Publications

Publications
  1. Hunker, C.J., Abbs, J.H., & Barlow, S.M.  (1982).  The relationship between parkinson rigidity and hypokinesia in the orofacial system:  a quantitative analysis. Neurology, 32, 755-761. PMID: 7201112
  2. Abbs, J.H., Hunker, C., & Barlow, S.M.  (1983).  Differential speech motor subsystem impairments in subjects with suprabulbar lesions:  Neurological framework and supporting data.  In W. Berry (Ed.), Clinical Dysarthria.  College-Hill Press, 21-56.
  3. Barlow, S.M., Cole, K.J., & Abbs, J.H.  (1983).  A new headmounted lip-jaw movement transduction system for the study of motor speech disorders.  J Speech Hearing Research, 26 (2), 283-288. PMID: 6887815
  4. Barlow, S.M., & Abbs, J.H.  (1983).  Force transducers for the evaluation of labial, lingual and mandibular function in dysarthria.  J Speech Hearing Research, 26, 616-621. PMID: 6366372
  5. Barlow, S.M., & Abbs, J.H.  (1984).  Orofacial fine motor control impairments in congenital spasticity:  Evidence against hypertonus related performance deficits.  Neurology, 34, 145-150. PMID: 6538001
  6. Barlow, S.M., & Rath, E.M.  (1985).  Maximum voluntary contraction levels in the upper and lower lip of humans.  J Speech Hearing Research, 28, 373-376. PMID: 4046578
  7. Barlow, S.M., & Netsell, R.  (1986).  Differential fine force control of the upper and lower lips.  J Speech  Hearing Research, 29, 163-169. PMID: 3724110
  8. Barlow, S.M., & Abbs, J.H.  (1986).  Fine force and position control of select orofacial structures in the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome.  Exp Neurology, 94, 699-713. PMID: 3780915
  9. Barlow SM, Netsell R & Hunker C.  (1986).  Phonatory disorders associated with CNS lesion.  In C. Cummings, J. Fredrickson, L. Harker, C. Krause, D. Schuller (Eds.), Otolaryngolog -Head and Neck Surgery.  St. Louis: Mosby, 2087-2093.
  10. Barlow SM.  (1987).  Mechanical frequency detection thresholds in the human face.  Exp Neurology, 96, 253-261. PMID: 3569454
  11. Barlow SM & Creutz T. (1988) High-speed data acquisition systems for physiological studies of the perioral system in humans.  Proc 34th NASA Int Instrumention Symposium.  ISA, Research Triangle, NC.  34: 397-406.
  12. Barlow, S.M.  (1988)  Relation between probe configuration and the mechanically evoked perioral reflex.  Soc Neuroscience 14: 1304. 
  13. Barlow, S.M. and Farley, G.  (1989)  Neurophysiology of Speech.  In D. Kuehn, M. Lemme, and J. Baumgartner (Eds.), Neural Bases of Speech, Language and Hearing.  Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 146-200.
  14. Netsell, R., Lotz, W.K., & Barlow, S.M.  (1989)  A speech physiology examination for individuals with dysarthria.  In Recent Advances in Clinical Dysarthria.  Boston: College-Hill Press, 3-38.
  15. Barlow, S.M., & Netsell, R.  (1989)  Clinical neurophysiology and the dysarthrias.  In Recent Advances in Clinical Dysarthria.  Boston: College Hill Press, 53-82.
  16. Barlow, S.M.  (1989)  High-speed data acquisition control systems for speech physiology.  In Recent Advances in Clinical Dysarthria.  Boston: College Hill Press, 39-52.
  17. Barlow, S.M., Suing, G., Grossman, A., Colbert, R., and Bodmer, P.   (1989)  A high-speed data acquisition and protocol control system for vocal tract physiology.  J Voice, 3(4), 283-293.
  18. Barlow SM & Burton M. (1990). Ramp-and-hold force control in the upper and lower lips:  Developing new neuromotor assessment applications in traumatically brain injured adults.  J Speech Hearing Res 33: 660-675. PMID: 2273882
  19. Barlow, S.M., & Muller, E.M.  (1991).  The relation between interangle span and in vivo resultant force in the perioral musculature.  J Speech Hearing Research 34: 252-259. PMID: 2046349
  20. Barlow S. (1991). Modulation of mechanically evoked perioral reflexes during active force. Brain Res 565, 330-336. PMID: 1842699
  21. Netsell, R., Lotz, W., DuChane, A., & Barlow, S.M.  (1991).  Vocal tract aerodynamics during syllable productions:  normative data and theoretical implications.  J Voice 5: 1-9.
  22. Barlow, S.M., & Suing, G.  (1991).  AEROSPEECH: An automated aerodynamics program for clinical speech physiology.  J Computer Users Speech Hearing Research 7(2) 211-227.  
  23. Barlow, S.M. & Suing, G.   (1991).  FORCE: An automated orofacial force analysis program for clinical speech physiology and neurology.  J Computer Users Speech Hearing Research 7(2) 228-250.  
  24. Farley, G., Barlow, S.M., Netsell, R., & Chmelka, J.  (1992).  Vocalizations in the cat:  Behavioral methodology and spectrographic analysis.  Exp Brain Research 89:333-340. PMID: 1623977
  25. Farley, G., Barlow, S.M., & Netsell, R.  (1992).  Factors influencing unit activity in parabrachial regions during cat vocalizations.  Exp Brain Research 89:341-351. PMID: 1623978
  26. Barlow, S.M.  (1992).  Prospects for neurophysiological approaches to the study of speech intelligibility. Intelligibility in Speech Disorders:  Theory, Measurement and Management, (Ray Kent - Editor), John Benjamins Publishing Company.  329-361.
  27. Barlow, S.M. & Bradford, P.T.  (1992)  Measurement and implications of orofacial muscle performance in speech disorders.  J Human Muscle Performance,1, 1-31.
  28. Barlow, S.M.  (1992)  Recent advances in clinical speech physiology.  Monograph Proceedings on the Assessment of Speech and Voice Production:  Basic Research and Clinical Applications.  National Institutes of Health - NIDCD.  Bethesda.   1: 183-195.
  29. Barlow, S.M., Finan, D., Bradford, P.T., & Andreatta, R.  (1992).  Mechanically evoked perioral reflexes in infants, children, and adults.  Soc Neuroscience, 18.
