OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Neural Plasticity is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Research on the Effect of MT+FES Training on Sensorimotor Cortex	132
Hyperoside Attenuate Inflammation in HT22 Cells via Upregulating SIRT1 to Activities Wnt/β-Catenin and Sonic Hedgehog Pathways	51
P2Y2 Receptor Mediated Neuronal Regeneration and Angiogenesis to Affect Functional Recovery in Rats with Spinal Cord Injury	46
Acupuncture Alters Brain’s Dynamic Functional Network Connectivity in Stroke Patients with Motor Dysfunction: A Randomised Controlled Neuroimaging Trial	45
Brain Network Changes in Lumbar Disc Herniation Induced Chronic Nerve Roots Compression Syndromes	43
Microglia: A Potential Drug Target for Traumatic Axonal Injury	42
Deficiency of MicroRNA-23-27-24 Clusters Exhibits the Impairment of Myelination in the Central Nervous System	35
Increased Homotopic Connectivity in the Prefrontal Cortex Modulated by Olanzapine Predicts Therapeutic Efficacy in Patients with Schizophrenia	33
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) over the Left Dorsal Lateral Prefrontal Cortex in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)	31
From Molecule to Patient Rehabilitation: The Impact of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Magnetic Stimulation on Stroke—A Narrative Review	28
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Temporal Interference (TI) Stimulation Boosts Functional Connectivity in Human Motor Cortex: A Comparison Study with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)	26
The Application of tDCS to Treat Pain and Psychocognitive Symptoms in Cancer Patients: A Scoping Review	26
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The Interaction Effects of Suicidal Ideation and Childhood Abuse on Brain Structure and Function in Major Depressive Disorder Patients	26
Acupuncture for Parkinson’s Disease: Efficacy Evaluation and Mechanisms in the Dopaminergic Neural Circuit	25
Distinctive Alterations of Functional Connectivity Strength between Vascular and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment	25
Peripheral Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation(rTMS) for Idiopathic Facial Nerve Palsy: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial	25
The Effectiveness of High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Patients with Neuropathic Orofacial Pain: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials	25
Progression in Time of Dentate Gyrus Granule Cell Layer Widening due to Excitotoxicity Occurs along In Vivo LTP Reinstatement and Contextual Fear Memory Recovery	25
Temporal–Spatial Acupuncture Effects on Poststroke Sensorimotor Cortex via Yanglingquan (GB34)	24
Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Balance Function in Stroke Patients: An Overview of Systematic Review	22
Differential Proteomic Analysis of the Hippocampus in Rats with Neuropathic Pain to Investigate the Use of Electroacupuncture in Relieving Mechanical Allodynia and Cognitive Decline	21
Effect of Propionic Acid on Diabetes-Induced Impairment of Unfolded Protein Response Signaling and Astrocyte/Microglia Crosstalk in Rat Ventromedial Nucleus of the Hypothalamus	20
Retracted: Sports Augmented Cognitive Benefits: An fMRI Study of Executive Function with Go/NoGo Task	20

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	19
Dexmedetomidine Mitigates Microglial Activation Associated with Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction by Modulating the MicroRNA-103a-3p/VAMP1 Axis	19
Alterations in Human Hippocampus Subregions across the Lifespan: Reflections on White Matter Structure and Functional Connectivity	18
Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease: An Overview of Human and Animal Studies with Implications for Therapeutic Perspectives Aimed at Memory Recovery	18
Effectiveness of Contralaterally Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation versus Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Upper Limb Motor Functional Recovery in Subacute Stroke Patients: A Randomi	18
Altered Functional Connectivity Strength at Rest in Medication-Free Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	18
Growth Hormone (GH) Enhances Endogenous Mechanisms of Neuroprotection and Neuroplasticity after Oxygen and Glucose Deprivation Injury (OGD) and Reoxygenation (OGD/R) in Chicken Hippocampal Cell Cultur	17
