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Catherine Mercier

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Directeur(trice), Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale

Catherine.Mercier@rea.ulaval.ca

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Département de réadaptation

Centre thématique de recherche en neurosciences

Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale

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Contribution à la recherche

Thématiques de recherche de la Faculté de médecine

Neurosciences et santé mentale
Perte d’autonomie et réadaptation

Domaines de recherche

Médecine de la réadaptation, n.c.a.
Ergothérapie
Systèmes moteurs
Systèmes sensoriels, nociceptif
Systèmes sensoriels, somatosensoriel
Neurosciences sensorimotrices

Projets de recherche en cours

Canada Research Chair in SensoriMotor Rehabilitation and Pain - Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada - Chaires de recherche du Canada - Fonctionnement, chercheur principal - 2023-05-01 au 2030-04-30
Contribution facultaire - CIRRIS - Université Laval - Fonds internes - FSS – Contribution facultaire à la recherche, co-chercheur - 2023-04-01 au 2028-03-31
Programme VISION - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé - Tremplin, co-chercheur - 2022-11-15 au 2026-03-31
Towards a reduction in muscoloskeletal disorders at work through the development of an ergonomic intelligent feedback system - Secrétariat des programmes interorganismes à l’intention des établissements - Fonds Nouvelle frontières en recherche - Volet Transformation, co-chercheur - 2024-04-01 au 2026-03-31
MI SENS-OR REHAB: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a novel, multimodal, Motivational Interviewing-guided Somatosensory - Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada - Subvention Projet, co-chercheur - 2025-03-01 au 2026-02-28
Corps en soin, corps en scène : approche intersectorielle de la douleur chronique - Fondation de l'Université Laval, chercheur principal - 2023-06-01 au 2025-12-31

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Financements des 2 dernières années

Understanding interactions between pain, body perception and motor control. - Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie Canada, Secrétariat Inter-Conseils (Canada) (CRSH, CRSNG, IRSC) - Subventions à la découverte SD (individuelles et d'équipe), chercheur principal - 2019-04-01 au 2024-03-31
Bimanual coordination after brain lesion – mechanism and clinical implications - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé - Réseaux thématiques de recherche, chercheur principal - 2023-12-05 au 2024-03-31
Visuotactile integration in individuals with fibromyalgia - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé - Réseaux thématiques de recherche, chercheur principal - 2023-04-01 au 2024-03-31
Chaire de recherche en paralysie cérébrale - Fondation de l'Université Laval - Chaires de recherche sans organismes subventionnaires, chercheur principal - 2003-06-01 au 2023-05-30
Projets structurants au développement de la recherche du CIRRIS - CIUSSS - CN - CIRRIS, chercheur principal - 2018-03-01 au 2023-03-31
Surveillance in High School to Reduce Concussions and Consequences of Concussions in Canadian Youth : SHRed Concussions - National Football League - Innovative Translational Research on Concussion and Comorbid Conditions, University of Calgary, co-chercheur - 2019-01-01 au 2022-08-31
Appui projets chercheurs CIRRIS - CIUSSS - CN - CIRRIS, chercheur principal - 2018-03-31 au 2021-03-31