  30. Barlow, S.M., Finan, D.S. & Rowland, S.G.   (1992).  Mechanically evoked perioral reflexes in infants.  Brain Research, 599, 158-160. PMID: 1493544
  31. Barlow, S.M., Finan, D., Bradford, P.T., & Andreatta, R.  (1993).  Transitional properties of the mechanically evoked perioral reflex from infancy through adulthood.  Brain Research, 623,181-188. PMID: 8221100
  32. Andreatta, R.D., Barlow, S.M., & Finan, D.S.  (1993).  Modulation of the mechanically evoked perioral reflex during force dynamics.  Soc Neuroscience.  Washington, D.C. , 144. 
  33. Finan, D.S., Barlow, S.M., & Andreatta, R.D.  (1993).  Modulation of the mechanically evoked perioral reflex during suck force dynamics in neonates and infants.  Soc Neuroscience.  Washington, D.C., 144.
  34. Andreatta, R.D., Barlow, S.M. & Finan, D.S.   (1994).  Modulation of the mechanically evoked perioral reflex during active force dynamics in young adults.  Brain Research  646, 175-179.  PMID: 8055337
  35. Farley, G.R. & Barlow, S.M.  (1994).  Neurophysiology, biomechanics, and modeling of normal voice production.  Current Science 2: 233-239.
  36. Gorga, M.P., Stelmachowicz, P.G., Barlow, S.M. & Brookhouser, P.E.  (1995).  A case of recurrent, reversible, sudden sensorineural hearing loss in a child.  J Am Academy Audiology 6: 163-172. PMID: 7772785
  37. Barlow, S.M. & Bradford, P.T.  (1996).  Comparison of perioral reflex modulation in the upper and lower lip.  J Speech Hearing Research, 39, 55-75.  PMID: 8820699
  38. Barlow, S.M., Finan, D.S. Andreatta, R.D. & Paseman, L.A.  (1997).  Kinematic measurement of the human vocal tract.  Invited chapter in The Clinical Management of Sensorimotor Speech Disorders (M. McNeil, ed.).  107-148.  Thieme Medical Publishers.
  39. Andreatta, R.D., Barlow, S.M., Finan, D.S. & Biswas, A.  (1996).  Mechanosensory modulation of perioral neuronal groups during active force dynamics.  J Speech Hearing Res, 39, 1006-1017. PMID: 8898254
  40. Finan, D.S. & Barlow, S.M.  (1996).   The actifier and neurophysiological studies of orofacial control in neonates.   J Speech Hearing Res, 39, 833-838.  PMID: 8844562
  41. Barlow, S.M., Finan, D.S., & Andreatta, R.  (1997).  Neuronal group selection and emergent orofacial motor control:  Towards a unifying theory of speech development.   In  W. Hulstijn, H.F.M. Peters, & P.H.H.M. van Lieshout (Eds.), Speech Production: Motor Control, Brain Research, and Fluency Disorders.  529-546.  Elsevier, Amsterdam.  
  42. Barlow, S.M., Iacono, R.P., Paseman, L.A., Biswas, A., & D’Antonio, L.D.  (1998).  The effects of experimental posteroventral pallidotomy on force and speech aerodynamics in Parkinson’s disease.  In M.P. Cannito, K.M. Yorkston, & D.R. Beukelman (Eds.),  Speech Motor Control.  Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD.  117-156.
  43. Barlow, S.M., & Finan, D.S.  (1998).  The ACTIFIER: An integrated multi-array dynamic perioral mechanical stimulus generator for use in the neonate intensive care nursery.  Indiana University.  Technical Research Report.  
  44. Finan, D.S., & Barlow, S.M.  (1998).  Mechanosensory modulation of non-nutritive sucking in human infants.  J Early Human Development, 52(2), 181-197. PMID: 9783819
  45. Barlow, S.M.  (1998).  Real-time modulation of speech-orofacial motor performance by means of motion sense.  J Communication Disorders, 31(6), 511-534. PMID: 9836140
  46. Barlow, S.M., Paseman, L.A. & Philippbar, S.  (1999).  The aerodynamics of laryngeal engagement in neurogenic voice disorders.  Handbook of Clinical Speech Physiology.   Singular Publishing Group, Inc.  San Diego, California.   219-246.
  47. Paseman, L.A., Barlow, S.M., & Forrest, K.  (1999).  Pressure regulated measures of laryngeal resistance in normal and dysarthric speakers. Handbook of Clinical Speech Physiology.   Singular Pub Group, Inc.  San Diego, CA.   191-218.
  48. Samlan, R. & Barlow, S.M.  (1999).  The effects of transition rate and vowel height on velopharyngeal airway resistance.  Handbook of Clinical Speech Physiology.   Singular Pub Group, Inc. San Diego, CA.   247-264.
  49. Barlow, S.M., Suing, G., Biswas, A., & Andreatta, R.D.  (1999).  Computer applications in orofacial force physiology. Handbook of Clinical Speech Physiology.   Singular Pub Group, Inc. San Diego, CA.  265-302.
  50. Barlow, S.M., Bradford, P.T., & Andreatta, R.D.  (1999).  Orofacial Force Physiology.  Chapter 8 in Handbook of Clinical Speech Physiology.   Singular Publishing Group, Inc.  San Diego, California.   303-346.
  51. Barlow, S.M., & Andreatta, R.D.  (1999).  Muscle systems of the vocal tract.  Chapter 1 in Handbook of Clinical Speech Physiology.   Singular Publishing Group, Inc.  San Diego, California.   1-100.
  52. Barlow, S.M., Farley, G.R., & Andreatta, R.D.  (1999).  Neural Systems in Speech Physiology. Chapter 2 in Handbook of Clinical Speech Physiology.   Singular Publishing Group, Inc.  San Diego, California.   101-165.
  53. Barlow, S.M., Suing, G., & Andreatta, R.D.  (1999).  Speech aerodynamics using AEROWIN. Chapter 3 in Handbook of Clinical Speech Physiology.   Singular Publishing Group, Inc.  San Diego, California.   165-190.
  54. McHenry, M., Minton, J., Hartley, L., Calhoun, J., & Barlow, S.M.  (1999).  Age-related changes in orofacial force generation in women.  Laryngoscope, 109, 827-830.
  55. Barlow SM, Dusick A, Finan DS, Biswas A, Coltart S & Flaherty KJ.  (2000). Neurophysiological monitoring of the orofacial system in premature and term infants.  J Med Speech-Language Path, 8(4), 221-238. 
