FERI logo
  Logo UM
iMOVE
Extraction of information on muscle control during movements
7FP logo  
EU logo  

Book chapters:

1.     Mesin L, Holobar A, Merletti R, Blind source separation: application to biomedical signals. in Cerutti S, Marchesi C (editors), Advanced methods of biomedical signal processing, IEEE Press series in biomedical engineering, A John Wiley & Sons, 2011, pp. 379-409.

Journal contributions:

1.     Farina D, Holobar A, Merletti R, Enoka RM. Decoding the neural drive to muscles from the surface electromyogram. Clin Neurophysiol 121(10): 1616-1623, 2010.

2.     Holobar A, Minetto MA, Botter A, Negro F, Farina D. Experimental analysis of accuracy in the identification of motor unit spike trains from high-density surface EMG. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 18(3):221-9, 2010.

3.     Negro F, Holobar A, Farina D. Fluctuations in isometric muscle force can be described by one linear projection of low-frequency components of motor unit discharge rates. J Physiol. 15;587(Pt 24):5925-38, 2009.

4.     Minetto MA, Holobar A, Botter A, Farina D. Discharge properties of motor units of the abductor hallucis muscle during cramp contractions. J Neurophysiol. 102(3):1890-901, 2009.

5.     Piitulainen H., Holobar A., Avela J. Changes in motor unit characteristics after eccentric elbow flexor exercise, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 2010, doi: 10.1111/j.160060838.2010.01228.x.

6.     Merletti R., Aventaggiato M., Botter A., Holobar A., Marateb H., Vieira T.M.M. Advances in surface EMG Recent progress in detection and processing techniques,  Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering 38(4):305-45, 2010.

7.   Farina D, Holobar A, Merletti R, Enoka R M. Decoding the neural drive to muscles from the surface electromyogram. Clin. neurophysiol. 121(10):1616-1623 2010.

8.   Minetto M A, Holobar A, Botter A, Ravenni R, Farina D. Mechanisms of cramp contractions: peripheral or central generation?  J Physiol. 589(23):5759-73, 2011.

9.   Marateb H, McGill KC, Holobar A, Lateva Z C, Mansourian M, Merletti R. Accuracy assessment of CKC high-density surface EMG decomposition in biceps femoris muscle, Journal of neural engineering 8(6): 1-5, 2011.

10. Holobar A, Glaser V, Gallego J A ,Dideriksen J L, Farina D. Non-Invasive Characterization of Motor Unit Behaviour in Pathological Tremor, submitted

11. Glaser V, Holobar A, Zazula D. Real-time motor unit identification from high-density surface EMG, submitted

12.  Holobar A, Marco A M, Botter A, Farina D. Precise Non-Invasive Identification of Motor Unit Discharges at High Contraction Forces, submitted. 

Conference contributions:

1.     Holobar A, Minetto MA, Botter A, Negro F, Farina D. Decoding the activity of populations of motor neurons from multichannel surface and intramuscular EMG. International Workshop and Conference on Human Reflexes “Wiring and Firing of Motoneurons”, May 11-15, 2009, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.

2.      Minetto MA, Holobar A, Botter A, Farina D. Discharge properties of motor units in the abductor hallucis muscle during electrically-elicited cramps. International Workshop and Conference on Human Reflexes “Wiring and Firing of Motoneurons”, May 11-15, 2009, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.

3.      Piitulainen H., Holobar A., Avela J. Changes in motor unit characteristics after eccentric elbow flexor exercise, European College of Sport Science (ECSS) 14th Congress, Oslo, Norway, 24-27 June 2009.

4.      Holobar A, Minetto MA, Botter A, Negro F, Farina D. Primerjava posrednih in neposrednih meril tocnosti izdvajanja prozenj motoricnih enot iz elektromiogramov (Comparison of Direct and Indirect Measures of Accuracy in the Identification of Motor Unit Firing Patterns from EMG). In: Baldomir Zajc, Andrej Trost (Eds.) Proceedings of the “Eighteen International Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ERK 2009”, Volume B (ISSN 1581-4572), pp. 333-336, 2009, Portoroz, Slovenia.

5.     Vieira TMM, Holobar A, Merletti R. Identification of motor unit discharge patterns in the gastrocnemii muscles during quiet standing. “XIX Conference of the International Society of Posture and Gait Research”. Bologna, Italy, June 21-25, 2009.

6.     Holobar A, Zazula D. Gradient-Based Decompositon of Surface Electromyograms, ISEK 2010, Aalborg, Denmark, June 16-19, 2010.

7.   Marateb HR, McGill KC, Lateva ZC, Holobar A, Merletti R. Validation of CKC surface emg decomposition in a pennate muscle ISEK 2010, Aalborg, Denmark, June 16-19, 2010.  