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Publications

Impact of Sensory Deficits on Upper Limb Motor Performance in Individuals with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review, Catherine Mercier, Alexandre Campeau-Lecours, Maxime T. Robert, Ophélie Martinie, Isabelle Poitras, Brain Sciences, 2021, 10.3390/brainsci11060744
Influence of the amount of use on hand motor cortex representation: effects of immobilization and motor training., Mercier C, Leonard G, Ngomo S, Neuroscience, 2012, 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.06.018
Modulation of corticospinal output in agonist and antagonist proximal arm muscles during motor preparation., Mercier C, Bouyer LJ, Gagné M, Massé-Alarie H, Neige C, PloS one, 2017, 10.1371/journal.pone.0188801
Meta-analysis of placebo responses in central neuropathic pain: impact of subject, study, and pain characteristics., Kramer JL, Soler D, Wrigley P, Richards JS, Mercier C, Jensen MP, Finnerup NB, Warner FM, Cragg JJ, Pain, 2016, 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000431
The map is not the territory: motor system reorganization in upper limb amputees., Mercier C, Reilly KT, Hétu S, Gagné M, Human brain mapping, 2011, 10.1002/hbm.21038
Does the addition on non-invasive neurostimulation accelerate the effectiveness of treatment for people with complex regional pain syndrome type, , 13rd North America Meeting on Brain Stimulation and Neuroimaging, 2015
Relative shoulder flexor and handgrip strength is related to upper limb function after stroke., Bourbonnais D, Mercier C, Clinical rehabilitation, 2004, 10.1191/0269215504cr724oa
Systematic review of the psychometric properties of cultural adaptations and translations of the Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE), Désirée B. Maltais, Catherine Mercier, Isabelle Demers, Manel Abid, Child: Care, Health and Development, 2023, 10.1111/cch.13086
Experimental tonic hand pain modulates the change in somatosensory evoked potentials induced by a subsequent hand deafferentation, , Pain in Europe X (EFIC), 2017
On the Design of a Novel Cable-Driven Parallel Robot Capable of Large Rotation About One Axis, Clément Gosselin, Philippe Cardou, Denis Laurendeau, Michaël Bonenfant, Catherine Mercier, Bradford J. McFadyen, Laurent Bouyer, Céline Faure, Alexis Fortin-Côté, Mechanisms and Machine Science, 2017, 10.1007/978-3-319-61431-1_33
Modulation of brain activity during action observation: influence of perspective, transitivity and meaningfulness., Jackson PL, Michon PE, Eugène F, Mercier C, Hétu S, PloS one, 2011, 10.1371/journal.pone.0024728
Experimental tonic hand pain modulates the corticospinal plasticity induced by a subsequent hand deafferentation: implications for phantom limb pain, , 16th IASP World congress on pain, 2016
Modulation of the response to a somatosensory stimulation of the hand during the observation of manual actions., Mercier C, Chapman CE, Malouin F, Vargas CD, Jackson PL, Hétu S, Rodrigues EC, Voisin JI, Experimental brain research, 2011, 10.1007/s00221-010-2448-3
Lower Body Positive Pressure Treadmill Training for Pediatric Gait Disorders: A Scoping Review, , 1911, 10.20944/preprints202112.0014.v1
Preserved descending pain inhibition in complex regional pain syndrome: A psychophysical study, , 9th Congress of the European Pain Federation (EFIC 2015), 2015
Promoting Gait Recovery and Limiting Neuropathic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury., Bouyer LJ, Bouffard J, Roosink M, Mercier C, Neurorehabilitation and neural repair, 2017, 10.1177/1545968316680491
Ankle proprioception during gait in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury, Laurent Bouyer, Catherine Mercier, Jean‐Sebastien Roy, Andreanne K. Blanchette, Benoit Pairot de Fontenay, Charline Dambreville, Physiological Reports, 2019, 10.14814/phy2.14328
Effect of experimental muscle pain on the acquisition and retention of locomotor adaptation: different motor strategies for a similar performance., Bouyer LJ, Hodges PW, van den Hoorn W, Roy JS, Tucker KJ, Mercier C, Salomoni SE, Bouffard J, Journal of neurophysiology, 2018, 10.1152/jn.00411.2017
Impaired Motor Learning Following a Pain Episode in Intact Rats, Christian Ethier, Catherine Mercier, Maxime Demers, Windsor Kwan-Chun Ting, Maxime Huot-Lavoie, Frontiers in Neurology, 2019, 10.3389/fneur.2019.00927
Impact of fatigue at the shoulder on the contralateral upper limb kinematics and performance, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Catherine Mercier, Gisela Sole, Frédérique Dupuis, PLOS ONE, 2022, 10.1371/journal.pone.0266370
