Mitsuhiro Nito
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| Affiliation | Occupational Therapy |
| Position | Associate Professor |
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| Degree | PhD |
| E-mail address | mnito@ (Add "yachts.ac.jp" to end) |
| Researchmap(External Link) | https://researchmap.jp/nito |
| KAKEN(competitive funds, External Link) | https://nrid.nii.ac.jp/ja/nrid/1000070732692/ |
| Personal website(External Link) | |
| Research Areas | Rehabilitation, Neurophysiology, Motor control |
| Research History | [Research History] Apr, 2023 - Present: Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Occupational Therapy, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata, Japan Oct, 2022 - Mar, 2023: Research Scholar, Arms + Hands Lab, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USA Oct, 2022 - Mar, 2023: Research Scholar, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2023: Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Structural Science, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan [Education] Apr, 2012 - Mar, 2015: Graduate School of Medical Science, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan, PhD Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2012: Graduate School of Health Sciences, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata, Japan, MS Apr, 2006 - Mar, 2010: Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata, Japan, BS |
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| Achievements | [Selected publications] 1. Mitsuhiro Nito, Takuya Yoshimoto, Wataru Hashizume, Tomomi Sato, Kazuto Shimada, Masaomi Shindo, Akira Naito. Monosynaptic facilitation of flexor digitorum superficialis motoneurons mediated by Group Ia afferents from the extensor carpi radialis in humans. European Journal of Neuroscience, 56(6) 4901-4913, Sep, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.15784 2. Mitsuhiro Nito, Takuya Yoshimoto, Wataru Hashizume, Masaomi Shindo, Akira Naito. Monosynaptic facilitation of motoneurons innervating intrinsic hand muscles mediated by group Ia afferents from the extensor carpi radialis in humans. Physiological Reports, 10(16) e15431, Aug, 2022. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15431 3. Mitsuhiro Nito, Takuya Yoshimoto, Wataru Hashizume, Masaomi Shindo, Akira Naito. Vibration decreases the responsiveness of Ia afferents and spinal motoneurons in humans. Journal of Neurophysiology, 126(4) 1137-1147, Sep 30, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00168.2021 4. Mitsuhiro Nito, Natsuki Katagiri, Kaito Yoshida, Tadaki Koseki, Daisuke Kudo, Shigehiro Nanba, Shigeo Tanabe, Tomofumi Yamaguchi. Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation of Wrist Extensors Enhances Cortical Excitability and Motor Performance in Healthy Individuals. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 15 632716, Feb, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.632716 5. Mitsuhiro Nito, Wataru Hashizume, Manabu Jimenji, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Toshiaki Sato, Hiromi Fujii, Takuji Miyasaka, Masaomi Shindo, Akira Naito. Oligosynaptic inhibition mediated by group Ia afferents from flexor digitorum superficialis to wrist flexors in humans. Experimental brain research, 236(7) 1849-1860, Jul, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-018-5268-5 6. Mitsuhiro Nito, Wataru Hashizume, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Toshiaki Sato, Hiromi Fujii, Takuji Miyasaka, Masaomi Shindo, Akira Naito. Inhibition of Group Ia Afferents Between Brachioradialis and Flexor Carpi Radialis in Humans: A Study Using an Electromyogram-Averaging Method. Journal of clinical neurophysiology: official publication of the American Electroencephalographic Society, 35(2) 138-143, Mar, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNP.0000000000000444 7. Mitsuhiro Nito, Wataru Hashizume, Takuji Miyasaka, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Toshiaki Sato, Hiromi Fujii, Masaomi Shindo, Akira Naito. Facilitation from flexor digitorum superficialis to extensor carpi radialis in humans. Experimental brain research, 234(8) 2235-44, Aug, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-016-4629-1 |