Publications & Grants

• Darling, W.G., Ge J., Stilwell-Morecraft, K.S., Rotella, D.L., Pizzimenti, M.A., Morecraft, R.J (2018) Hand Motor Recovery following Extensive Frontoparietal Cortical Injury is accompanied by Upregulated Corticoreticular Projections in the Monkey. Journal of Neuroscience 38:6323-6339. http://www.jneurosci.org/content/38/28/6323.long
• Darling, W.G., Wall, B.M., Coffman, C.R., Capaday, C. (2018) Pointing to one’s moving hand: putative internal models do not contribute to proprioceptive acuity. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 12:177 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00177/full
• Wahls, T., Scot, M.O., Alshare, Z, Rubenstein, L., Darling, W., Carr, L., Smith, K., Chenard, C., LaRocca, N., Snetselaar, L. (2018) Dietary Approcahes to treat MS-related fatigue: comparing the modified Paleolithic (Wahls elimination) and low saturated fat (Swank) diets on perceived fatigue in persons with relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC:Trials 19:309. https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-018-2680-x
• Bisht, B., Darling, W.G., White, E.C., White, K.A., Shivapour, E.T., Zimmerman, M.B., Wahls, T. (2017) Effects of a multimodal intervention on gait and balance of subjects with progressive multiple sclerosis: a prospective longitudinal study. Degenerative Neurological and Neuromuscular Disease 7:79-93. https://www.dovepress.com/effects-of-a-multimodal-intervention-on-gait-and-balance-of-subjects-w-peer-reviewed-article-DNND
• Weng, T.B., Pierce, G.L., Darling, W.G., Falk, D., Magnotta, V.A., Voss, M.W. (2017) The acute effects of aerobic exercise on the functional connectivity of human brain networks. Brain Plasticity 2:171-190 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29765855
• Irish, A.K., Erickson, C.M., Wahls, T.L, Snetselaar, L.G., Darling, W.G. (2017) Randomized control trial evaluation of a modified Paleolithic intervention in the treatment of relapsing-remiting multiple sclerosis: a pilot study. Degenerative Neurological and neuromuscular Disease 7:1-18. https://www.dovepress.com/randomized-control-trial-evaluation-of-a-modified-paleolithic-dietary--peer-reviewed-article-DNND
• Darling, W.G., Pizzimenti, M.A., Rotella, D.L., Hynes, S.M., Ge, J., Stilwell-Morecraft, M.A., Morecraft, R.J. (2016) Sensorimotor cortex injury effects on recovery of contralesional dexterous movements in Macaca Mulatta. Experimental Neurology 281:37-52 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001448861630084X?via%3Dihub
• Ewart, S., Hynes, S.M., Darling, W.G., Capaday, C. (2016) A Donders’ like law for arm movements: the signal not the noise. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 10:136 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00136/full
• Morecraft, R.J., Ge, J., Stilwell-Morecraft, K.S., McNeal, D.W., Hynes, S.M., Pizzimenti, M.A., Rotella, D.L., Darling, W.G. (2016) Frontal and Frontoparietal Injury Differentially affect the Ipsilateral Corticospinal Projection from the Non-lesioned Hemisphere in Monkey (Macaca mulatta). Journal of Comparative Neurology 524:380-407. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cne.23861
• Hussain, S., Darling, W.G., Cole, K.J. (2016) Recent history of effector use modulates practice-dependent changes in corticospinal excitability but not motor learning. Brain Stimulation 9:584-593 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X16300493?via%3Dihub

All publications at https://scholar.google.com/scholar?start=0&q=%22Darling,+Warren+G%22&hl=en&as_sdt=1,16

Current Support

• NIH R01: NS097450 "Rehabilitation Mechanisms of Hand Motor Recovery After Sensorimotor Cortex Injury" (role: co-investigator, subcontract PI 2016-2020)
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society "Dietary approaches to treating multiple sclerosis.” ( role: co-investigator)

Recent Completed Support

• NIH R21: AG048170 “Bridging acute and long-term exercise effects on brain function in older adults.” (role:co-investigator; 2015-2017)
• NIH RO1: NS46367 “Mechanisms of recovery following subtotal brain injury” (role: co-investigator, subcontract PI; 2010-2014
• VA Merit Grant: The effects of fitness on Parkinson’s Disease. (role: co-investigator; 2009-2012)
• NIH R21: NS067189 Acquisition and retention of locomotor adaptations after stroke. (role: co-investigator; 2010-2012)
• MS Foundation of Canada: Locomotor rehabilitation in MS with neuromuscular stimulation, exercise and nutrition. (role: co-investigator; 2010 – 2012)