Retracted: Molecular Basis of GABA Hypofunction in Adolescent Schizophrenia-Like Animals	17
Application of Logistic Regression and Decision Tree Models in the Prediction of Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Stroke	17
Altered Functional Connectivity in Children with ADHD Revealed by Scalp EEG: An ERP Study	16
Therapeutic Role of Additional Mirror Therapy on the Recovery of Upper Extremity Motor Function after Stroke: A Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial	16
Performance Comparison of Different Neuroimaging Methods for Predicting Upper Limb Motor Outcomes in Patients after Stroke	16
The Effects of the Biceps Brachii and Brachioradialis on Elbow Flexor Muscle Strength and Spasticity in Stroke Patients	15
Frequency-Specific Changes of Amplitude of Low-Frequency Fluctuations in Patients with Acute Basal Ganglia Ischemic Stroke	15
Preferential Involvement of BRCA1/BARD1, Not Tip60/Fe65, in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair in Presenilin-1 P117L Alzheimer Models	15
Neural Correlates of Motor Recovery after Robot-Assisted Training in Chronic Stroke: A Multimodal Neuroimaging Study	14
Low Back Pain Assessment Based on Alpha Oscillation Changes in Spontaneous Electroencephalogram (EEG)	14
Corrigendum to “Neuroprotective Effects of the Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Pathway in Ischemic Injury through Promotion of Synaptic and Neuronal Health”	14
Increased Global-Brain Functional Connectivity Is Associated with Dyslipidemia and Cognitive Impairment in First-Episode, Drug-Naive Patients with Bipolar Disorder	14
Modulation of Working Memory and Resting-State fMRI by tDCS of the Right Frontoparietal Network	14
Plasticity of the Central Nervous System Involving Peripheral Nerve Transfer	14
Influence of High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Neurobehavioral and Electrophysiology in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness	14
White Matter Microstructural Alterations over the Year after Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Baseline Impaired Cognitive Functions	13
Effect of TGF-β1-Mediated Exercise Analgesia in Spared Nerve Injury Mice	13
Restoration of Deafferentation Reduces Tinnitus, Anxiety, and Depression: A Retrospective Study on Cochlear Implant Patients	13
Premotor and Posterior Parietal Cortex Activity is Increased for Slow, as well as Fast Walking Poststroke: An fNIRS Study	13
Proprioceptive Training with Visual Feedback Improves Upper Limb Function in Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study	13
Decreased Nucleus Accumbens Connectivity at Rest in Medication-Free Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	13
Therapeutic Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided High-Voltage Long-Duration Pulsed Radiofrequency for Pudendal Neuralgia	12
Impaired Cognitive Empathy in Outpatients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study	12
Functional Restoration following Global Cerebral Ischemia in Juvenile Mice following Inhibition of Transient Receptor Potential M2 (TRPM2) Ion Channels	12
Dose-Dependent Pattern of Cochlear Synaptic Degeneration in C57BL/6J Mice Induced by Repeated Noise Exposure	12
The Effect of Mental Fatigue and Gender on Working Memory Performance during Repeated Practice by Young and Older Adults	12
Structural and Functional Deficits in Patients with Poststroke Dementia: A Multimodal MRI Study	12
An Early Rehabilitation Favors the Prognosis of Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage With Acute Disorders of Consciousness: A Retrospective Cohort Study With Propensity Score Matching	12
Changes in Gait Characteristics of Stroke Patients with Foot Drop after the Combination Treatment of Foot Drop Stimulator and Moving Treadmill Training	11
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Affects Pinch Strength and Hand Dexterity in Elderly Patients	11
Study on the Regulation Effect of Optogenetic Technology on LFP of the Basal Ganglia Nucleus in Rotenone-Treated Rats	11
Effects of Meaningful Action Observation Therapy on Occupational Performance, Upper Limb Function, and Corticospinal Excitability Poststroke: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial	11
Electroacupuncture Therapy Effectively Protects the Rat Brain after Intracerebral Hemorrhage	11