Validity and Reliability of Wearable Sensors for Joint Angle Estimation: A Systematic Review, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Laurent Bouyer, Catherine Mercier, Alexandre Campeau-Lecours, Mathieu Bielmann, Frédérique Dupuis, Isabelle Poitras, Sensors, 2019, 10.3390/s19071555
Douleur et représentations sensorimotrices du corps : ce cerveau qui se trompe, , Journée scientifique du CognAC, 2015
Reliability of an observation-based scoring grid to assess bimanual performance during unstandardized tasks in adults living with cerebral palsy, Catherine Mercier, Véronique H. Flamand, Isabelle Poitras, Léandre Gagné-Pelletier, Disability and Rehabilitation, 2024, 10.1080/09638288.2023.2254700
Effect of Cutaneous Heat Pain on Corticospinal Excitability of the Tibialis Anterior at Rest and during Submaximal Contraction, Laurent J. Bouyer, Catherine Mercier, Martin Gagné, Cécilia Neige, Maxime Billot, Neural Plasticity, 2018, 10.1155/2018/8713218
Reliability of a measure of proprioception at the ankle during walking using a robotized ankle-foot orthosis, , World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress, 2015
Alterations in central motor representation increase over time in individuals with rotator cuff tendinopathy., Roy JS, Savoie A, Bouyer LJ, Mercier C, Ngomo S, Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2015, 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.05.035
Persistent hand motor commands in the amputees' brain., Sirigu A, Schieber MH, Mercier C, Reilly KT, Brain : a journal of neurology, 2006, 10.1093/brain/awl154
Real-time modulation of visual feedback on human full-body movements in a virtual mirror: development and proof-of-concept., Mercier C, Bouyer LJ, Jackson PL, Hébert LJ, McFadyen BJ, Robitaille N, Roosink M, Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2015, 10.1186/1743-0003-12-2
Effects of a movement training oriented rehabilitation program on symptoms, functional limitations and acromiohumeral distance in individuals with subacromial pain syndrome., Roy JS, Frémont P, Desmeules F, Mercier C, Savoie A, Manual therapy, 2015, 10.1016/j.math.2015.04.004
The Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as an Add-on Modality to Graded Motor Imagery for Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Proof of Concept Study., Tousignant-Laflamme Y, Laroche S, Léonard G, Mercier C, Whittingstall K, Bourgault P, Bernier M, Lagueux É, The Clinical journal of pain, 2018, 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000522
Effect of single-session repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation applied over the hand versus leg motor area on pain after spinal cord injury., Mercier C, Meziane HB, Côté I, Jetté F, Neurorehabilitation and neural repair, 2013, 10.1177/1545968313484810
Conditioned Pain Modulation Decreases Over Time in Patients With Neuropathic Pain Following a Spinal Cord Injury, Catherine Mercier, John L. K. Kramer, Catherine R. Jutzeler, Mélanie Boulet, Isabelle Côté, Martin Gagné, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 2020, 10.1177/1545968320962497
Accelerometry-Based Metrics to Evaluate the Relative Use of the More Affected Arm during Daily Activities in Adults Living with Cerebral Palsy, Catherine Mercier, Alexandre Campeau-Lecours, Jade Clouâtre, Isabelle Poitras, Sensors, 2022, 10.3390/s22031022
Development and reliability of a measure evaluating dynamic proprioception during walking with a robotized ankle-foot orthosis, and its relation to dynamic postural control., Bouyer L, Roy JS, Mercier C, Brochu K, Bouffard J, Fournier Belley A, Gait & posture, 2016, 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.07.013
A Virtual Reality avatar interaction (VRai) platform to assess residual executive dysfunction in active military personnel with previous mild traumatic brain injury: proof of concept., McFadyen BJ, Richards CL, Fecteau S, Bouyer LJ, Mercier C, Hébert LJ, Jackson PL, Robitaille N, Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology, 2017, 10.1080/17483107.2016.1229048
Impact of Experimental Tonic Pain on Corrective Motor Responses to Mechanical Perturbations, Catherine Mercier, Émilie Harnois, Clémentine Brun, Elodie Traverse, Neural Plasticity, 2020, 10.1155/2020/8864407
I am touched by your pain: limb-specific modulation of the cortical response to a tactile stimulation during pain observation., Jackson PL, Mercier C, Canizales DL, Marcoux LA, Voisin JI, The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society, 2011, 10.1016/j.jpain.2011.06.005