8.   Minetto M.A., Holobar A., Botter A., Ravenni R., Farina D. Motor Unit Discharge Properties during Muscle Cramps Electrically-Elicited after Peripheral Nerve Block, Motoneuron Meeting 2010 – Paris, France, July 9-13, 2010.

9.   Merletti R, Holobar A, Farina D.  Advances in Surface EMG: Applications for Better and Safer Living,  ISSNIP Biosignals and Biorobotics Conference 2010, Vitoria, Brazil,4-6 January 2010.

10.     Glaser V., Holobar A., Zazula D. CKC Validation on Shorter Surface EMG, Proceedings of the “Nineteen International Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenia.

11. Holobar A, Marco A M, Botter A, Farina D. Identification of motor unit discharge patterns from high-density surface EMG during high contraction levels", V: IFMBE proceedings, (IFMBE proceedings, vol. 37), 5th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering, 14-18 September 2011, Budapest, Hungary, Ákos Jobbágy, ed., Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Springer, cop. 2011, pp. 1165-1168.

12. Holobar A, Glaser V, Gallego J A ,Dideriksen J L, Farina D. Noninvasive analysis of motor unit behavior in pathological tremor", V: Proceedings of the 33rd Annual international conference of the IEEE engineering in medicine and biology society, August 30 - September 3, 2011, Boston, MA USA : EMBC 2011, (Conf. Proc. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Soc., 33), August 30 - September 3, 2011, Boston, [New York, IEEE, 2011], pp. 7512-7515.   

13. Radeke J., van Dijk J.P., Holobar A., Lapatki B.G. Topographical motor unit characteristics of the upper lip musculature in healthy and cleft lip subjects, ISEK 2012, submitted.

14. Holobar A, Minetto M A, Botter A, Farina D. Motor unit identification from high-density surface emg at high isometric muscle forces, ISEK 2012, submitted.

15. Watanabe K, Gazzoni M, Holobar A, Miyamoto T, Fukuda K, Merletti R, Moritani T. Motor unit firing pattern in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients during sustained low force contraction, ISEK 2012, submitted.

Workshops:

1.      Holobar A. Analysis of motor units with high-density surface EMG: possibilities and limitations. Xth Quantitative EMG Conference, Venice, Italy, May 8-10, 2009.

2.   Minetto MA, Holobar A, Botter A, Farina D. Muscle cramps. Xth Quantitative EMG Conference, Venice, Italy, May 8-10, 2009.

3.      Holobar A. High-density surface EMG:  noninvasive insight into electrical activity of motor units, Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, June 16, 2009.

4.      Piitulainen H., Holobar A., Avela J. Changes in motor unit characteristics after eccentric elbow flexor exercise,  The 64th annual congress of the Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine (JSPFSM) in Niigata, Japan, 18-20 September 2009.

5.      Holobar A. Extraction of clinically relevant information from high-density EMG of skeletal muscles: reliability and repeatability. The Second Slovenian-Italian Workshop on Quantitative Needle and High Resolution Surface EMG, Ljubljana, Slovenia, November 27, 2009.

6.      Zazula D. Estimation of the number of active motor units and the duration of their action potentials using high-density surface EMG. The Second Slovenian-Italian Workshop on Quantitative Needle and High Resolution Surface EMG, Ljubljana, Slovenia, November 27, 2009.

7.   Glaser V., Holobar A., Zazula D. Sequential decomposition of multichannel surface elctromyograms: validation study, Troyes, France, Decmber 14, 2009.

8.     Holobar A., Zazula D., Quantification of information in surface EMG, The investigation of the neuromuscular system through intramuscular and surface electromyography, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy, January 2010.

9.   Holobar A. Recent applications of high-density EMG decomposition, LISiN, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy, July 29, 2009.

10.  Holobar A. Decomposition of Surface EMG: Data Models, Algorithms and Limitations, Introduction to EMG Decomposition, ISEK 2010, Aalborg, Denmark, June 16, 2010.

11.  Holobar A. Decomposition of HDEMG into  the Constituent Action Potential Trains, High Density Surface EMG, ISEK 2010, Aalborg, Denmark, June 16, 2010.

12. Holobar A. New frontiers in surface EMG decomposition and EEG-EMG coupling, ISEK 2012.

Media:

1.      Nova neinvazivna raziskava živčno-mišičnega sistema, Medicina danes, July 8, 2009, No. 12, pp. 14-15

2.      Space, sport, ergonomics and sphincters, Science and technology research news, Projects,January 3, 2010, pp. 29-31


© SSL, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor
Smetanova 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia