| Dynamic exercise improves cognitive function in association with increased prefrontal oxygenation K Endo, K Matsukawa, N Liang, C Nakatsuka, H Tsuchimochi, H Okamura, ... The Journal of Physiological Sciences 63, 287-298, 2013 | 149 | 2013 |
| Increased corticospinal excitability during direct observation of self-movement and indirect observation with a mirror box K Funase, T Tabira, T Higashi, N Liang, T Kasai Neuroscience letters 419 (2), 108-112, 2007 | 138 | 2007 |
| Further evidence for excitability changes in human primary motor cortex during ipsilateral voluntary contractions N Liang, T Murakami, K Funase, T Narita, T Kasai Neuroscience letters 433 (2), 135-140, 2008 | 48 | 2008 |
| Central command contributes to increased blood flow in the noncontracting muscle at the start of one-legged dynamic exercise in humans K Ishii, N Liang, A Oue, A Hirasawa, K Sato, T Sadamoto, K Matsukawa Journal of Applied Physiology 112 (12), 1961-1974, 2012 | 41 | 2012 |
| Excitability changes in human hand motor area induced by voluntary teeth clenching are dependent on muscle properties M Takahashi, Z Ni, T Yamashita, N Liang, K Sugawara, S Yahagi, T Kasai Experimental brain research 171, 272-277, 2006 | 32 | 2006 |
| Effects of motor imagery are dependent on motor strategies N Liang, Z Ni, M Takahashi, T Murakami, S Yahagi, K Funase, T Kato, ... Neuroreport 18 (12), 1241-1245, 2007 | 28 | 2007 |
| Coactivation of renal sympathetic neurons and somatic motor neurons by chemical stimulation of the midbrain ventral tegmental area T Nakamoto, K Matsukawa, N Liang, R Wakasugi, LB Wilson, J Horiuchi Journal of Applied Physiology 110 (5), 1342-1353, 2011 | 26 | 2011 |
| Central command does not decrease cardiac parasympathetic efferent nerve activity during spontaneous fictive motor activity in decerebrate cats A Kadowaki, K Matsukawa, R Wakasugi, T Nakamoto, N Liang American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 300 (4 …, 2011 | 26 | 2011 |
| Temporal modulations of agonist and antagonist muscle activities accompanying improved performance of ballistic movements N Liang, T Yamashita, Z Ni, M Takahashi, T Murakami, S Yahagi, T Kasai Human Movement Science 27 (1), 12-28, 2008 | 26 | 2008 |
| Feedforward‐and motor effort‐dependent increase in prefrontal oxygenation during voluntary one‐armed cranking K Ishii, N Liang, R Asahara, M Takahashi, K Matsukawa The Journal of Physiology 596 (21), 5099-5118, 2018 | 25 | 2018 |
| Evidence for centrally induced cholinergic vasodilatation in skeletal muscle during voluntary one‐legged cycling and motor imagery in humans K Ishii, K Matsukawa, N Liang, K Endo, M Idesako, H Hamada, K Ueno, ... Physiological reports 1 (4), 2013 | 25 | 2013 |
| Unilateral imagined movement increases interhemispheric inhibition from the contralateral to ipsilateral motor cortex N Liang, K Funase, M Takahashi, K Matsukawa, T Kasai Experimental brain research 232, 1823-1832, 2014 | 24 | 2014 |
| Increased oxygenation of the cerebral prefrontal cortex prior to the onset of voluntary exercise in humans K Matsukawa, K Ishii, N Liang, K Endo, R Ohtani, T Nakamoto, ... Journal of Applied Physiology 119 (5), 452-462, 2015 | 23 | 2015 |
| Differential effect of central command on aortic and carotid sinus baroreceptor-heart rate reflexes at the onset of spontaneous, fictive motor activity K Matsukawa, K Ishii, A Kadowaki, N Liang, T Ishida American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 303 (4 …, 2012 | 22 | 2012 |
| The prefrontal oxygenation and ventilatory responses at start of one-legged cycling exercise have relation to central command R Asahara, K Matsukawa, K Ishii, N Liang, K Endo Journal of Applied Physiology 121 (5), 1115-1126, 2016 | 20 | 2016 |
| Exaggerated sympathetic and cardiovascular responses to stimulation of the mesencephalic locomotor region in spontaneously hypertensive rats N Liang, JH Mitchell, SA Smith, M Mizuno American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 310 (1 …, 2016 | 20 | 2016 |
| Differential contribution of central command to the cardiovascular responses during static exercise of ankle dorsal and plantar flexion in humans N Liang, T Nakamoto, S Mochizuki, K Matsukawa Journal of Applied Physiology 110 (3), 670-680, 2011 | 20 | 2011 |
| Central command generated prior to arbitrary motor execution induces muscle vasodilatation at the beginning of dynamic exercise K Ishii, K Matsukawa, N Liang, K Endo, M Idesako, R Asahara, ... Journal of Applied Physiology 120 (12), 1424-1433, 2016 | 18 | 2016 |
| Electrical stimulation of the mesencephalic ventral tegmental area evokes skeletal muscle vasodilatation in the cat and rat K Matsukawa, T Nakamoto, N Liang The Journal of Physiological Sciences 61, 293-301, 2011 | 18 | 2011 |
| Motor strategies and excitability changes of human hand motor area are dependent on different voluntary drives Z Ni, N Liang, M Takahashi, T Yamashita, S Yahagi, Y Tanaka, T Tsuji, ... European Journal of Neuroscience 23 (12), 3399-3406, 2006 | 18 | 2006 |