Differences in the magnitude and direction of forces during a submaximal matching task in hemiparetic subjects., Bourbonnais D, Bertrand AM, Mercier C, Experimental brain research, 2004, 10.1007/s00221-003-1813-x
Reliability of maximal static strength measurements of the arms in subjects with hemiparesis., Gravel D, Desrosiers J, Bourbonnais D, Mercier C, Bertrand AM, Clinical rehabilitation, 2007, 10.1177/0269215506070792
Cortical mapping of the infraspinatus muscle in healthy individuals., Roy JS, Mercier C, Ngomo S, BMC neuroscience, 2013, 10.1186/1471-2202-14-52
Tonic pain experienced during locomotor training impairs retention despite normal performance during acquisition., Mercier C, Roy JS, Bouyer LJ, Bouffard J, The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2014, 10.1523/jneurosci.5303-13.2014
Somatosensory deficits and neural correlates in cerebral palsy: a scoping review, Catherine Mercier, Élyse Granger, Élodie Traverse, Clémentine Brun, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2021, 10.1111/dmcn.14963
Modulation of Corticospinal Excitability of Trunk Muscles in Preparation of Rapid Arm Movement., Mercier C, Bouyer LJ, Neige C, Massé-Alarie H, Neuroscience, 2018, 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.11.024
Modulation of corticospinal excitability for elbow flexor and extensor muscles during motor preparation, , 27th Annual meeting of Neural Control of Movement Society, 2017
Corticospinal Responses Following Gait-Specific Training in Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review, Catherine Mercier, Andréanne K. Blanchette, Floriane Bretheau, Margaux Simon, Alexia Tremblay, Yosra Cherni, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 10.3390/ijerph192315585
Beyond the Joint: The Role of Central Nervous System Reorganizations in Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders., Mercier C, Langevin P, Bouyer LJ, Roy JS, The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy, 2017, 10.2519/jospt.2017.0608
Upper Limb Motor Planning in Individuals with Cerebral Palsy Aged between 3 and 21 Years Old: A Systematic Review, Maxime T. Robert, Andrew M. Gordon, Catherine Mercier, Ophélie Martinie, Brain Sciences, 2021, 10.3390/brainsci11070920
The Challenge of Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cerebral Palsy: A Proposed Method to Identify White Matter Pathways, Maxime T. Robert, Maxime Descoteaux, Catherine Mercier, Elodie Traverse, Philippe Karan, Ophélie Martinie, Brain Sciences, 2023, 10.3390/brainsci13101386
Interactions between motor imagery and pain. Comment on Raffin et al. (2012)., Mercier C, Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior, 2012, 10.1016/j.cortex.2011.04.013
Placebo response in neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury: a meta-analysis of individual participant data, John Kramer, Catherine Mercier, Nanna Finnerup, Sven Robert Andresen, Scott Richards, Jenny Haefeli, Jacquelyn Cragg, Freda Warner, Catherine Jutzeler, Journal of Pain Research, 2018, 10.2147/JPR.S155979
Quantification of upper limb position sense using an exoskeleton and a virtual reality display., Blanchette AK, Mercier C, Batcho CS, Deblock-Bellamy A, Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2018, 10.1186/s12984-018-0367-x
Effect of local versus remote tonic heat pain during training on acquisition and retention of a finger-tapping sequence task., Mercier C, Roosink M, Bilodeau MC, Experimental brain research, 2016, 10.1007/s00221-015-4478-3
Mapping phantom movement representations in the motor cortex of amputees., Sirigu A, Aballea A, Vargas CD, Reilly KT, Mercier C, Brain : a journal of neurology, 2006, 10.1093/brain/awl180
Description of a new motor re-education programme for the paretic lower limb aimed at improving the mobility of stroke patients., Cross P, Lemay JF, Bilodeau S, Bourbonnais D, Mercier C, Clinical rehabilitation, 1999, 10.1191/026921599670905866
Interactive virtual feedback improves gait motor imagery after spinal cord injury: An exploratory study., Mercier C, Bouyer LJ, Jackson PL, Robitaille N, Roosink M, Restorative neurology and neuroscience, 2016, 10.3233/rnn-150563
Motor imagery ability of patients with lower-limb amputation: exploring the course of rehabilitation effects, Philip Jackson, Francine Malouin, Catherine Mercier, Anne Durand, Franck Di Rienzo, Arnaud Saimpont, Aymeric Guillot, Elodie Saruco, European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2019, 10.23736/s1973-9087.17.04776-1
Corticospinal Excitability Quantification During a Visually-Guided Precision Walking Task in Humans: Potential for Neurorehabilitation, Laurent J. Bouyer, Andreanne K. Blanchette, Catherine Mercier, Cécilia Neige, Charline Dambreville, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 2022, 10.1177/15459683221124909
