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2023
Bista, B.,†, Coffey, A.,†, Fasano, A., Buxo, T., Mitchell, M., Giglia, E. R., Dukic, S., Heverin, M., Muthuraman, M., Carson, R. G., Lowery, M. M., Hardiman, O., McManus, L.,‡, Nasseroleslami, B.,‡ (2023) Cortico-muscular coherence in primary lateral sclerosis reveals abnormal cortical engagement during motor function beyond primary motor areas, Cerebral Cortex, 33(13), 8712-8723. [pdf] ‡ denotes joint last-author contribution
2021
McManus, L., Lowery, M. M., Merletti, R., Søgaard, K., Besomi, M., Clancy, E.A., Van Dieën, J. H., Hug, F., Wrigley, T., Besier, T. Carson, R. G., Disselhorst-Klug, C., Enoka, R. M., Falla, D., Farina, D., Gandevia, S., Holobar, A., Kiernan, M. C., McGill, K., Perreault, E., Rothwell, J. C., Tucker, K. and Hodges, P. W. (2021) Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Terminology matrix, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 59, 102565 [pdf]
2020
McManus, L., De Vito, G., & Lowery, M. M. (2020). Analysis and biophysics of surface EMG for physiotherapists and kinesiologists: toward a common language with rehabilitation engineers. Frontiers in neurology, 11 [pdf]
2019
McManus, L., Flood, M. W., & Lowery, M. M. (2019). Beta-band Motor Unit Coherence and Nonlinear Surface EMG Features of the First Dorsal Interosseous Muscle Vary with Force. Journal of Neurophysiology 122(3), 1147-1162 [pdf]
2017
McManus, L., Hu, X., Rymer, W. Z., Suresh, N. L., & Lowery, M. M. (2017). Motor unit activity during fatiguing isometric muscle contraction in hemispheric stroke survivors. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 11, 569 [pdf]
2016
McManus, L., Hu, X., Rymer, W. Z., Suresh, N. L., & Lowery, M. M. (2016). Muscle fatigue increases beta-band coherence between the firing times of simultaneously active motor units in the first dorsal interosseous muscle. Journal of Neurophysiology, 115(6), 2830-2839 [pdf]
2015
McManus, L., Hu, X., Rymer, W. Z., Suresh, N. L., & Lowery, M. M. (2015). Changes in motor unit behavior following isometric fatigue of the first dorsal interosseous muscle. Journal of Neurophysiology 113(9), 3186-3196 [pdf]
2014
Budini, F., McManus, L., Berchicci, M., Menotti, F., Macaluso, A., Di Russo, F., Lowery, M. M., & De Vito, G. (2014). Alpha band cortico-muscular coherence occurs in healthy individuals during mechanically-induced tremor. PloS one, 9(12), e115012 [pdf]
Other Publications
- Metzger, M., Dukic, S., McMackin, R., Giglia, E., Mitchell, M., Bista, S., Costello, E., Peelo, C., Tadjine, Y., Sirenko, V., Coffey, A., McManus, L., ..., Hardiman, O. & Nasseroleslami, B. Functional network dynamics revealed by EEG microstates reflect cognitive decline in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Human Brain Mapping, 45(1), e26536.
- McMackin, R., Dukic, S., Costello, E., Pinto-Grau, M., McManus, L., Broderick, M., ... & Nasseroleslami, B. (2021) Cognitive Network Hyperactivation and Motor Cortex Decline Correlate with ALS Prognosis. Neurobiology of Aging, 104, 57-70
- Doheny, E., Goulding, C., Flood, M. W., McManus, L., & Lowery, M. M. (2019) Feature-based evaluation of a wearable surface EMG sensor against laboratory standard EMG during force-varying and fatiguing contractions. IEEE Sensors Journal, 20 (5), 2757-2765
- McManus, L., Liegey, J., Senneff, S., Lowery, M. M., Hardiman, O., & Nasseroleslami B. Applications of surface EMG arrays for identification and tracking of motor units in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Rapid Fire presentation at: European Network to Cure ALS (ENCALS) meeting, 12-14 May 2021, virtual conference.
- McManus, L., Liegey, J. & Lowery, M. M. Template matching algorithm for identification and tracking of motor units using surface EMG arrays. Presented at: XXIII Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK), 2020 July 12-14, virtual conference.
- McManus, L., Pereira Botelho, D. P., Flood, M. W. & Lowery, M. M. The Influence of Force Level and Motor Unit Coherence on Nonlinear Surface EMG Features Examined Using Model Simulation. Podium presentation and conference paper presented at: 41st International IEEE Conference Engineering in Medicine and Biology; 2019 July 23-27; Berlin, Germany
- McManus, L., Flood, M. W. & Lowery, M. M. Motor Unit Discharge and Nonlinear Surface EMG Features during Isometric Contraction in Parkinson’s Disease, Program No. 772.11. 2018 Neuroscience Meeting Planner, Online. Poster session presented at: Neuroscience 2018. 48th Annual Conference of the Society for Neuroscience; 2018 Nov 3-7; San Diego, CA.
- McManus, L., Flood, M. W. & Lowery, M. M. Relationship between Motor Unit Coherence and Non-Linear Surface EMG Features during Isometric Contraction. Podium presentation at: XXII Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK), 2018 July 05-08, Dublin, Ireland.