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Catherine Mercier

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

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

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

Catherine Mercier
Centre thématique de recherche en neurosciences
CIRRIS - Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale
Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale
Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale
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Contribution à la recherche

Axe de recherche de l'Université Laval :

Santé et bien-être durables

Thématiques de recherche de la Faculté de médecine :

Neurosciences et santé mentale
Perte d’autonomie et réadaptation

Domaines et intérêts de recherche du (de la) professeur(e) :

Appareil locomoteur et arthrite
  • Services et soins de réadaptation
Neurosciences, santé mentale et toxicomanies
  • Douleur
  • Système moteur
  • Système somato-sensoriel
  • Traumatismes crânio-encéphaliques et de la moelle épinière
  • Hémiplégie et paraplégie
  • Accidents cérébrovasculaires
  • Développement du système nerveux
Organismes vivants (êtres humains - Psychologie/aspects biologiques)
  • Intégration sensorimotrice
  • Sensation et perception

Projets de recherche

  • 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
  • Contribution du CIRRIS à la CRC- CMercier - CIUSSS - CN - CIRRIS, chercheur principal - 2023-03-31 au 2026-03-31
  • 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
  • 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
  • Personnel hautement qualifié - Intelligence artificielle et santé numérique - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé - Subvention d’aide à la recherche, co-chercheur - 2022-01-01 au 2024-12-31
  • 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
  • Fonds de démarrage aux nouveaux chercheurs du CIRRIS - CIUSSS - CN - CIRRIS, chercheur principal - 2018-03-31 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
  • Interactions entre la douleur et la réadaptation sensorimotrice: mécanismes et implications cliniques - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé - Chercheurs-boursiers de mérite, chercheur principal - 2018-07-01 au 2022-06-30
  • Programme VISION - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé - Tremplin, co-chercheur - 2021-11-01 au 2022-04-30
  • Vulnérabilité, résilience et transition universitaire des étudiants en période de pandémie - Université Laval - Fonds internes - BDR - Cas spéciaux et obligations institutionnelles, co-chercheur - 2021-04-01 au 2021-11-30
  • Appui projets chercheurs CIRRIS - CIUSSS - CN - CIRRIS, chercheur principal - 2018-03-31 au 2021-03-31