  56. Barlow, S.M.  (2000).  The University of Kansas Premie Neuroscience Program:  Towards Universal Newborn Sensorimotor Screeing and Habilitation.  Merrill Advanced Studies Conference Proceedings.  1-8.  
  57. Barlow, S.M., Dusick, A., Finan, D.S., Coltart, S., Biswas, A.  (2001).  Mechanically evoked perioral reflexes in premature and term human infants.  Brain Research, 899, 251-254. PMID: 11311887
  58. Andreatta, R.D., & Barlow, S.M.  (2003).  Movement-related modulation of vibrotactile detection thresholds in the human orofacial system.  Exp Brain Research, 149, 75-82. PMID: 12592505
  59. Barlow, S.M., Hammer, M.J., Pahwa, R., & Seibel, L.  (2003).  The effects of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation on vocal tract dynamics in Parkinson’s disease.  American Academy Neurology, 2146.  
  60. Barlow, S.M., Finan, D.S., & Park, S.-Y.  (2004).  Central pattern generation and sensorimotor entrainment of respiratory and orofacial systems.  In B. Maassen, W. Hulstijn, R. Kent, H.F.M. Peters, P.H.M.M. van Lieshout (Eds.), Speech Motor Control in Normal and Disordered Speech.  Oxford University Press.  211-224.
  61. Estep M, Barlow SM., Stumm S, Fees M, Finan D, Seibel L, Poore M, Cannon S.  (2005).  Non-nutritive Suck Burst Parametrics in Preterm Infants, Society Pediatric Research, 2141.
  62. Seibel L, Barlow SM, Vantipalli R, Finan D, Urish M, Cannon S, Carlson J.  (2005). Spectral Dynamics of Non-Nutritive Suck in Preterm Infants, Society Pediatric Research, 2139.  
  63. Zimmerman E, Barlow S, Seibel L, Poore M, Stumm S, Estep M, et al.  (2006).  Pacifier stiffness alters the dynamics of the suck central pattern generator.  Society Pediatric Research, 5571:393. 
  64. Barlow SM, Estep M.  (2006).  Central Pattern Generation and the Motor Infrastructure for Suck, Respiration, and Speech.  J Communication Disorders, 39, 366-380. PMID: 16876186
  65. Barlow SM, Finan DS, Seibel L, Chu S, Poore M, Zimmerman E, Urish M, Estep M.  (2006).  Translational neuroscience: using patterned somatosensory stimulation to entrain oromotor activity in premature infants.  Proceedings 5th International Conference on Speech Motor Control, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
  66. Trotman C-A, Phillips C, Essick GK, Faraway JJ, Barlow SM, Losken HW, van Aalst J, Rogers L.  (2007).  Functional outcomes of cleft lip surgery.  Part 1:  Study design and results of surgeon ratings of lip disability and the need for lip revision surgery.  Cleft Palate-Craniofac J.  44(6): 598-606. PMID: 18177192
  67. Trotman, C-A., Barlow, S.M., Faraway J.J.  (2007).  Functional outcomes of cleft lip surgery.  Part 3. Measurement of lip forces.  Cleft Palate-Craniofac J.  44(6): 617-623. PMID: 18177195
  68. Seibel L, Barlow SM.  (2007).  Automatic measurement of non-participatory stiffness in the perioral complex.  J Speech-Lang-Hearing Research, 50: 1272-1279. PMID: 17905911
  69. Estep M & Barlow SM. (2007).  Modulation of the trigeminofacial pathway during speech. Brain Res, 1171, 67-74.  PMID: 17761151
  70. Stumm S, Barlow SM, Estep M, Lee J, Cannon S, Gagnon K, Carlson J, Finan D.  (2008).  The relation between respiratory distress syndrome and the fine structure of the non-nutritive suck in preterm infants.  J Neonatal Nursing, 14(1), 9-16. PMID: 19122873
  71. Estep M, Barlow SM, Vantipalli R, Lee J, Finan D.  (2008)  Non-nutritive suck burst parametrics in preterm infants with RDS and oral feeding complications.  J Neonatal Nursing, 14(1), 28-34. PMID: 19190723
  72. Popescu EA, Popescu M, Wang J, Barlow SM, Gustafson KM.  (2008).  Non-nutritive sucking recorded in utero via fetal magnetography.  Physiological Measurement, 29, 127-139. PMID: 18175864
  73. Barlow SM, Poore MA, Zimmerman EA, Finan DS.  (2008).  Synthetic orocutaneous stimulation entrains suck in preterm infants with feeding difficulties.  Neonatology Today 3(4), 1-11, (ISSN: print 1932-7129 (print); online 1932-7137).
  74. Zimmerman E, Barlow SM.  (2008).  Pacifier stiffness alters the dynamics of the suck central pattern generator.  J Neonatal Nursing, 14(3), 79-86.   PMID: 19492006
  75. Barlow, S.M., Finan, D.S. Andreatta, R.D. & Boliek, C  (2008).  Kinematic measurement of speech and early orofacial movements.  Clinical Management of Sensorimotor Speech Disorders (M. McNeil, ed.).  2nd Edition, Thieme Medical Publishers, 80-99. 
  76. Poore M, Zimmerman E, Barlow SM, Wang J, Gu F.  (2008).  Patterned orocutaneous therapy improves sucking and oral feeding in preterm infants.  Acta Paediatrica, 97, 920-927. PMID: 18462468
  77. Barlow SM, Finan DS, Chu S, Lee J.  (2008).  Synthetic orocutaneous stimulation entrains preterm infants with feeding difficulties to suck.  J Perinatology, 28, 541-548.  PMID:  18548084
  78. Poore M, Barlow SM, Wang J, Estep M, Lee J.  (2008).  Respiratory Distress Syndrome history predicts suck spatiotemporal index in preterm infants.  J Neonatal Nursing, 14, 185-192. PMID:19956344
  79. Weismer G, Barlow SM, Smith A, Caviness J, Finan D, Liss J.  (2008).  Driving critical initiatives in motor speech.  J Med Speech-Language Pathology, 16(4), 283-294.  
  80. Barlow SM, Stumm S.  (2009). Speech Production: Adult, In: Larry R. Squire, Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, Academic Press, Oxford, pp. 247-254.  
  81. Barlow SM, Green JR.  (2009).  Preface to the 18th Annual ASHA-NIH Research Symposium: Neurobiological Determinants of Human Communication.  J Commun Disorders, 42, 245-247. PMID: 19406433
  82. Barlow SM.  (2009).  NTrainer editorial commentary:  ASHA. New device helps premature babies suck better, faster. 1-8.
