 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9870914 Download 2021 Journal Articles Ting JE. , Del Vecchio A. , Sarma D. , Verma N. , Colachis SC. , Annetta N. , Collinger JL. , Farina D. , Weber DJ. :Sensing and decoding the neural drive to paralyzed muscles during attempted movements of a person with tetraplegia using a sleeve array Journal of Neurophysiology 126 2021 ), p. 2104-2118 ISSN: 0022-3077 10.1152/jn.00220.2021 Download Casolo A. , Del Vecchio A. , Balshaw TG. , Maeo S. , Lanza MB. , Felici F. , Folland JP. , Farina D. :Behavior of motor units during submaximal isometric contractions in chronically strength-trained individuals Journal of Applied Physiology 131 2021 ), p. 1584-1598 ISSN: 8750-7587 10.1152/japplphysiol.00192.2021 Download Schrader B. , Schrader J. , Vaske B. , Elsaesser A. , Haller H. , Del Vecchio A. , Koziolek M. , Gehlenborg E. , Lueders S. :Football beats hypertension: results of the 3F (Fit&Fun with Football) study Journal of Hypertension 39 2021 ), p. 2290-2296 ISSN: 0263-6352 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002935 Download Del Vecchio A. , Beckerle P. , Castellini C. :Peripheral Neuroergonomics – An Elegant Way to Improve Human-Robot Interaction? Frontiers in Neurorobotics 15 2021 ), Article No.: 691508 ISSN: 1662-5218 10.3389/fnbot.2021.691508 Download Germer CM. , Farina D. , Elias LA. , Nuccio S. , Hug F. , Del Vecchio A. :Surface EMG cross talk quantified at the motor unit population level for muscles of the hand, thigh, and calf Journal of Applied Physiology 131 2021 ), p. 808-820 ISSN: 8750-7587 10.1152/japplphysiol.01041.2020 Download Hug F. , Avrillon S. , Del Vecchio A. , Casolo A. , Ibanez J. , Nuccio S. , Rossato J. , Holobar A. , Farina D. :Analysis of motor unit spike trains estimated from high-density surface electromyography is highly reliable across operators Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 58 2021 ), Article No.: 102548 ISSN: 1050-6411 10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102548 Download Ibanez J. , Del Vecchio A. , Rothwell JC. , Baker SN. , Farina D. :Only the fastest corticospinal fibers contribute to beta corticomuscular coherence Journal of Neuroscience 2021 ), p. JN-RM-2908-20 ISSN: 0270-6474 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2908-20.2021 Download Hug F. , Del Vecchio A. , Avrillon S. , Farina D. , Tucker K. :Muscles from the same muscle group do not necessarily share common drive: evidence from the human triceps surae Journal of Applied Physiology 130 2021 ), p. 342-354 ISSN: 8750-7587 10.1152/JAPPLPHYSIOL.00635.2020 Download Nuccio S. , Del Vecchio A. , Casolo A. , Labanca L. , Rocchi JE. , Felici F. , Macaluso A. , Mariani PP. , Falla D. , Farina D. , Sbriccoli P. :Deficit in knee extension strength following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is explained by a reduced neural drive to the vasti muscles The Journal of Physiology 2021 )ISSN: 0022-3751 10.1113/JP282014 Download Avrillon S. , Del Vecchio A. , Farina D. , Pons JL. , Vogel C. , Umehara J. , Hug F. :Individual differences in the neural strategies to control the lateral and medial head of the quadriceps during a mechanically constrained task Journal of Applied Physiology 130 2021 ), p. 269-281 ISSN: 8750-7587 10.1152/japplphysiol.00653.2020 Download Conference Contributions 2020 Journal Articles Skarabot J. , Brownstein CG. , Casolo A. , Del Vecchio A. , Ansdell P. :The knowns and unknowns of neural adaptations to resistance training European Journal of Applied Physiology 2020 )ISSN: 1439-6319 10.1007/s00421-020-04567-3 Download Del Vecchio A. , Sylos-Labini F. , Mondi V. , Paolillo P. , Ivanenko Y. , Lacquaniti F. , Farina D. :Spinal motoneurons of the human newborn are highly synchronized during leg movements Science Advances 6 2020 ), p. eabc3916 ISSN: 2375-2548 10.1126/sciadv.abc3916 Download Felici F. , Del Vecchio A. :Surface Electromyography: What Limits Its Use in Exercise and Sport Physiology? 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