Upper limb active joint repositioning during a multijoint task in participants with and without rotator cuff tendinopathy and effect of a rehabilitation program, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Alexandre Savoie, Laurent Bouyer, Catherine Mercier, Benoit Pairot de Fontenay, Journal of Hand Therapy, 2020, 10.1016/j.jht.2018.09.009
Effect of painful and non-painful sensorimotor manipulations on subjective body midline., Mercier C, Gagné M, Bouffard J, Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2013, 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00077
Pain Induced during Both the Acquisition and Retention Phases of Locomotor Adaptation Does Not Interfere with Improvements in Motor Performance, Catherine Mercier, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Jason Bouffard, Laurent J. Bouyer, Neural Plasticity, 2016, 10.1155/2016/8539096
Modulation of corticospinal excitability of trunk muscles during arm movement preparation. Australasian Neuroscience Society Sensorimotor Control Meeting, , Hobart, Tasmania, Australia., 2016
Facilitators and barriers to participation in physical activities in children and adolescents living with cerebral palsy: a scoping review, Catherine Mercier, Marie Denise Lavoie, Elodie Traverse, Charles Sèbiyo Batcho, Yosra Cherni, Manel Abid, Disability and Rehabilitation, 2023, 10.1080/09638288.2022.2150327
Motor control over the phantom limb in above-elbow amputees and its relationship with phantom limb pain., Mercier C, Hétu S, Reilly KT, Gagné M, Neuroscience, 2009, 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.04.061
Behavioral and TMS Markers of Action Observation Might Reflect Distinct Neuronal Processes., Mercier C, Jackson PL, Meziane HB, Taschereau-Dumouchel V, Hétu S, Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2016, 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00458
Exploring the Relationships Between Altered Body Perception, Limb Position Sense, and Limb Movement Sense in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Catherine Mercier, Candida S. McCabe, Martin Gagné, Anne-Marie Pinard, Nicolas Giorgi, Clémentine Brun, The Journal of Pain, 2019, 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.07.008
Variability in the effector-specific pattern of motor facilitation during the observation of everyday actions: implications for the clinical use of action observation., Mercier C, Jackson PL, Gagné M, Hétu S, Neuroscience, 2010, 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.07.015
New Approach to Quantify Upper Limb Position Sense Using an Exoskeleton and a Virtual Reality Display, , 2016 Canadian Stroke Congress, 2016
Adding Haptic Feedback to Virtual Environments With a Cable-Driven Robot Improves Upper Limb Spatio-Temporal Parameters During a Manual Handling Task, Bradford J. McFadyen, Laurent Bouyer, Catherine Mercier, Denis Laurendeau, Clement Gosselin, Philippe Cardou, Nicolas Robitaille, Alexis Fortin-Cote, Celine Faure, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2020, 10.1109/tnsre.2020.3021200
Twenty-year Follow-up of Kangaroo Mother Care Versus Traditional Care., Maldonado D, Gallego JM, Cortes D, Marin J, Maheu F, Mercier C, Nadeau L, Villegas J, Uriza F, Hernandez JT, Ruiz JG, Tessier R, Charpak N, Pediatrics, 2017, 10.1542/peds.2016-2063
The influence of experimental low back pain on neural networks involved in the control of lumbar erector spinae muscles, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Catherine Mercier, Martin Simoneau, Rubens da Silva, Amélie Desgagnés, Guillaume Léonard, Mikaël Desmons, Antoine Rohel, Journal of Neurophysiology, 2022, 10.1152/jn.00030.2022
Use of an innovative model to evaluate mobility in seniors with lower-limb amputations of vascular origin: a pilot study., Mercier C, members of the RQRV group 2006-2009, Nadeau S, Corriveau H, Moffet H, Demers E, Vincent C, BMC geriatrics, 2010, 10.1186/1471-2318-10-68
A cross-sectional observational study comparing individuals with a symptomatic full-thickness rotator cuff tear with age-matched controls, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Catherine Mercier, François Desmeules, Jackie L. Whittaker, Luc Chau, Mélanie Brisson, Jean Tittley, Marc-Olivier Dubé, Michaël Bertrand-Charette, Marianne Roos, JSES International, 2024, 10.1016/j.jseint.2023.10.006
Tracking Changes in Neuropathic Pain After Acute Spinal Cord Injury, John Lawrence Kipling Kramer, Catherine Mercier, Jan Rosner, Catherine Ruth Jutzeler, Martin Gagné, Paulina Simonne Scheuren, Frontiers in Neurology, 2019, 10.3389/fneur.2019.00090