  83. Barlow SM, Hammer M.  (2009).  Pallidotomy and deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease:  effects on speech and voice.  Clinical Management of Sensorimotor Speech Disorders (M. McNeil, ed.).  2nd Edition, Thieme Medical Publishers, 362-364.
  84. Andreatta RD, Barlow SM.  (2009).  Somatosensory gating is dependent on the rate of force recruitment in the human perioral system.  J Speech-Language-Hearing Research, 52(6), 1-13. PMID: 19717653
  85. Chu S, Barlow SM, Lee J.  (2009).  Nonparticipatory Stiffness in the Male Perioral Complex.  J Speech-Language-Hearing Research, 52(5): 1353-1359. PMID: 19717655
  86. Barlow SM.  (2009).  Oral and respiratory control for preterm feeding.  Curr Opinion in Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery, 17: 179-186. PMID: 19369871
  87. Barlow SM.  (2009).  Central pattern generation involved in oral and respiratory control for feeding in the term infant.  Curr Opinion in Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery, 17: 187-193. PMID: 19417662
  88. Estep M, Barlow SM.  (2009).  The connectivity of orofacial systems.  Perspectives in Speech Science and Orofacial Disorders - SID 5.  19(1), 28-36.
  89. Poore MA, Barlow SM.  (2009).  Suck predicts neuromotor integrity and developmental outcomes.  Perspectives in Speech Science and Orofacial Disorders - SID 5.  19(1), 44-51.
  90. Zimmerman EA, Barlow SM.  (2009).  The complexity of transitioning to oral feeds in preterm infants.  Perspectives in Speech Science and Orofacial Disorders - SID 5.  19(1), 52-57.
  91. Chu S, Barlow SM.  (2009).  Orofacial biomechanics and speech motor control.  Perspectives in Speech Science and Orofacial Disorders - SID 5.  19(1), 37-43.
  92. Barlow SM.  (2009).  Communication Neuroscience Laboratories at the University of Kansas.  Perspectives in Speech Science and Orofacial Disorders - SID 5.  19(1), 18-27.
  93. Hammer MJ, Barlow SM.  (2010).  Laryngeal somatosensory deficits in Parkinson’s disease: Implications for speech respiratory and phonatory control.  Experimental Brain Research, 201(3):401-409.  PMID: 20012947
  94. Chu S-Y, Barlow SM, Kieweg D, Lee J.  (2010).  OroSTIFF:  Face-referenced measurement of perioral stiffness in health and disease.  Journal Biomechanics, 43: 1476-1482.   PMID: 20185131
  95. Hammer MJ, Barlow SM, Pahwa R, Lyons K.  (2010).  Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Changes Velopharyngeal Control in Parkinson’s Disease.  J Comm Disorders, 44(1): 37-48, PMID: 20708741.
  96. Barlow SM, Lund JP, Estep M., & Kolta, A.  (2010).  Central pattern generators for speech and orofacial activity. In S.M. Brudzynski (Ed.), Handbook of Mammalian Vocalization. An Integrative Neuroscience Approach. Volume 19, Pages iii-xix, 3-526, cp1-cp4 (2010).  https://doi.org/10.1016/S1569-7339(10)70001-1.  Elsevier, Oxford., pp. 351-369. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374593-4.00033-4
  97. Popescu M, Barlow SM, Estep M, Popescu E-A, Venkatesan L, Auer ET, Brooks WM.  (2010).  Cutaneous stimulation of the digits and lips evokes responses with different adaptation patterns in primary somatosensory cortex, NeuroImage, 52: 1477–1486. PMID: 20561996
  98. Venkatesan L, Barlow SM, Popescu M, Popescu A, Auer E.   (2010).  TAC-Cell inputs to human hand and lip induces short-term adaptation of the primary somatosensory cortex.  Brain Research, 1348, 63-70.   PMID: 20550944
  99. Hammer MJ, Barlow SM, Lyons KE, Pahwa R.  (2011).  Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation changes speech respiratory and laryngeal control in Parkinson’s disease.  Journal of Neurology, 257(10):1692-1702. PMID: 20582431 
  100. Barlow SM, Poore MA, Zimmerman EA, & Finan DS.  (2010).  Advances in oromotor entrainment therapy to develop feeding skills in the preterm infant.  ASHA Leader, 15(7): 22-23.    
  101. Barlow SM.  (2010).  Barlow hydraulic cuff.  Oil Wellhead Control and Submerged Oil Response.  RDC BAA White Paper.  June 16, 2010.  United States Coast Guard. 2002787.  
  102. Barlow SM, Poore M, Chu S.  (2011).  Biodynamics of Speech and Orofacial Movement.  Assessment of Motor Speech Disorders.  A. Lowit & R.D. Kent (Eds).  Plural Publishing Group, San Diego.   Pp. 193-229. 
  103. Barlow SM, Poore M, & Zimmerman E.  (2011).  Oromotor Entrainment Therapy to Develop Feeding Skills in the Preterm Infant.  In S.S. Chabon & E.R. Cohn (Eds), The Communication Disorders Casebook: Learning by Example.  Allyn & Bacon, pp 52-62.   ISBN-10: 0205610129, ISBN-13: 9780205610129
  104. Barlow SM, Trotman C-A, Chu S-Y, Lee J.   (2012).  Modification of perioral stiffness in children with repaired cleft lip and palate.  The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 49(5):524-529. PMID: 21247345. 
  105. Zimmerman E, Barlow SM.  (2012).  The effects of vestibular stimulation rate and magnitude of acceleration on central pattern generation for chest wall kinematics in preterm infants.  J. Perinatology, 32(8): 614-620. PMID: 22157627
  106. Barlow SM, Urish M, Venkatesan L, Harold M, & Zimmerman E.  (2012).  Frequency modulation (FM) and spatiotemporal stability of the sCPG in preterm infants with RDS.  Int J Pediatrics, doi: 10.1155/2012/581538. PMID: 22888359
  107. Popescu E-A, Barlow SM, Venkatesan L, Wang J, Popescu M.  (2013).  Adaptive changes in the neuromagnetic response of the primary and association somatosensory areas following repetitive tactile hand stimulation in humans.  Human Brain Mapping 34: 1415-1426. PMID: 22331631
