Publications

  • McPherson LM, Dewald JP. Abnormal synergies and associated reactions post-hemiparetic stroke reflect the neuroanatomy of brainstem motor pathways. Frontiers in Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.25.22273876
  • Hassan AS, Fajardo ME, Cummings M, McPherson LM, Negro F, Dewald JP, Heckman CJ, Pearcey GE. Estimates of persistent inward currents are reduced in upper limb motor units of older adults. Journal of Physiology. 2021;599(21):4865-4882.
  • Regnacq L, Giraud R, Ortega Sanabria A, Thota A, Roversi L, Rouhani M, McPherson L, Abbas J, Jung R, Romain O, Renaud S, Bornat Y, Kolbl F. Evaluation of Stimulation Waveforms for Safe and Efficient Peripheral Nervous System Activation. 2021 Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS 2021): ”Restoring Vital Functions by Electronics – Achievements, Limitations, Opportunities, and Challenges”, IEEE, Oct 2021, Berlin, Germany. https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03542068
  • Wilson JM, Thompson CK, McPherson LM, Zadikoff C, Heckman CJ, MacKinnon CD. Motor unit discharge variability is increased in mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease. Frontiers in Neurology. 2020; 11:477. 
  • Hassan AS, Thompson CK, Negro F, Cummings MQ, Powers RK, Heckman CJ, Dewald JP, McPherson LM. Impact of parameter selection on estimates of motoneuron excitability using paired motor unit analysis. Journal of Neural Engineering. 2020; 17:1.
  • Hassan AS, Kim EH, Khurram OU, Cummings M, Thompson CK, Miller McPherson LM, Heckman CJ, Dewald JPA, Negro F.  Properties of motor units of elbow and ankle muscles decomposed using high-density surface EMG. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2019;2019: 3874 – 3878.  
  • Thompson CK, Johnson MD, Negro F, McPherson LM, Farina D, Heckman CJ. Exogenous neuromodulation of spinal neurons induces beta-band coherence during self-sustained discharge of hind limb motor unit populations. Journal of Applied Physiology. 2019 Oct 1; 127(4):1034-1041.
  • McPherson LM, Dewald JPA. Differences between flexion and extension synergy-driven coupling at the elbow, wrist, and fingers of individuals with chronic hemiparetic stroke. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2019: 130(4): 454-468.  
  • Thompson CK, Negro F, Johnson MD, Holmes MR, McPherson LM, Powers RK, Farina D, Heckman CJ. Robust and accurate decoding of motoneuron behavior and prediction of the resulting force output. Journal of Physiology. 2018: 596(14): 2643-2659.
  • McPherson JG, McPherson LM, Thompson CK, Ellis MD, Heckman CJ, Dewald JP. Altered neuromodulatory drive may contribute to exaggerated tonic vibration reflexes in chronic hemiparetic stroke. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2018;12(131). 
  • McPherson LM, Negro F, Thompson CK, Sanchez L, Heckman CJ, Dewald JP, *Farina D. Properties of the motor unit action potential shape in proximal and distal muscles of the upper limb in healthy and post-stroke individuals. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2016; 2016: 335 – 339.
  • Wilson JM, Thompson CK, Miller LC, *Heckman CJ. Intrinsic excitability of human motor units in biceps brachii versus triceps brachii. Journal of Neurophysiology. 2015: 113(10):3692-3699. 
  • Miller LC, Thompson CK, Negro FN, Heckman CJ, Farina D, *Dewald JPA. High-density surface EMG decomposition allows for recording of motor unit discharge from proximal and distal flexion synergy muscles simultaneously in individuals with stroke. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014; 2014:5340-5344.
  • Miller LC, Dewald JPA. Involuntary paretic wrist/finger flexion forces and EMG increase with shoulder abduction load in individuals with chronic stroke. Clin Neurophyisol. 2012: 123(6): 1216-1225. 
  • Stienen AH, Moulton TS, Miller LC, Dewald JPA. Wrist and Finger Torque Sensor for the quantification of upper limb motor impairments following brain injury. IEEE Int Conf Rehabil Robot. 2011; 2011:5975464. 
  • Miller LC, Ruiz Torres R, Stienen AHA, Dewald JPA. A wrist and finger force sensor module for use during movements of the upper limb in chronic hemiparetic stroke. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2009: 56(9): 2312-2317. 
  • Keller NR, Diedrich A, Appalsamy M, Miller LC, Caron MG, McDonald MP, Shelton RC, Blakely RD, Robertson D. Norepinephrine transporter-deficient mice respond to anxiety producing andfearful environments with bradycardia and hypotension. Neuroscience. 2006: 139(3): 931-946.