Recent publications

G. Todd, S.C. Flavel, & M.C. Ridding. Low intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation decreases motor cortical excitability in humans. J App Physiol. 2006 101(2):500-505.
M.N. McDonnell and M.C. Ridding. Transient motor evoked potential suppression following a complex sensorimotor task. Clin Neurophysiol 2006 117(6):1266-1272. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2006.02.008
M.N. McDonnell, S.L. Hillier, M.C. Ridding & T.S. Miles. Impairments in precision grip correlate with functional measures in adult hemiplegia. Clin Neurophysiol 2006 117(7):1474-1480. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2006.02.027
M.C. Ridding & S.C. Flavel. Induction of plasticity in dominant and non-dominant motor cortices of humans. Exp Brain Res 2006 171, 551-557. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-005-0309-2
M.N. McDonnell and M.C. Ridding. Afferent stimulation facilitates learning of a novel motor task. Exp Brain Res 2006 170(1), 109-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-005-0192-x
T.S. Miles, M.C. Ridding, D.R. McKay, P.D. Thompson. Motor cortex excitability after thalamic infarction. J Clin Neuro 2005, 12(4), 469-472. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2005.01.002
M.C. Ridding, S.L. Pearce, S.C. Flavel. Modulation of intracortical excitability in human hand motor areas. The effect of cutaneous stimulation and its topographical arrangement. Exp Brain Res 2005 163, 335-343. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-004-2176-7
M.N. McDonnell, M.C. Ridding, T.S. Miles & S.C. Flavel. Effect of human grip strategy on force control in precision tasks. Exp Brain Res 2005, 161(3), 368-373.
R.L. Young, M.C. Ridding, T. Morrell. Switching skills on by turning off part of the brain. Neurocase 2004, 10(3), 215-222.
H.S. Pyndt and M.C. Ridding. Modification of the human motor cortex by associative stimulation. Exp Brain Res 2004 159, 123-128.
M.N. McDonnell, M.C. Ridding & T.S. Miles. Do alternate methods of analysing motor evoked potentials give comparable results? J Neurosci Methods 2004, 136(1), 63-69.
J. Uy, M.C. Ridding, S. Hillier, P.D. Thompson, T.S. Miles. Does induction of plastic change in motor cortex of chronic stroke patients improve function? Neurology 2003, 61, 982–984.
J. Uy and M.C. Ridding. Increased cortical excitability induced by transcranial DC and peripheral nerve stimulation. J Neurosci Methods 2003, 127(2), 193-197.
J.B. Pitcher, M.C. Ridding, T.S. Miles. Frequency-dependent, bi-directional plasticity in the adult human motor cortex. Clin Neurophysiol. 2003, 114(7), 1265-1271.
M.C. Ridding, J.Uy. Changes in motor cortical excitability induced by paired associative stimulation. Clin Neurophysiol. 2003, 114, 1437-1444.
C. S. Charlton, M.C. Ridding, P.D. Thompson, T.S. Miles. Prolonged peripheral nerve stimulation induces persistent changes in excitability of human motor cortex. Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2003, 208, 79-85.
D.R. McKay, M.C. Ridding, and T.S. Miles. Magnetic stimulation of motor and somatosensory cortices suppresses perception of ulnar nerve stimuli. International Journal of Psychophysiology 2003, 48(1), 25-33.
P.Svensson, T.S. Miles, D.R. McKay, M.C. Ridding. Suppression of motor evoked potentials in hand muscles by a prolonged painful stimulus. European Journal of Pain 2003, 7(1), 55-62.
D.R. McKay, R. Brooker, P. Giacomin, M.C. Ridding, Timothy Miles. Time Course in the Induction of Increased Human Motor Cortical Excitability Induced by Peripheral Nerve Stimulation. Neuroreport 2002, 13, 1271-1273.
Uy, J., Ridding, M.C. & Miles, T.S. Stability of maps of human motor cortex made with transcranial magnetic stimulation. Brain Topography 2002, 14: 293-297.
J.P. Lazarski, M.C. Ridding, T.S. Miles. Motor cortex excitability and dexterity. Neurosci Lett. 2002 321, 69-72.
D.R. McKay, M.C. Ridding, P.D. Thompson, T.S. Miles. Induction of persistent changes in the organisation of the human motor cortex. Exp Brain Res 2002 143, 342-349.
M.C.Ridding, J.L. Taylor. Mechanisms of MEP facilitation following prolonged peripheral/central stimulation. J. Physiol. 2001 537.2, 623-631.
M.C. Ridding, D.R. McKay, P.D. Thompson, T.S. Miles. Changes in corticomotor representations induced by prolonged peripheral nerve stimulation. Clin Neurophysiol. 2001 112, 1461-1469.
M.C. Ridding, B. Brouwer and M.A. Nordstrom. Reduced interhemispheric inhibition in musicians. Exp Brain Res 2000 133, 249-253.
M.C. Ridding, B. Brouwer, T.S. Miles, J.B. Pitcher and P.D. Thompson. Changes in muscle responses to stimulation of the motor cortex induced by peripheral nerve stimulation in human subjects. Exp Brain Res 2000 131(1), 135-143.