  108. Harold MP, Barlow SM.  (2013).  Effects of environmental stimulation on infant vocalizations and orofacial dynamics at the onset of canonical babbling.  Infant Behavior & Development, 36: 84-93. PMID: 23261792
  109. Oder A, Stalling D, Barlow SM.  (2013).  Effects of pacifier texture on NNS in neurotypical infants. Int J Pediatrics, 2013:168459. doi: 10.1155/2013/168459.  PMID: 23737804
  110. Barlow SM, Lee J, Wang J, Oder A, Oh H, Hall S, Knox K, Weatherstone K, Thompson D. (2014).  Effects of oral stimulus frequency spectra on the development of non-nutritive suck in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome or chronic lung disease, and preterm infants of diabetic mothers.  J Neonatal Nursing, 20:178-188.
  111. Song D, Jegatheesan P, Weiss S, Govindaswami B, Wang J, Lee J, Oder A, Barlow SM.  (2014). Modulation of spectral edge frequency during patterned pneumatic oral stimulation in preterm infants.  Pediatric Research, 75(1): 85-92, doi: 10.1038/pr.2013.179. [Epub ahead of print]   PMID: 24129553
  112. Barlow SM, Jegatheesan P, Weiss S, Govindaswami B, Wang J, Lee J, Oder A, Song D.  (2014). Amplitude-integrated EEG and range-EEG modulation associated with pneumatic orocutaneous stimulation in preterm infants.  J. Perinatology, 34(3): 213-219.  PMID: 24310443
  113. Barlow SM, Lee J, Wang J, Oder A,  Knox K, Hall S, Knox K, Weatherstone K, Thompson D.  (2014). Frequency-modulated orocutaneous stimulation promotes non-nutritive suck development in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome or chronic lung disease.  J Perinatology, 34(2): 136-142.  PMID: 24310444.
  114. Venkatesan L, Barlow SM, Kieweg D.   (2015).  Age- and sex-related changes in vibrotactile sensitivity of human hand and face.  Somatosensory & Motor Research, 32(1):44-50. PMID: 25248543
  115. Venkatesan L, Barlow SM, Popescu M, Popescu A.    (2014).  Adaptation in the human somatosensory cortical network following repetitive hand and face stimulation.  Exp Brain Research, 232, 3545-3554. PMID: 25059913
  116. Venkatesan L, Barlow SM.    (2014).  Characterization of human finger glabrous tissue displacement under dynamic pneumatic loads using a fiberoptic sensor.  J Biomechanics, 47: 2257-2262.
  117. Barlow SM, Oder A.   (2015).   Oral-Motor Development: Research and Treatment.  Invited, in (RH Bahr and ER Silliman, Eds.), Handbook of Communication Disorders, Routledge Publishing Co. Pp. 103-113. 
  118. Fager SK, Delgado A, Hakel M, Brady S, Barlow SM, Nordness A, Delgado A, Palmer JB.  (2015).  Adult Neurogenic Communication and Swallowing Disorders.  In Braddom’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 5th edition. Pp. 53-69.
  119. Chu SY, Barlow SM, Lee J.  (2015). Face-referenced measurement of perioral stiffness and speech kinematics in Parkinson’s disease.  J Speech-Language-Hearing Research, 58(2): 201-12. PMID:  25629806 
  120. Loeb DF, Imgrund C, Greb R, Barlow SM.  (2015).  Maternal shared reading with toddlers born preterm and full-term.  J Commun. Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids, 3:128. doi: 10.4172/2375-4427.1000128. 
  121. Custead R, Oh H, Oder A, Barlow SM.  (2015).  Adaptation of the cortical somatosensory evoked potential following pneumatic stimulation of the face in adults.  Brain Research, 1622: 81-90. 
  122. Chu SY,  Barlow SM.  (2016).  A Call for Biomechanics to Understand Hypotonia and Speech Movement Disorders in Down Syndrome.  Advances in Communication Disorders, Avid Science Publications, Telangana, India.  Pp  2-40. 
  123. Rosner A, Barlow SM.  (2016).  Hemodynamic changes in cortical sensorimotor systems following hand and orofacial motor tasks and pulsed pneumotactile stimulation.  Somatosensory & Motor Research, 1-11, DOI: 10.1080/08990220.2016.1219711, PMID: 27550186
  124. Loeb DF, Imgrund CM, Lee J, Barlow SM.  (2017).  Neurodevelopmental outcomes of children born preterm following orosensory entrainment intervention.  J. Neonatal Nursing, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2017.11.001
  125. Barlow SM, Maron JL, Alterovitz G, Song D, Wilson BJ, Jegatheesan P, Govindaswami B, Lee J, Rosner AO. (2017).  Somatosensory Modulation of Salivary Gene Expression and Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants. JMIR Res Protoc 2017; 6(6):e113  doi:10.2196/resprot.7712, HTML (open access): http://www.researchprotocols.org/2017/6/e113, PubMed PMID: 28615158; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5489710.
  126. Custead R, Oh H, Wang Y, Barlow SM.  (2017).  Brain encoding of saltatory velocity through a pulsed pneumotactile array in the lower face.  Brain Research, 1677: 58-73.
  127. Oh H, Custead R, Wang Y, Barlow SM.  (2017).  Neural encoding of saltatory pneumotactile velocity in human glabrous hand.   PLOS one, 12(8):e0183532. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183532
  128. Chu SY, Barlow SM, Lee J, Wang, J.  (2017).  Polar-phase indices of perioral muscle reciprocity during syllable production in Parkinson’s disease.  Int. J. Speech Language Pathology. 19: 616-627.  DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2016.1265587.  PMID: 28425760  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2016.1265587
  129. Barlow SM, Rosner A, Song D.  (2017).  Feeding and Brain Development in Preterm Infants.  Fetal and Neonatal Brain Injury, Chapter 25, pp. 626-645;  Shao Xiao-Mei and Zhou Wen-Hao (Eds.) Publisher: Shanghai Technology and Education.
  130. Hage B, Way E, Barlow SM, Bashford G. (2018). Cerebral hemodynamic response to tactile somatosensory stimulation. J Neuroimaging,  28(6): 615-620.
