Doctor Ingvars Birznieks
SENIOR LECTURER - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY,
Medical Science (SoSH)
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD Umea University
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Medical Science (SoSH)
Contact
| Email: | I.Birznieks@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 3292 |
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| Location: | 21.1.72 Campbelltown |
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Publications
Chapters in Books
- Birznieks, I., Zavickis, J., Linarts, A. and Knite, M. (2012), 'Neirozinatne un materialzinatne apvieno spekus jauna tipa maksligo taktilo sensoru izveide', Musdienu Fiziologijas Problemas un Prakse : Zinatnisko Rakstu Krajums = Contemporary Problems and Practice in Physiology : Collection of Scientific Articles, Drukatava 9789934503047.
- Birznieks, I. (2011), 'Neuroprosthesis - theory and praxis', Special honorary collection of articles: For science and youth, Riga 9789934806049.
- Redmond, S., Birznieks, I., Lovell, N. and Goodwin, A. (2010), 'Classifying torque, normal force and direction using monkey afferent nerve spike rates.', Haptics: Generating and Perceiving Tangible Sensation (Part I), Springer 978-3-642-14063-1.
- Macefield, V. and Birznieks, I. (2008), 'Cutaneous mechanorecptors, functional behaviour', Encyclopaedia of Neuroscience, Springer 9783540296782.
Journal Articles
- Macefield, V. and Birznieks, I. (2013), 'Tonic muscle pain does not increase fusimotor drive to human leg muscles : implications for chronic muscle pain', Experimental Physiology, 8.
- Chan, G., Fazalbhoy, A., Birznieks, I., Macefield, V., Middleton, P. and Lovell, N. (2012), 'Spontaneous fluctuations in peripheral photoplethysmographic waveform: roles of arterial pressure and muscle sympathetic nerve activity', Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol., 11.
- Birznieks, I., Boonstra, T. and Macefield, V. (2012), 'Modulation of human muscle spindle discharge by arterial pulsations : functional effects and consequences', PLoS ONE, .
- Hall, S., Fazalbhoy, A., Birznieks, I. and Macefield, V. (2012), 'Biphasic effects of tonic stimulation of muscle nociceptors on skin sympathetic nerve activity in human subjects', Exp Brain Res, 8.
- Fazalbhoy, A., Birznieks, I. and Macefield, V. (2012), 'Individual differences in the cardiovascular responses to tonic muscle pain: parallel increases or decreases in muscle sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure and heart rate.', Experimental Physiology, 9.
- Mcintyre, S., Holcombe, A., Birznieks, I. and Seizova-Cajic, T. (2012), 'Tactile motion adaptation reduces perceived speed but shows no evidence of direction sensitivity', PLoS ONE, -45425.
- Birznieks, I., Logina, I. and Wasner, G. (2012), 'Somatotopic mismatch following stroke: a pathophysiological condition escaping detection', BMJ Case Reports, 4.
- Chan, G., Fazalbhoy, A., Birznieks, I., Macefield, V., Middleton, P. and Lovell, N. (2012), 'Spontaneous fluctuations in the peripheral photoplethysmographic waveform : roles of arterial pressure and muscle sympathetic nerve activity', American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 11.
- Hall, S., Fazalbhoy, A., Birznieks, I. and Macefield, V. (2012), 'Biphasic effects of tonic stimulation of muscle nociceptors on skin sympathetic nerve activity in human subjects', Experimental Brain Research, 8.
- McIntyre, S., Holcombe, A., Birznieks, I. and Seizova-Cajic, T. (2012), 'Tactile motion adaptation reduces perceived speed but shows no evidence of direction sensitivity', PLoS ONE, 12.
- Birznieks, I., Boonstra, T. and Macefield, V. (2012), 'Modulation of human muscle spindle discharge by arterial pulsations : functional effects and consequences', PLoS ONE, .
- Fazalbhoy, A., Birznieks, I. and Macefield, V. (2012), 'Individual differences in the cardiovascular responses to tonic muscle pain : parallel increases or decreases in muscle sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure and heart rate', Experimental Physiology, 9.
- Birznieks, I., Logina, I. and Wasner, G. (2012), 'Somatotopic mismatch following stroke : a pathophysiological condition escaping detection', BMJ Case Reports, .
- Birznieks, I. and Macefield, V. (2012), 'Biphasic effects of tonic muscle pain on skin sympathetic nerve activity in human subjects', Experimental Brain Research, 8.
- Birznieks, I., Wheat, H., Redmond, S., Salo, L., Lovell, N. and Goodwin, A. (2010), 'Encoding of tangential torque in responses of tactile afferent fibres innervating the monkey's fingerpad', Journal of Physiology, 16.
- Burton, A., Birznieks, I., Bolton, P., Henderson, L. and Macefield, V. (2009), 'Effects of deep and superficial experimentally induced acute pain on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in human subjects', Journal of Physiology, 11.
- Birznieks, I., Macefield, V., Westling, G. and Johansson, R. (2009), 'Slowly adapting mechanoreceptors in the borders of the human fingernail encode fingertip forces', Journal of Neuroscience, 10.
- Burton, A., Birznieks, I., Spaak, J., Henderson, L. and Macefield, V. (2009), 'Effects of deep and superficial experimentally induced acute pain on skin sympathetic nerve activity in human subjects', Experimental Brain Research, 8.
- Birznieks, I., Burton, A. and Macefield, V. (2008), 'The effects of experimental muscle and skin pain on the static stretch sensitivity of human muscle spindles in relaxed leg muscles', The Journal of Physiology, 11.
Conference Papers
- Fu, J., Birznieks, I., Goodwin, A., Khamis, H. and Redmond, S. (2012), 'Decoding our sense of touch: multiple regression analysis of monkey fingertip afferent mechanoreceptor population responses.', Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE, San Diego, CA, USA.
- Birznieks, I. (2012), 'Decoding tactile sensation : multiple regression analysis of monkey fingertip afferent mechanoreceptor population responses', IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference, San Diego, California.
- Redmond, S., Lovell, N., Goodwin, A. and Birznieks, I. (2010), 'A comparison of monkey afferent nerve spike rates and spike latencies for classifying torque, normal force and direction.', Proceedings of the Second APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference, Biopolis, Singapore, Singapore.
- Birznieks, I. and Macefield, V. (2007), 'Investigations of sensory signals in human peripheral nerves - underpinning prospects of feedback loop implementation in BCI and FES devices.', Proceedings of 9th Vienna International Workshop on Functional Electrical Stimulation, Austria.
Research
Current Projects
| Title: | Information encoding by temporal structure of afferent spike trains evoked by complex vibrotactile stimuli [via UNSW] |
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| Years: | 2012-01-01 - 2014-12-31 |
| ID: | P00020705 |
| UWS Researchers: | Ingvars Birznieks and Vaughan Macefield |
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| Title: | The effects of tonic muscle pain on the sympathetic and somatic motor systems in human subjects |
| Years: | 2012-01-01 - 2014-12-31 |
| ID: | P00020213 |
| UWS Researchers: | Vaughan Macefield and Ingvars Birznieks |
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| Title: | The encoding of friction by tactile mechanoreceptors - the key to fingertip force control during dexterous object manipulation by humans |
| Years: | 2012-01-01 - 2014-12-31 |
| ID: | P00020721 |
| UWS Researchers: | Ingvars Birznieks and Vaughan Macefield |
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