By Associate Professor Ingvars Birznieks

Journal articles

Burton AR; Birznieks I; Spaak J; Henderson L; Macefield VG, 2009, 'Effects of deep and superficial experimentally induced acute pain on skin sympathetic nerve activity in human subjects', Experimental Brain Research, 195, pp. 317 - 324

Birznieks I; Macefield VG; Westling G; Johansson RS, 2009, 'Slowly adapting mechanoreceptors in the borders of the human fingernail encode fingertip forces', Journal of Neuroscience, 29, pp. 9370 - 9379

Birznieks I; Burton AR; Macefield VG, 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, 586, pp. 2713 - 2723, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2008.151746

Johansson RS; Birznieks I, 2004, 'First spikes in ensembles of human tactile afferents code complex spatial fingertip events', Nature Neuroscience, 7, pp. 170 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn1177

Jenmalm P; Birznieks I; Goodwin AW; Johansson RS, 2003, 'Influence of object shape on responses of human tactile afferents under conditions characteristic of manipulation', European Journal of Neuroscience, 18, pp. 164 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02721.x

Birznieks I; Jenmalm P; Goodwin AW; Johansson RS, 2001, 'Encoding of direction of fingertip forces by human tactile afferents', Journal of Neuroscience, 21, pp. 8222 - 8237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.21-20-08222.2001

Jenmalm P; Birznieks I; Goodwin A; Johansson R, 1999, 'Differential responses in populations of fingertip tactile afferents to objects' surface curvatures.', Acta Physiol Scand, 167, pp. A24 - A25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-201x.1999.600af.x

Birznieks I; Jenmalm P; Goodwin A; Johansson R, 1999, 'Directional encoding of fingertip force by human tactile afferents.', Acta Physiol Scand, 167, pp. A24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-201x.1999.600ae.x

Birznieks I; Burstedt MKO; Edin BB; Johansson RS, 1998, 'Mechanisms for force adjustments to unpredictable frictional changes at individual digits during two-fingered manipulation', Journal of Neurophysiology, 80, pp. 1989 - 2002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.1998.80.4.1989

Burstedt GKO; Birznieks I; Edin BB; Johansson RS, 1997, 'Control of forces applied by individual fingers engaged in restraint of an active object', Journal of Neurophysiology, 78, pp. 117 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.117

Conference Papers

Loutit AJ; Pande S; Afzal N; Abdollahzadeh P; Vickery RM; Birznieks I, 2022, 'Precision Grip Discrimination of Object Thickness', in Seifi H; Kappers AML; Schneider O; Drewing K; Pacchierotti C; Abbasimoshaei A; Huisman G; Kern TA (eds.), HAPTICS: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, APPLICATIONS, EUROHAPTICS 2022, SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG, GERMANY, Hamburg, pp. 447 - 451, presented at 13th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications (EuroHaptics), GERMANY, Hamburg, 22 May 2022 - 25 May 2022, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000886345900070&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Ng KKW; Birznieks I; Tse ITH; Andersen J; Nilsson S; Vickery RM, 2018, 'Perceived frequency of aperiodic vibrotactile stimuli depends on temporal encoding', in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), pp. 199 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93445-7_18

Birznieks I; Khamis H; Redmond SJ; Tripodi R; Linarts A; Zavickis J; Knite M, 2016, 'Design principles for building a soft, compliant, high spatial resolution tactile sensor array', in Bello F; Kajimoto H; Visell Y (eds.), Haptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications: 10th International Conference, EuroHaptics 2016, London, UK, July 4-7, 2016, Proceedings, Part 2, Springer, London, UK, pp. 25 - 34, presented at EuroHaptics 2016, London, UK, 04 July 2016 - 07 July 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42324-1_3

McIntyre S; Birznieks I; Andersson R; Dicander G; Breen PP; Vickery RM, 2016, 'Temporal integration of tactile inputs from multiple sites', in Bello F; Kajimoto H; Visell Y (eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), SPRINGER INT PUBLISHING AG, Imperial Coll London, London, ENGLAND, pp. 204 - 213, presented at 10th International Conference on Haptics - Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications (EuroHaptics), Imperial Coll London, London, ENGLAND, 04 July 2016 - 07 July 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42321-0_19

Kasi P; Birznieks I; van Schaik A, 2015, 'A point process approach to encode tactile afferents', in Lotito J (ed.), Neural Engineering (NER), 2015 7th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on, IEEE, Montpellier, France, pp. 328 - 331, presented at 7th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER), Montpellier, France, 22 April 2015 - 24 April 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/NER.2015.7146626

Khamis HA; Redmond SJ; Macefield VG; Birznieks I, 2014, 'Tactile afferents encode grip safety before slip for different frictions', in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2014, Chicago, presented at 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, Chicago, 26 August 2014 - 30 August 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944531

Seizova-Cajic T; Bergstrom S; Karlsson K; McIntyre S; Birznieks I, 2014, 'Lateral skin stretch influences direction judgments of motion across the skin', in Auvray M; Duriez C (ed.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Springer, FRANCE, Versailles, pp. 425 - 431, presented at 9th International Conference on Haptics - Neuroscience, Devices, Modeling, and Applications (EuroHaptics), FRANCE, Versailles, 24 June 2014 - 27 June 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44193-0_53

McIntyre S; Seizova-Cajic T; Birznieks I; Holcombe AO; Vickery RM, 2014, 'Adaptation to motion presented with a tactile array', in Auvray M; Duriez C (ed.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science - Haptics: Neuroscience, Devices, Modeling, and Applications, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 351 - 359, presented at Eurohaptics, Versailles, 24 June 2014 - 26 June 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44193-0_44