  131. Barlow SM , Hozan M, Lee J, Greenwood J, Custead R, Wardyn B, Tippin K. (2018).  Orofacial and thumb-index finger ramp-and-hold isometric force dynamics in young neurotypical adults.  Journal of Biomechanics, 72, 81-89.   doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.02.031. 
  132. Greenwood J, Hozan M, Barlow SM.  (2019).  Wireless isometric force sensor platform for bedside automated evaluation and therapeutics of orofacial and hand muscle systems across the lifespan.  Biomedical Journal  Scientific & Technical Research, 21(3), 15824-15829.  DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.21.003591
  133. Imgrund CM, Loeb D, Barlow SM.  (2019).  Expressive language in preschoolers born preterm: results of language sample analysis and standardized assessment.  J Speech-Language-Hearing Research, 62(4): 884-895.
  134. Liao C, Rosner AO, Maron JL, Song D, Barlow SM.  (2019).  Automatic non-nutritive suck waveform discrimination and feature extraction in preterm infants.  Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, 2019, 7496591, https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/7496591.  
  135. Wang Y, Sibaii F, Custead R, Oh H, Barlow SM. (2019). Functional Connectivity Evoked by Orofacial Tactile Perception of Velocity. bioRxiv. 843441; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/843441
  136. Barlow SM, Custead R.  (2019).  Vibrography:  Single-Interval Up/Down (SIUD) Adaptive Vibrotactile Threshold Estimation of the Glabrous Hand and Perioral Face in Neurotypical Adults.  Biomedical J  Scientific & Technical Research, 22(4)-2019. DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.22.003786
  137. Barlow SM, Custead R, Lee J.  (2019).  Adaptive vibrotactile threshold estimation of the glabrous hand and perioral face following MCA stroke.  Biomedical J Scientific & Technical Research. 23(3)-2019. DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.23.003899 
  138. Chu SY, Barlow SM, Lee J, Wang J.  (2020).  Effects of utterance rate and length on the spatiotemporal index in Parkinson’s disease.   Int J Speech-Language Pathology, 22: 141–151. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2019.1622781.   
  139. Kent R, Barlow SM.  (2020).  Editorial.  In Memoriam – Ronald W. Netsell (1938-2019).  Perspectives ASHA Special Interest Groups: SIG 19 Speech Science, 5, 339-341.  https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_PERSP-19-00150.  
  140. Loeb DF, Imgrund CM, Lee J, Barlow SM.  (2020).  Language, motor, and cognitive outcomes of toddlers who were born preterm.  Am Journal Speech-Language Pathology, 29:625–637. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_AJSLP-19-00049
  141. Chu SY, Lee J, Barlow SM, Ben-David B, Lim KX, Foong JH. (2020).  Oral‐diadochokinetic rates among healthy Malaysian-Mandarin speakers: A cross linguistic comparison.   Int J Speech-Language Pathology, 2020: 1-11, DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2020.1808701.
  142. Wang Y, Sibaii F, Custead R, Oh H, Barlow SM.  (2020). Functional Connectivity Evoked by Orofacial Tactile Perception of Velocity.   Frontiers in Neuroscience, 14:182. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00182
  143. Barlow SM, Custead R, Lee J, Hozan M, Greenwood J.  (2020).  Wireless Sensing of Lower Lip and Thumb-index Finger ‘Ramp-and-Hold’ Isometric Force Dynamics in a Small Cohort of Unilateral MCA Stroke: Discussion of Preliminary Findings.  Sensors, 20(4), 1221; doi:10.3390/s20041221.
  144. Hozan M, Greenwood J, Sullivan M, Barlow SM.  (2020).  Classification of Tactile and Motor Velocity-Evoked Hemodynamic Response in Primary Somatosensory and Motor Cortices as Measured by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.  Special Issue "Optics and the Brain."   Applied Science, 2020, 10, 3381; doi:10.3390/app10103381. 
  145. Ziegler A, Maron JL, Barlow SM, Davis JM. (2020).  Effect of Pacifier Design on Oral Feeding and Weight Gain in Preterm Infants: A Pilot Study.  Current Therapeutic Research, 93, 100617, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.curtheres.2020.100617
  146. Ismail FNBM, Chu SY, Gan KB, Park HR, Lee J, Barlow SM, Razak RA.  (2021). Speech performance among healthy Malay speakers during dual-task and sentence complexity.  Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, DOI: 10.1159/000517759. © 2021 S. Karger AG, Basel
  147. Chu SY, Foong JH, Lee J, Ben-David B, Barlow SM, Hsu C.  (2021). Oral-DDK Rates Across Languages: Multilingual Speakers Comparison.  Int. J Lang Comm Disorders, 2021;1–11.  DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.12653
  148. Hoffman E, Lee J, Greenwood J, Barlow SM.  (2021).  Vibrotactile sensitivity of the glabrous hand and perioral face in neurotypical children and adults.  Biomedical J Scientific & Technical Research, 35(5): 28035-28046,  http://dx.doi.org/10.26717/BJSTR.2021.35.005768
  149. Barlow SM, Rosner A, Song D.  (2021).  CH 28.  Feeding and Brain Development in Preterm Infants:  Central Pattern Generation and Suck Dynamics. In Govindaswami B (Editor). Practical Approaches to Newborn Care: A Global Perspective in the Age of Information. New Delhi; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers:  pp. 255-263. 
  150. Barlow SM, Rosner A, Song D.  (2021).  CH 29.  Feeding and Brain Development in Preterm Infants:  Role of Sensory Stimulation. In Govindaswami B (Editor). Practical Approaches to Newborn Care: A Global Perspective in the Age of Information. New Delhi; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers:  2021, pp. 264-274.