Virtual feedback for motor and pain rehabilitation after spinal cord injury., Mercier C, Roosink M, Spinal cord, 2014, 10.1038/sc.2014.160
Assessing the perception of movements in subjects with chronic pain using altered virtual feedback, , SOFMER meeting, 2015
Effect of tonic pain on motor acquisition and retention while learning to reach in a force field., Mercier C, Bouyer LJ, Gagné M, Bouffard J, Roy JS, Lamothe M, PloS one, 2014, 10.1371/journal.pone.0099159
Effect of movement‐related pain on behaviour and corticospinal excitability changes associated with arm movement preparation, Catherine Mercier, Laurent J. Bouyer, Martin Gagné, Nicolas Mavromatis, Cécilia Neige, The Journal of Physiology, 2018, 10.1113/JP276011
Conditioning effect of experimental pain on corticospinal plasticity induced by an ischemic nerve block, , 3rd North America Meeting on Brain Stimulation and Neuroimaging, 2015
Comparison of strength measurements under single-joint and multi-joint conditions in hemiparetic individuals., Bourbonnais D, Bertrand AM, Mercier C, Clinical rehabilitation, 2005, 10.1191/0269215505cr861oa
Influence of different transcranial magnetic stimulation current directions on the corticomotor control of lumbar erector spinae muscles during a static task, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Catherine Mercier, Amélie Desgagnés, Antoine Rohel, Mikaël Desmons, Journal of Neurophysiology, 2021, 10.1152/jn.00137.2021
Interactions between Pain and the Motor Cortex: Insights from Research on Phantom Limb Pain and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome., Léonard G, Mercier C, Physiotherapy Canada, 2011, 10.3138/ptc.2010-08p
Behavioral and Electrocortical Response to a Sensorimotor Conflict in Individuals with Fibromyalgia, Catherine Mercier, Laurence Mouchnino, Jean Blouin, Anne Marie Pinard, Clémentine Brun, Martin Simoneau, Tania Augière, Brain Sciences, 2023, 10.3390/brainsci13060931
Comparison of transcranial magnetic stimulation measures obtained at rest and under active conditions and their reliability., Mercier C, Moffet H, Leonard G, Ngomo S, Journal of neuroscience methods, 2012, 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.12.012
Modulation de l'excitabilité cortico-spinale des fléchisseurs dorsaux de la cheville induit par une douleur cutanée au repos et en actif, , Congrès International de l'ACAPS, 2017
Development of a reliable proprioception measure during gait using a robotised ankle-foot orthosis and its relationship with static and dynamic balance, , Neuroscience 2015, 2015
Experimental tonic hand pain modulates the corticospinal plasticity induced by a subsequent hand deafferentation., Mercier C, Reilly KT, Voisin JI, Gagné M, Mavromatis N, Neuroscience, 2016, 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.06.008
A new approach to quantify elbow position sense using an exoskeleton and a virtual reality display, , International Congress of Virtual Rehabilitation, 2017
Robotic assessment to quantify upper limb position sense in patients with stroke: preliminary results, , ECNR 2017 - European Congress of Neurorehabilitation, 2017
Stimulating the Healthy Brain to Investigate Neural Correlates of Motor Preparation: A Systematic Review, Catherine Mercier, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Cécilia Neige, Neural Plasticity, 2018, 10.1155/2018/5846096
Pain interference on motor recovery, participation and quality of life following spinal cord injury, , ISCoS-ASIA 2015, 2015
Development and Validation of Open-Source Activity Intensity Count and Activity Intensity Classification Algorithms from Raw Acceleration Signals of Wearable Sensors, Alexandre Campeau-Lecours, Catherine Mercier, François Routhier, Laurent J. Bouyer, Jade Clouâtre, Isabelle Poitras, Sensors, 2020, 10.3390/s20236767
Cortical topography of human first dorsal interroseus during individuated and nonindividuated grip tasks., Mercier C, Reilly KT, Human brain mapping, 2008, 10.1002/hbm.20421
Assessing the perception of trunk movements in military personnel with chronic non-specific low back pain using a virtual mirror., Mercier C, Bouyer LJ, Jackson PL, Hébert LJ, McFadyen BJ, Roosink M, PloS one, 2015, 10.1371/journal.pone.0120251
A Computer Vision System for Virtual Rehabilitation, Laurent Bouyer, Catherine Mercier, Bradford McFadyen, Celine Faure, Clement Gosselin, Philippe Cardou, Alexis Fortin-Cote, Denis Laurendeau, Michael Bonenfant, 2017 14th Conference on Computer and Robot Vision (CRV), 2017, 10.1109/crv.2017.30
