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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2025.031
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Individual features of the masticatory muscle bioelectrical activity in organization of chewing function

Shishelova AYu1,2, Guseva OYu1, Kopetskiy IS1, Ansari V1
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1 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (Pirogov University), Moscow, Russia

2 Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Olga Yu. Guseva
Ostrovityanova, 1, 117513, Moscow, Russia; ur.kb@avesug-o

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Acknowledgements: we would like to thank Professor I.V. Pogabalo for advice on the methods to record and analyze electromyography data.

Author contribution: Shishelova AYu — study idea, concept and design, data acquisition and processing, statistical data processing, manuscript writing and editing; Guseva OYu — study concept and design, data acquisition and processing, literature review, manuscript writing and editing; Kopetskiy IS — manuscript editing and approval before publishing; Ansari V — data acquisition, literature review.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (protocol No. 250 dated 21 April 2025).

Received: 2025-05-19 Accepted: 2025-06-09 Published online: 2025-06-19
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