  151. Sandfort E, Lee J, Hozan M, Greenwood J, Barlow SM.  (2022).  Orofacial and digit force dynamics in neurotypical children.  Biomedical Journal Scientific Technical Research.  DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2022.44.007049.
  152. Wang, Y., Oh, H., Barlow, S.M.  (2022). Dynamic Causal Modeling of Sensorimotor Networks elicited by Saltatory Pneumotactile Velocity in Glabrous Hand.  J Neuroimage, 2022; 001-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/jon.12968.  
  153. Wang, Y., Custead, R., Oh, H., Barlow, S.M.  (2022). Dynamic Causal Modeling of Neural Responses to an Orofacial Pneumotactile Velocity Array.  Neuroimage Reports, 2(1), 100081, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynirp.2022.100081
  154. Molina AH, Harvey J, Pitt KM, Lee J, Barlow SM.  (2022). Clinical Case Study: The Effects of Real-time iEMG Biofeedback on Facial Muscle Activation Patterns in a Child with Congenital Unilateral Facial Palsy.  Biomedical Journal Scientific Technical Research, 47(1)-2022. DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2022.47.007443.
  155. Barlow SM, Liao C, Lee J, Kim S, Maron JL, Song D, Jegatheesan P, Govindaswami B, Wilson BJ, Bhakta K, Cleary J.  (2023).   Spectral features of NNS dynamics in extremely preterm infants.  Pediatric Medicine, doi:10.21037/pm-21-91.
  156. Barlow SM, Poore M, Zimmerman E.  (2023).  Oromotor Entrainment Therapy to Develop Feeding Skills in the Preterm Infant.  In SS Chabon, ER Cohn, D Lee-Wilkerson (Eds), The Communication Disorders Casebook: Learning by Example, 2nd Edition.  Plural Publishing. 
  157. Engsberg C, Rains A, Sado T, Wang Y, Barlow SM, Mukherjee M.  (2023).  The Effect of Gaitlike Plantar Stimulation During Walking.  May 2023.  Physiology 38(S1).  DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2023.38.S1.5734354
  158. Ong YQ, Lee J, Chu SY, Chai SC, Gan KB, Ibrahim NM, Barlow SM.  (2024). Oral-diadochokinesis between Parkinson’s disease and neurotypical elderly among Malaysian-Malay speakers. Int. J Lang Comm Disorders, 1-14.  https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6894.13025.  
  159. Dietsch, A. M., Krishnamurthy, R., Young, K., & Barlow, S. M. (2024). Instrumental Assessment of Aero-Resistive Expiratory Muscle Strength Rehabilitation Devices. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 67(3). https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00381 
  160. Liao C, Maron JL, Song D, Jegatheesan P, Govindaswami B, Bhakta KY, Cleary J, Barlow SM.  (2024).   Hierarchicical cluster feature analysis of NNS dynamics predicts feeding readiness in extremely preterm infants.  In prep
  161. Dietsch AM, Krishnamurthy R, Young K, Barlow SM.  (2024).  Response to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "Instrumental Assessment of Aero-Resistive Expiratory Muscle Strength Rehabilitation Devices" September 2024, Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, DOI: 10.1044/2024_JSLHR-24-00429
  162. Barlow SM. (2024).  Neonatal Feeding and Developmental Issues. Pediatric Medicine 2024 | https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/pm-24-18   NIHMSID 2021818
  163. Barlow SM, Hozan M, Lee J, Hoffman E, Greenwood J. (2025).  Orofacial and Thumb-Index Finger Fine Force Dynamics Across the lifespan.   Aug 2025.
  164. Liao C, & Barlow SM.  (2025).  Non-nutritive Suck Machine Learning (ML) Classification using the k-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) Algorithm to Predict Oral Feeding Readiness in Preterm Infants.  Pediatric Medicine, 2025,  https://doi.org/, in preparation.
  165. Song, D., Govindaswami, B., Barlow, S. M., Piao, X., Ojo, A., Wallerstein, R., eds. (2025). SARS-CoV-2: Implications for maternal-fetal-infant and perinatal mortality, morbidity, pregnancy outcomes and well-being. Frontiers in Pediatrics.  Pp 1-131.  Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA.  doi: 10.3389/978-2-8325-4262-0
  166. Barlow SM.  (2024).  Neonatal feeding series at https://pm.amegroups.org/post/view/neonatal-feeding-and-developmental-issues, Pediatric Medicine. 
  167. Krishnamurthy, R., Schultz, D. H., Wang, Y., Natarajan, S. K., Barlow, S. M., & Dietsch, A. M (2025).  Multimodal Adaptations to Expiratory Musculature Targeted Resistance Training: A Preliminary Study in Healthy Young Adults. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.  https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_JSLHR-24-00294
  168. Engsberg CP, Nathaniel H. Hunt NH, Barlow SM & Mukherjee M.  (2025).  Effect of Vibrotactile Stimulation Sequence and Support Surface Inclination on Gait and Balance Measures,  Brain Sciences.  15, 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15020138  
  169. Teuscher Ellsworth C, Kortus LA, Vuong J, Harvey J, Pitt K, Barlow SM, Wang Y.  (2025) Aging-related Hearing Decline And Resting-state Networks.  American Journal Audiology, rev 3-12-25, in press.
  170. Krishnamurthy R, Schultz D, Wang Y, Barlow SM, Dietsch AM.   (2025). Expiratory Musculature Targeted Resistance Training Modulates Swallowing Neural Regions:  Preliminary fMRI Evidence.  Neural Plasticity, in press August 2025
  171. Barlow SM, Greenwood J.  (2025).  United States Patent, No.: US 12,232,845 B2.  Multichannel servo-controlled Tactile Stimulation Device.  Assignee:  NUtech Ventures, Lincoln, NE.  pp 1-14. 
  172. Barlow SM, Maron JL, Song D, Jegatheesan P, Govindaswami B, Wilson BJ, Bhakta K, Cleary J, Liao C, Lee J.  (2025). NNS and Oral Feed Ontogeny Following Oral Pneumotactile Stimulation in Preterm Infants: an RCT.   Aug-25 