Plasticité cérébrale après amputation, , 31ème Congrès de la Société Française de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, 2016
Anodal Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation to Enhance Rehabilitation in Individuals With Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Triple-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Nathaly Gaudreault, Guillaume Léonard, Maude Bastien, Catherine Mercier, Amélie Fournier Belley, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2018, 10.2519/jospt.2018.7871
Assessment of kinesthesia, the senses of limb position and limb movement, in complex regional pain syndrome, , Satellite Meeting, Neural Control of Movement, 2017
Combining robotics and virtual reality to assess proprioception at rest and during active movement in chronic pain, , International Congress of Virtual Rehabilitation, 2017
Vision without proprioception modulates cortico-spinal excitability during hand motor imagery., Sirigu A, Paillard J, Vargas CD, Aballea A, Mercier C, Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2008, 10.1093/cercor/bhm052
Beyond the Joint: The Role of Central Nervous System Reorganizations in Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders, , Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2017
The Contribution of Motor Commands to the Perturbations Induced by Sensorimotor Conflicts in Fibromyalgia, Catherine Mercier, Candida S. McCabe, Clémentine Brun, Neuroscience, 2020, 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.03.017
BDNF Val(66)Met Polymorphism Influences Visuomotor Associative Learning and the Sensitivity to Action Observation., Jackson PL, Chagnon YC, Mercier C, Poirier J, Fecteau S, De Beaumont L, Massicotte E, Vachon-Presseau E, Michon PE, Hétu S, Taschereau-Dumouchel V, Scientific reports, 2016, 10.1038/srep34907
Effect of Phasic Experimental Pain Applied during Motor Preparation or Execution on Motor Performance and Adaptation in a Reaching Task: A Randomized Trial, Catherine Mercier, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Léandre Gagné-Pelletier, Laïla Badr, Brain Sciences, 2024, 10.3390/brainsci14090851
Sensory Disturbances, but not Motor Disturbances, Induced by Sensorimotor Conflicts are Increased in the Presence of Acute Pain, , 27th Annual meeting of Neural Control of Movement Society, 2017
Effect of Experimental Hand Pain on Training-Induced Changes in Motor Performance and Corticospinal Excitability, Catherine Mercier, Karen Reilly, Martin Gagné, Cécilia Neige, Nicolas Mavromatis, Brain Sciences, 2017, 10.3390/brainsci7020015
Simple things matter! How reassurance and pain management strategies can improve outcomes in physiotherapy: a case report., Mercier C, Tousignant-Laflamme Y, Léonard G, International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation, 2013, 10.1097/mrr.0b013e328359a2e4
Effect of Experimental Cutaneous Hand Pain on Corticospinal Excitability and Short Afferent Inhibition, , Brain Sciences, 2016, 10.3390/brainsci6040045
A six-participant pilot single-subject study of an individualized pain management program for people with spinal cord injury, Kadija Perreault, Catherine Mercier, Isabelle Deaudelin, René Quirion, Marie-Eve Lamontagne, Ketsia Proulx, Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2023, 10.1038/s41394-022-00557-z
Sensory disturbances induced by sensorimotor conflicts are higher in complex regional pain syndrome and fibromyalgia compared to arthritis and healthy people, and positively relate to pain intensity, Candida S. McCabe, Jacqueline Bailey, Shea Palmer, Sharon Grieve, Catherine Mercier, Clémentine Brun, European Journal of Pain, 2018, 10.1002/ejp.1322
Virtual reality therapies for phantom limb pain., Tsao JW, Cole J, Pettifer SR, Mercier C, Perry BN, European journal of pain (London, England), 2014, 10.1002/ejp.559
Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation enhances the effects of motor imagery training in a finger tapping task., Jackson PL, Doyon J, Collet C, Guillot A, Malouin F, Mercier C, Saimpont A, The European journal of neuroscience, 2016, 10.1111/ejn.13122
Sensory Disturbances, but Not Motor Disturbances, Induced by Sensorimotor Conflicts Are Increased in the Presence of Acute Pain., Mercier C, McCabe CS, Gagné M, Brun C, Frontiers in integrative neuroscience, 2017, 10.3389/fnint.2017.00014
Decreasing phantom limb pain through observation of action and imagery: a case series., Jackson PL, Michon PE, Malouin F, Mercier C, Beaumont G, Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2011, 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.01048.x