Rapamycin Attenuates Anxiety and Depressive Behavior Induced by Helicobacter pylori in Association with Reduced Circulating Levels of Ghrelin	11
Altered Effective Connectivity of the Primary Motor Cortex in Transient Ischemic Attack	11
Hearing Loss: Reestablish the Neural Plasticity in Regenerated Spiral Ganglion Neurons and Sensory Hair Cells 2020	11
A New Classification System for Postinterventional Cerebral Hyperdensity: The Influence on Hemorrhagic Transformation and Clinical Prognosis in Acute Stroke	11
Effect of Acupuncture on Neuroplasticity of Stroke Patients with Motor Dysfunction: A Meta-Analysis of fMRI Studies	11
Intrahemispheric EEG: A New Perspective for Quantitative EEG Assessment in Poststroke Individuals	11
The White Matter Functional Abnormalities in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack: A Reinforcement Learning Approach	11
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Updates on Molecular Targets and Potential Interventions	10
Contribution of Neuronal and Glial Two-Pore-Domain Potassium Channels in Health and Neurological Disorders	10
Self-Directed Neurofeedback Treatment for Subjective Tinnitus Patients Evaluated by Multimodal Functional Imaging	10

Overexpression of SFPQ Improves Cognition and Memory in AD Mice	10
Modulation of Interhemispheric Synchronization and Cortical Activity in Healthy Subjects by High-Definition Theta-Burst Electrical Stimulation	10
Global Research on Neuropathic Pain Rehabilitation over the Last 20 Years	10
Protective Effects of Vitamin C against Neomycin-Induced Apoptosis in HEI-OC1 Auditory Cell	10
Resting-State fMRI Whole Brain Network Function Plasticity Analysis in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	10
p38 MAPK Endogenous Inhibition Improves Neurological Deficits in Global Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Mice	10
Fucoxanthin Inhibits the NMDA and AMPA Receptors Through Regulating the Calcium Response on Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons of the Trigeminal Subnucleus Caudalis in Juvenile Mice	9
Low-Frequency rTMS over Contralesional M1 Increases Ipsilesional Cortical Excitability and Motor Function with Decreased Interhemispheric Asymmetry in Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Study	9
The Effect of Swallowing Action Observation Therapy on Resting fMRI in Stroke Patients with Dysphagia	9
Corrigendum to “Effects of Motor Training on Accuracy and Precision of Jaw and Finger Movements”	9
Unveiling Cognitive Interference: fNIRS Insights Into Poststroke Aphasia During Stroop Tasks	9
Longitudinal Changes of Sensorimotor Resting-State Functional Connectivity Differentiate between Patients with Thalamic Infarction and Pontine Infarction	9
Assessment of Cortical Plasticity in Schizophrenia by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation	9
Key Signaling Pathways Regulate the Development and Survival of Auditory Hair Cells	9
Low Intensity Noise Exposure Enhanced Auditory Loudness and Temporal Processing by Increasing Excitability of DCN	9
Current Understanding of the Neural Circuitry in the Comorbidity of Chronic Pain and Anxiety	9
The Influence of Action Video Gaming Experience on the Perception of Emotional Faces and Emotional Word Meaning	9
The Role of the P1 Latency in Auditory and Speech Performance Evaluation in Cochlear Implanted Children	9
Three Mediating Pathways of Anxiety and Security in the Relationship between Coping Style and Disordered Eating Behaviors among Chinese Female College Students	9
Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation on Dysphagia after Stroke	9
Contralesional Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Does Not Enhance Upper Limb Function in Subacute Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial	9
Role of NADPH Oxidase-Induced Hypoxia-Induced Factor-1α Increase in Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption after 2-Hour Focal Ischemic Stroke in Rat	9
Suppression of CHOP Reduces Neuronal Apoptosis and Rescues Cognitive Impairment Induced by Intermittent Hypoxia by Inhibiting Bax and Bak Activation	8
Analysis of Muscular Electrical Activity and Blood Perfusion of Upper Extremity in Patients with Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Pilot Study	8
Investigation of Neuron Latency Modulated by Bilateral Inferior Collicular Interactions Using Whole-Cell Patch Clamp Recording in Brain Slices	8