 

PATENTS 

Licensed to KC BioMedix (Shawnee, Kansas):

  1. PACIFIER SYSTEM FOR STIMULATING AND ENTRAINING THE HUMAN OROFACIAL SYSTEM

KUCTC ID No. 04KU023L; aka N-Trainer

60/605,578 – Provisional application

11/209,177 – Utility application – link to on USPTO PatFT  / Google

PCT/US2005/031,169 – International application; link to WIPO WO/2006/033801

United States Patent No.:  US 8,979,896 B2   Date of Patent:  Mar 17, 2015

 

  1. PACIFIER SYSTEM FOR STUDYING AND STIMULATING THE HUMAN OROFACIAL SYSTEM

KUCTC ID No. 04KU022L; aka Actifier II

60/605,607 – Provisional application

11/209,029 – Utility application – link to on USPTO PatFT / Google

PCT/US2005/030,869 – International; published under WO/2006/026623  June 22, 2006

United States Patent No.:  US 8,251,926   Date of Patent:  Aug 28, 2012

 

  1. SYNTHETIC OROCUTANEOUS STIMULATION ENTRAINS SUCK IN PRETERM INFANTS WITH FEEDING DIFFICULTIES 

KUCTC ID No. 09KU071L; aka Non-Nutritive Suck Spatiotemporal Index (NNS STI)

61/030,484 – Provisional application

 

  1. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING NON-NUTRITIVE SUCK PATTERN STABILITY

KUCTC ID No. 09KU072L; aka Non-Nutritive Suck (NNS)

United States Patent (Barlow et al).  5-27-14.   Patent No.  8,734,367

61/036,304 – Provisional application (claims priority from provisional application 61/030,484 above)

12/390,142 – Utility application – link to on USPTO PatFT/ Google – Notice of Allowance Mailed

United States Patent No.:  US 8,226,579   Date of Patent:  July 24, 2012 

United States Patent No.:  US 8,734,367   Date of Patent:  May 27, 2014

 

  1. ENHANCED THERAPEUTIC STIMULUS SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE

13/457,059 – non-provisional application (claims priority to previous two provisional applications).  

Not yet on USPTO PatFT or Google; there is a reference to this application on the USPTO Public PAIR under the Continuity Data tab of the related applications above.

United States Patent No.:  US 9,220,654   Date of Patent:  Dec 29, 2015 

United States Patent No.:  US 8,939,919   Date of Patent:  Jan 27, 2015

 

  1. METHODS OF USING AN ENHANCED THERAPEUTIC STIMULUS FOR NON-NUTRITIVE SUCK ENTRAINMENT SYSTEM

13/457,154 –Non-provisional application – claims priority to the previous two provisional patent applications, plus the utility application 12/390,142.  Not yet on USPTO PatFT or Google; there is a reference to this application on the USPTO Public PAIR under the Continuity Data tab of the related applications.

 

  1. ENHANCED THERAPEUTIC STIMULUS FOR NON-NUTRITIVE SUCK ENTRAINMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD 

13/457,203 – Non-provisional application – claims priority to the previous two provisional patent applications, plus the utility application 12/390,142.  

United States Patent No.:  US 9,037,266   Date of Patent:  May 19, 2015

 

 Licensed to Epic Medical Concepts & Innovations (EMCI):

 

  1. DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ORAL/LIP STIFFNESS

KUCTC ID No. 10KU002L; aka OROStiff

61/237,200 – Provisional application

13/392,064 – Utility application ; can be found on USPTO Public PAIR

PCT/US2010/046,787 – International application; published under WO/2011/028598

United States Patent No.:  US 9,351,667   Date of Patent:  May 31, 2016

European Patent No.:           2470071             Date of Patent:  Nov 08, 2016

 

  1. DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MECHANOSENSORY NERVE ENDING STIMULATION

KUCTC ID No. 10KU003L; aka TAC-Cell (GALILEO Somatosensory System)

61/237,211 – Provisional Application

61/554,762 – Provisional Application (second rolling provisional using skin as membrane)

13/404,178 – Utility application

PCT/US2010/046,792 – International application; published under WO/2011/028602

US20140046231 A1    Feb 13, 2014

 

  1. MEDICAL DEVICE FOR THERAPEUTIC STIMULATION OF THE VESTIBULAR SYSTEM

KUCTC ID No. 11KU067L; aka VestibuGLIDE

61/476,943 – Provisional application

Utility not filed (PCT only filed), must file in U.S. prior to October 2013 deadline to preserve U.S. rights.

PCT/US2012/034,238 – International application; not yet published

United States Patent No.:  US 9,844,483    Date of Patent:  Dec 19, 2017

 

Foreign Filings:

Both KC BioMedix (Innara Health, Inc.) and Epic Medical Concepts & Innovations, Inc. have filed in numerous foreign countries.  Additional information about these foreign patent applications is available on the WIPO website.  In order to see this information, click on one of the above international publication numbers (they start with WO) and then click on the “National Phase” tab. 

 

NUtech Transfer – Patents

  1.  MUSCLE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD: ForceWIN10.

S.M. Barlow (inventor) and Jake Greenwood (co-inventor).  Biomedical project application to map muscle force dynamics in brain injured patients, sponsored by NUtech Ventures.  Commercial prototype development by Dr. Barlow and the Raikes School of Design and Engineering (2015-2017).  US Provisional Application No. 62/329145 filed 4-28-16 titled Muscle Assessment System and Method; and United States patent application submitted Mar 28, 2017.  PCT/US2017/030221 titled Muscle Assessment System and Method.   

United States Patent No.:  11,202,595    Date of Patent:  Dec 21, 2021.

 

  1. NeoNNS.  S.M. Barlow (inventor) and Chunxiao Liao (co-inventor).  Biomedical project application to map non-nutritive suck dynamics in preterm infants.  IP submitted to NUtech.  Licensed by NUtech to INNARA Health, Inc., Aug 2021-present. 

 

  1. Tactile Stimulation Device - pTACS.  S.M. Barlow (co-inventor) and Jacob Greenwood (co-inventor).  A portable, rechargeable, lightweight multichannel pneumotactile stimulator for human use in the hospital emergency room, patient transport (ambulance), neuroimaging, or clinical setting for activation and/or therapeutics of somatosensory and/or sensorimotor control systems involved in skilled motor behavior in premature infants, children and adults.  Publication Notice  App Number  17/294,257.  Filing or 371C date 05/14/2021.  Publication No. US-2022-0015634-A1.   Publication Date:  01/20/2022.  US Patent No. 12,232,845 B2 granted February 25, 2025.

 

 

INVITED CHAPTERS

Barlow SM, Oder A. Early Oral-Motor Development: Research and Treatment. Invited chapter to appear in (RH Bahr and ER Silliman, Eds.), Handbook of Communication Disorders, which will be published in 2014 by Routledge. 5700 words, 22 pages. in press.

Barlow SM, Song D & Oder A. The Dynamics of Somatosensory Flow, aEEG and Brain O2 in the Pretern Infant During Oromotor Development. Invited chapter to appear in (B Govindaswami, Ed.), Neonatology, which will be published in 2014 by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, Delhi, India. 58(2):201-12. PMID:25629806

Custead R, Oh H, Oder A, Barlow SM. Adaptation of the cortical somatosensory evoked potential following pneumatic stimulation of the face in adults. Brain Research. 1622:81 - 90.

Chu SY, Barlow SM. (2015). Muscle tone, motor control, and speech intelligibility in Down syndrome. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, revision