Impact of COVID-19 on people with physical disabilities: A rapid review, François Routhier, Marie-Eve Lamontagne, Catherine Mercier, Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau, Mathieu Hotton, Normand Boucher, Krista Best, Eve-Line Bussières, Josiane Lettre, Noémie Fortin-Bédard, Audrey Lebrasseur, Disability and Health Journal, 2021, 10.1016/j.dhjo.2020.101014
Do nociceptive stimulation intensity and temporal predictability influence pain-induced corticospinal excitability modulation?, Martin Gagné, Laurent J. Bouyer, Catherine Mercier, Clémentine Brun, Cécilia Neige, NeuroImage, 2020, 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116883
Lower-Body Positive Pressure Treadmill Training for Pediatric Gait Disorders: A Scoping Review, Catherine Mercier, Laurent Bouyer, Léandre Gagné-Pelletier, Yosra Cherni, Applied Sciences, 2021, 10.3390/app12010323
Exploring the Link Between Motor Functions and the Relative Use of the More Affected Arm in Adults with Cerebral Palsy, Catherine Mercier, Alexandre Campeau-Lecours, Jade Clouâtre, Isabelle Poitras, Sensors, 2025, 10.3390/s25030660
Optimizing Epoch Length and Activity Count Threshold Parameters in Accelerometry: Enhancing Upper Extremity Use Quantification in Cerebral Palsy, Catherine Mercier, Alexandre Campeau-Lecours, Véronique H. Flamand, Jade Clouâtre, Léandre Gagné-Pelletier, Isabelle Poitras, Sensors, 2024, 10.3390/s24041100
Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation combined to a resistance training program in chronic stroke survivors: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study, Marie-Hélène Milot, Vincent Bernard-Larocque, Catherine Mercier, Andréanne K. Blanchette, Louis-David Beaulieu, Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 2019, 10.3233/rnn-190908
Validity of Wearable Sensors at the Shoulder Joint: Combining Wireless Electromyography Sensors and Inertial Measurement Units to Perform Physical Workplace Assessments, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Laurent J. Bouyer, Catherine Mercier, Alexandre Campeau-Lecours, Mathieu Bielmann, Isabelle Poitras, Sensors, 2019, 10.3390/s19081885
Short-term reliability of transcranial magnetic stimulation motor maps in upper limb amputees., Mercier C, Reilly KT, Hétu S, Gagné M, Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, 2011, 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.09.011
Effect of pain and pain expectation on primary motor cortex excitability., Mercier C, Dubé JA, Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2011, 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.03.026
Is somatosensory excitability more affected by the perspective or modality content of motor imagery?, Malouin F, Richards CL, Jackson PL, Mercier C, Voisin JI, Neuroscience letters, 2011, 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.02.015
Re-emergence of hand-muscle representations in human motor cortex after hand allograft., Sirigu A, Dubernard JM, Petruzzo P, Mercier C, Reilly KT, Rodrigues EC, Aballéa A, Vargas CD, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2009, 10.1073/pnas.0809614106
Training with virtual visual feedback to alleviate phantom limb pain., Sirigu A, Mercier C, Neurorehabilitation and neural repair, 2009, 10.1177/1545968308328717
Effect of repetitive afferent electrical stimulation of the lower limb on corticomotor excitability and implications for rehabilitation., Tremblay LE, Mercier C, Léonard G, Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, 2013, 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.02.049
Development of a virtual-reality system with large-scale haptic interface and accessible motion capture for rehabilitation, , International Congress of Virtual Rehabilitation, 2017
Motor and sensory disturbances induced by sensorimotor conflicts during passive and active movements in healthy participants, Catherine Mercier, Candida S. McCabe, Martin Gagné, Clémentine Brun, PLOS ONE, 2018, 10.1371/journal.pone.0203206
Effect of pain on deafferentation-induced modulation of somatosensory evoked potentials, Catherine Mercier, Julien I. A. Voisin, Isabelle Poitras, Jean-Daniel Dubois, PLOS ONE, 2018, 10.1371/journal.pone.0206141
Impact of online visual feedback on motor acquisition and retention when learning to reach in a force field., Mercier C, Roy JS, Bouyer LJ, Gagné M, Batcho CS, Neuroscience, 2016, 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.09.020
Effects of weakness on symmetrical bilateral grip force exertion in subjects with hemiparesis., Desrosiers J, Bourbonnais D, Shun PL, Mercier C, Bertrand AM, Journal of Neurophysiology, 2004, 10.1152/jn.00597.2003

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