Structural Covariance of the Ipsilesional Primary Motor Cortex in Subcortical Stroke Patients with Motor Deficits	8
Inhibitory Control Deficits in Children with Tic Disorders Revealed by Object-Hit-and-Avoid Task	8
The Protective Role of E-64d in Hippocampal Excitotoxic Neuronal Injury Induced by Glutamate in HT22 Hippocampal Neuronal Cells	8
Associated Mirror Therapy Enhances Motor Recovery of the Upper Extremity and Daily Function after Stroke: A Randomized Control Study	8
Experimental Imaging Study of Encephalomalacia Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) Hyperintense Lesions in Posttraumatic Epilepsy	8
Astrocytes in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Involve Chronic Stress-Induced Anxiety and Bone Loss in Mice	8
Sports Augmented Cognitive Benefits: An fMRI Study of Executive Function with Go/NoGo Task	8
Electroacupuncture Promotes the Survival of the Grafted Human MGE Neural Progenitors in Rats with Cerebral Ischemia by Promoting Angiogenesis and Inhibiting Inflammation	8
Altered Brain Activity and Effective Connectivity within the Nonsensory Cortex during Stimulation of a Latent Myofascial Trigger Point	7
Olfactory Loss and Brain Connectivity after COVID-19: Structural Follow-Up at One Year	7
Cortical Circuitry and Synaptic Dysfunctions in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias	7
Enhanced Temporal Coupling between Thalamus and Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Mediates Chronic Low Back Pain and Depression	7
Autophagy: A Novel Horizon for Hair Cell Protection	7
Astragaloside IV Alleviates Brain Injury Induced by Hypoxia via the Calpain-1 Signaling Pathway	7
Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Alleviates Chronic Neuropathic Pain-Induced Allodynia by Inhibiting Neuroplasticity in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex	7
Hearing Vocalizations during First Social Experience with Pups Increase Bdnf Transcription in Mouse Auditory Cortex	7
Assessment of Cognitive Function with Sleep Spindle Characteristics in Adults with Epilepsy	7
Growth Hormone Increases BDNF and mTOR Expression in Specific Brain Regions after Photothrombotic Stroke in Mice	7
Aerobic Exercise and Human Visual Cortex Neuroplasticity: A Narrative Review	7
Deficient Autophagy in Microglia Aggravates Repeated Social Defeat Stress-Induced Social Avoidance	7
Destructive Effects of Pyroptosis on Homeostasis of Neuron Survival Associated with the Dysfunctional BBB-Glymphatic System and Amyloid-Beta Accumulation after Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion in Rats	6
Potential Alterations of Functional Connectivity Analysis in the Patients with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome	6
Long‐Term Moderate‐Level Noise Exposure Caused Hyperexcitability in the Central Auditory System	6
Local and Distributed fMRI Changes Induced by 40 Hz Gamma tACS of the Bilateral Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: A Pilot Study	6
Aerobic Exercise Regulates Apoptosis through the PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β Signaling Pathway to Improve Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease Mice	6
Topologic Reorganization of White Matter Connectivity Networks in Early-Blind Adolescents	6
Boosting Psychotherapy With Noninvasive Brain Stimulation: The Whys and Wherefores of Modulating Neural Plasticity to Promote Therapeutic Change	6
Retracted: Sustained Auditory Attentional Load Decreases Audiovisual Integration in Older and Younger Adults	6
Functional Connectivity Changes in the Insular Subregions of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea after 6 Months of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment	6
Levodopa Challenge Test Predicts STN-DBS Outcomes in Various Parkinson’s Disease Motor Subtypes: A More Accurate Judgment	6
ROS-Induced Oxidative Damage and Mitochondrial Dysfunction Mediated by Inhibition of SIRT3 in Cultured Cochlear Cells	6
Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (atDCS) of the Primary Motor Cortex (M1) Facilitates Nonconscious Error Correction of Negative Phase Shifts	6
Molecular Mechanism for PACAP 38-Induced Neurite Outgrowth in PC12 Cells	6
Hearing Screening Combined with Target Gene Panel Testing Increased Etiological Diagnostic Yield in Deaf Children	6
Aberrant Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Dorsal Attention Network in Tinnitus	6