Publications

  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • Assessment of kinesthesia, the senses of limb position and limb movement, in complex regional pain syndrome, , Satellite Meeting, Neural Control of Movement, 2017
  • Impact of Experimental Tonic Pain on Corrective Motor Responses to Mechanical Perturbations, Catherine Mercier, Clémentine Brun, Émilie Harnois, Elodie Traverse, Neural Plasticity, 2020, 10.1155/2020/8864407
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Training with virtual visual feedback to alleviate phantom limb pain., Sirigu A, Mercier C, Neurorehabilitation and neural repair, 2009, 10.1177/1545968308328717
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Effect of painful and non-painful sensorimotor manipulations on subjective body midline., Gagné M, Mercier C, Bouffard J, Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2013, 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00077
  • 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
  • Virtual feedback for motor and pain rehabilitation after spinal cord injury., Mercier C, Roosink M, Spinal cord, 2014, 10.1038/sc.2014.160
  • 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
  • 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
  • Decreasing phantom limb pain through observation of action and imagery: a case series., Jackson PL, Malouin F, Michon PE, Mercier C, Beaumont G, Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2011, 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.01048.x
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lower Body Positive Pressure Treadmill Training for Pediatric Gait Disorders: A Scoping Review, , 1911, 10.20944/preprints202112.0014.v1
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Douleur et représentations sensorimotrices du corps : ce cerveau qui se trompe, , Journée scientifique du CognAC, 2015
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Robotic assessment to quantify upper limb position sense in patients with stroke: preliminary results, , ECNR 2017 - European Congress of Neurorehabilitation, 2017
  • 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
  • Preserved descending pain inhibition in complex regional pain syndrome: A psychophysical study, , 9th Congress of the European Pain Federation (EFIC 2015), 2015
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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, Laurent J. Bouyer, Jason Bouffard, Neural Plasticity, 2016, 10.1155/2016/8539096
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Combining robotics and virtual reality to assess proprioception at rest and during active movement in chronic pain, , International Congress of Virtual Rehabilitation, 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Short-term reliability of transcranial magnetic stimulation motor maps in upper limb amputees., Mercier C, Reilly KT, Gagné M, Hétu S, Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, 2011, 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.09.011
  • A new approach to quantify elbow position sense using an exoskeleton and a virtual reality display, , International Congress of Virtual Rehabilitation, 2017
  • 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
  • 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, 2023, 10.1080/09638288.2023.2254700
  • Development of a virtual-reality system with large-scale haptic interface and accessible motion capture for rehabilitation, , International Congress of Virtual Rehabilitation, 2017
  • Use of an innovative model to evaluate mobility in seniors with lower-limb amputations of vascular origin: a pilot study., members of the RQRV group 2006-2009, Mercier C, Nadeau S, Corriveau H, Moffet H, Demers E, Vincent C, BMC geriatrics, 2010, 10.1186/1471-2318-10-68
  • Relative shoulder flexor and handgrip strength is related to upper limb function after stroke., Bourbonnais D, Mercier C, Clinical rehabilitation, 2004, 10.1191/0269215504cr724oa
  • Tonic pain experienced during locomotor training impairs retention despite normal performance during acquisition., Roy JS, Mercier C, Bouyer LJ, Bouffard J, The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2014, 10.1523/jneurosci.5303-13.2014
  • Effect of Experimental Cutaneous Hand Pain on Corticospinal Excitability and Short Afferent Inhibition, , Brain Sciences, 2016, 10.3390/brainsci6040045
  • Reliability of a measure of proprioception at the ankle during walking using a robotized ankle-foot orthosis, , World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress, 2015
  • 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
  • Beyond the Joint: The Role of Central Nervous System Reorganizations in Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders, , Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2017
  • 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
  • Modulation of corticospinal excitability of trunk muscles during arm movement preparation. Australasian Neuroscience Society Sensorimotor Control Meeting, , Hobart, Tasmania, Australia., 2016
  • 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
  • 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
  • Plasticité cérébrale après amputation, , 31ème Congrès de la Société Française de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, 2016
  • 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
  • Do nociceptive stimulation intensity and temporal predictability influence pain-induced corticospinal excitability modulation?, Catherine Mercier, Laurent J. Bouyer, Martin Gagné, Clémentine Brun, Cécilia Neige, NeuroImage, 2020, 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116883
  • 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
  • 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
  • Experimental tonic hand pain modulates the change in somatosensory evoked potentials induced by a subsequent hand deafferentation, , Pain in Europe X (EFIC), 2017
  • 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
  • New Approach to Quantify Upper Limb Position Sense Using an Exoskeleton and a Virtual Reality Display, , 2016 Canadian Stroke Congress, 2016
  • 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
  • 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
  • Assessing the perception of movements in subjects with chronic pain using altered virtual feedback, , SOFMER meeting, 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Modulation of corticospinal excitability for elbow flexor and extensor muscles during motor preparation, , 27th Annual meeting of Neural Control of Movement Society, 2017
  • Pain interference on motor recovery, participation and quality of life following spinal cord injury, , ISCoS-ASIA 2015, 2015
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Conditioning effect of experimental pain on corticospinal plasticity induced by an ischemic nerve block, , 3rd North America Meeting on Brain Stimulation and Neuroimaging, 2015
  • 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
  • Cortical mapping of the infraspinatus muscle in healthy individuals., Roy JS, Mercier C, Ngomo S, BMC neuroscience, 2013, 10.1186/1471-2202-14-52

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Depuis 2009
  • Léandre Gagné-Pelletier - Doctorat - En cours
  • Ophélie Martinie - Doctorat - En cours
  • Marion Dagenais - Maîtrise avec mémoire - En cours
  • Isabelle Poitras - Doctorat - En cours
  • Tania Augière - Doctorat - En cours
  • Manel Abid - Doctorat - En cours
  • Fanny Jetté - Maîtrise avec mémoire - 2012/09
  • Mélanie Lamothe - Maîtrise avec mémoire - 2014/01
  • Jason Bouffard - Maîtrise avec mémoire - 2016/01
  • Nicolas Mavromatis - Doctorat - 2017/05
  • Amélie Fournier Belley - Maîtrise avec mémoire - 2017/09
  • Cécilia Neige - Doctorat - 2018/09
  • Clémentine Brun - Doctorat - 2018/09
  • Marianne Roos - Maîtrise avec mémoire - 2021/09
  • Mikaël Desmons - Doctorat - 2023/05

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