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Neural control of balance in increasingly difficult standing tasks
Nandi, Tulika
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PROPOSITIONS
Belonging to the thesis
Neural control of balance in
increasingly difficult standing tasks
By Tulika Nandi
1. In young adults there is a correlated increase in postural sway velocity and corticospi-nal inputs to leg muscles, when task difficulty increases (this thesis).
2. In standing, both intracortical (GABAa) inhibition and facilitation decrease when task difficulty increases (this thesis).
3. Intracortical inhibition and facilitation do not directly contribute to sway control, and likely reflect other postural goals (this thesis).
4. Inter-individual differences in intrinsic cortical excitability are correlated with the cortical response to increasing task difficulty in standing (this thesis).
5. Self-reported balance confidence is correlated with the cortical response to increas-ing task difficulty in standincreas-ing (this thesis).
6. In standing, cortical inputs to multiple muscles favor reciprocal control which is more versatile than stiffness control (this thesis).
7. A comprehensive understanding of human behavior and physiology can be achieved only by embracing both - the generalizable principles and the individual idiosyncra-sies.
8. Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance - Rabindranath Tagore (Indian).
9. The world is big, and I want to take a good look at it before the sun goes down - John Muir (American).
10. (Het) lijkt of het regent als altijd, maar het regent en het regent zonnestralen. (It’s as if it’s raining like always, but it’s raining and it’s raining sunbeams). – Acda and De Munnik