Khamis H; Redmond S; Macefield V; Birznieks I, 2014, 'Classification of texture and frictional condition at initial contact by tactile afferent responses', in Auvray M; Duriez C (ed.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 460 - 468, presented at Haptics: Neuroscience, Devices, Modeling, and Applications 2014, FRANCE, Versailles, - , http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44193-0_58

Rager DM; Alvares D; Birznieks I; Redmond SJ; Morley JW; Lovell NH; Vickery RM, 2013, 'Generating tactile afferent stimulation patterns for slip and touch feedback in neural prosthetics', in Hirooka Y; Ide T; Kishi T; Sugimachi M (eds.), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2013), IEEE, Osaka, Japan, pp. 5922 - 5925, presented at 35th IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual International Conference, Osaka, Japan, 03 July 2013 - 07 July 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610900

Fu J; Birznieks I; Goodwin ; Khamis H; Redmond SJ, 2012, 'Decoding tactile sensation: Multiple regression analysis of monkey fingertip afferent mechanoreceptor population responses', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Piscataway, USA, pp. 4631 - 4634, presented at 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2012, San Diego, CA, 28 August 2012 - 01 September 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346999

Redmond SJ; Goodwin AW; Lovell NH; Birznieks I, 2010, 'A Comparison of Monkey Afferent Nerve Spike Rates and Spike Latencies for Classifying Torque, Normal Force and Direction', World Scientific, Singapore, presented at APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference, Biopolis, Singapore, 15 December 2010 - 17 December 2010, http://apsipa2010.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/v3/acceptedpapers.shtml

Birznieks I; Boonstra TW; Macefield VG, 2010, 'Physiological noise in the firing of human muscle spindle afferents', in Small D (ed.), Australian Neurosciences Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2010, ANS, Sydney, pp. 172 - 172, presented at Australian Neurosciences Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2010, Sydney, 31 January 2010 - 03 February 2010

Birznieks I; Macefield VG, 2009, 'DYNAMIC SENSITIVITY OF HUMAN MUSCLE SPINDLES TO ARTERIAL PULSATIONS DURING ACUTE MUSCLE AND SKIN PAIN', in JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, SPRINGER TOKYO, pp. 376 - 376, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000271023102511&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Birznieks I; Westling G; Johansson RS; Macefield VG, 2008, 'Directional tuning of slowly-adating mechanoreceptors in the human nail bed', in Proceedings of Aust Neuroscience Society, Hobart, pp. 30 - 30, presented at Australian Neuroscience Society 28th Annual Meeting, Hobart, 27 January 2008 - 30 January 2008

Burton AR; Birznieks I; Macefield VG, 2008, 'Regional skin temperature as an indicator of underlying muscle perfusion', in Proceedings of Aust Neuroscience Society, Hobart, pp. 52 - 52, presented at Australian Neuroscience Society 28th Annual Meeting, Hobart, 27 January 2008 - 30 January 2008

Burton AR; Birznieks I; Macefield VG, 2006, 'Comparison of the sympathetic neural responses to pain originating in muscle skin in awake human subjects', in Proceedings of Aust Neuroscience Society, Sydney, pp. 48 - 48, presented at 26th Annual meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Sydney, 31 January 2006 - 03 February 2006

Conference Presentations

Cheung R; Walters C; Vickery R; Birznieks I; Potas J, 2019, 'What can the rat dorsal column nuclei tell us about the limits of human tactile perception?', presented at Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, 24 October 2019

Conference Abstracts

Vickery R; Rodrigues B; Dahlman S; Schramko L; Morley J; Redmond S; Birznieks I, 2015, 'Non-invasive tactile feedback from artificial sensors using a biomimetic code', in JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, AUSTRALIA, Cairns, Vol. 134, pp. 377 - 377, presented at 25th Biennial Meeting of the International-Society-for-Neurochemistry Jointly with the 13th Meeting of the Asian-Pacific-Society-for-Neurochemistry in Conjunction with the 35th Meeting of the Australasian-Neuroscience-Society, AUSTRALIA, Cairns, 23 August 2015 - 27 August 2015

Preprints

Nagi SS; McIntyre S; Ng KKW; Mahns DA; Birznieks I; Vickery RM, 2023, Contribution of remote Pacinian corpuscles to flutter-range frequency discrimination in humans, , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3764155/v1

Afzal N; Dunilac SDBD; Loutit AJ; Shea HO; Martinez Ulloa P; Khamis H; Vickery RM; Wiertlewski M; Redmond SJ; Birznieks I, 2023, Role of finger movement kinematics in friction perception at initial contact with smooth surfaces, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.29.564644

Saal HP; Birznieks I; Johansson RS, 2023, Memory at your fingertips: how viscoelasticity affects tactile neuron signaling, , http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.89616

Saal HP; Birznieks I; Johansson RS, 2023, Memory at your fingertips: how viscoelasticity affects tactile neuron signaling, , http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.89616.1

Saal HP; Birznieks I; Johansson RS, 2023, Memory at your fingertips: how viscoelasticity affects tactile neuron signaling, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.15.540820

Loutit AJ; Wheat HE; Khamis H; Vickery RM; Macefield VG; Birznieks I, 2022, How tactile afferents in the human fingerpad encode tangential torques associated with manipulation: are we better than monkeys?, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.11.499647

Willemet L; Kanzari K; Monnoyer J; Birznieks I; Wiertlewski M, 2021, Initial contact shapes the perception of friction, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.20.461039

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