Nazaroff, B. M., Mitchell, E. R., & Pearcey, G. E. P. (2026). Arm locomotor behaviour affects motor unit discharge characteristics in the stationary leg. (2026). Research Gate. 

Popesco, T., Dos Santos, R., Cassoli, I., Trajano, G. S., Pearcey, G. E. P., Maffiuletti, N. A., Donnelly, C., Kayser, B., & Place, N. (2026). Muscle cramp susceptibility is associated with muscle-specific modulation of human motoneuron discharge patterns. Experimental physiology, 10.1113/EP093881. Advance online publication.

Curuk, E., Chen, B., Benedetto, A. T., Farley, M. T., Sangari, S., DeSantis, D., Rymer, W. Z., Hultborn, H., Pearcey, G. E. P., Tysseling, V. M., Heckman, C. J., & Perez, M. A. (2026). Descending brainstem systems contribute to ankle clonus in humans with spinal cord injury. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, e0432262026. Advance online publication.

Connelly, C. D., Valenčič, T., Thomason, H., Sadula, E., Pearcey, G. E. P., Piasecki, M., Folland, J. P., & Škarabot, J. (2026). Age-related differences in motor unit discharge rate modulation across contraction levels. GeroScience, 10.1007/s11357-026-02383-9. Advance online publication.

Popesco, T., Lanfranchi, C., Arbez, T., Baudry, S., Maffiuletti, N. A., Pearcey, G. E. P., & Place, N. (2026). Caffeine enhances soleus motoneuron output and preserves torque during repetitive wide-pulse high-frequency stimulation. Journal of neurophysiology, 136(1), 94–109.

Alaei, P., Pearcey, G. E. P., Wile, D. J., Holobar, A., & Jakobi, J. M. (2026). Motoneuron excitability in Parkinson's disease: effects of dopaminergic medication. Journal of neurophysiology, 135(5), 1360–1368.

Jenz, S. T., & Pearcey, G. E. P. (2026). Sex Over Cycle: Sex Differences Outweigh Menstrual Cycle Effects on Human Motor Output. Exercise and sport sciences reviews, 54(3), 101–111.

Jenz, S. T., Spillane, P., O'Hanlon, M., Nédélec, E., MUSH Collaboration, Heckman, C. J., Piasecki, M., Ansdell, P., Piasecki, J., & Pearcey, G. E. P. (2026). Motor unit discharge properties are modestly influenced by menstrual cycle-related fluctuations in sex hormone concentrations. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026.01.16.699975.

Škarabot, J., Thomason, H., Nazaroff, B. M., Connelly, C. D., Valenčič, T., Ho, M. L., Tyagi, K., Beauchamp, J. A., & Pearcey, G. E. P. (2026). The modulation of human motoneuron discharge patterns with contraction force in resistance- and endurance-trained individuals. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 140(2), 540–557.

Sutton, K. G., Ryan, O. R., & Pearcey, G. E. P. (2026). Competing effects of agonist and antagonist vibration on the proprioceptive sense of force. BioRxiv.

Espinoza, F., Benites, C. E., Pearcey, G. E. P., & Arellano, C. J. (2025). Evoking Cutaneous Reflexes During Human Walking I. A Step-by-Step Methodological Approach. Current protocols, 5(12), e70228.

Škarabot, J., Beauchamp, J. A., & Pearcey, G. E. P. (2025). Human motor unit discharge patterns reveal differences in neuromodulatory and inhibitory drive to motoneurons across contraction levels. Journal of neurophysiology, 134(5), 1429–1444.

Beauchamp, J. A., Pearcey, G. E. P., Khurram, O. U., Negro, F., Dewald, J. P. A., & Heckman, C. J. (2025). Intrinsic properties of spinal motoneurons degrade ankle torque control in humans. The Journal of physiology, 603(8), 2443–2463.

Pearcey, G. E. P., Barry, A. J., Sandhu, M. S., Carroll, T. J., Roth, E. J., & Rymer, W. Z. (2025). Acute Intermittent Hypoxia in People Living With Chronic Stroke: A Case Series. Stroke, 56(4), 1054–1057.

Gomes, M. M., Jenz, S. T., Beauchamp, J. A., Negro, F., Heckman, C. J., & Pearcey, G. E. P. (2024). Voluntary co-contraction of ankle muscles alters motor unit discharge characteristics and reduces estimates of persistent inward currents. The Journal of physiology, 602(17), 4237–4250.

Pearcey, G. E. P., Afsharipour, B., Holobar, A., Sandhu, M. S., & Rymer, W. Z. (2024). Acute intermittent hypoxia increases maximal motor unit discharge rates in people with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury. The Journal of physiology, 602(21), 5699–5711.

Mohammadalinejad, G., Afsharipour, B., Yacyshyn, A., Duchcherer, J., Bashuk, J., Bennett, E., Pearcey, G. E. P., Negro, F., Quinlan, K. A., Bennett, D. J., & Gorassini, M. A. (2024). Intrinsic motoneuron properties in typical human development. The Journal of physiology, 602(9), 2061–2087.

Goodlich, B. I., Pearcey, G. E. P., Del Vecchio, A., Horan, S. A., & Kavanagh, J. J. (2024). Antagonism of 5-HT2 receptors attenuates self-sustained firing of human motor units. The Journal of physiology, 602(8), 1759–1774.

Gomes, M. M., Jenz, S. T., Beauchamp, J. A., Negro, F., Heckman, C. J., & Pearcey, G. E. P. (2024). Voluntary co-contraction of ankle muscles alters motor unit discharge characteristics and reduces estimates of persistent inward currents. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2024.02.28.582534.

Beauchamp, J. A., Hassan, A. S., McPherson, L. M., Negro, F., Pearcey, G. E. P., Cummings, M., Heckman, C. J., & Dewald, J. P. A. (2023). Motor unit firing rate modulation is more impaired during flexion synergy-driven contractions of the biceps brachii in chronic stroke. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2023.11.22.23298905.

Afsharipour, B., Pearcey, G. E. P., Rymer, W. Z., & Sandhu, M. S. (2023). Acute intermittent hypoxia enhances strength, and modulates spatial distribution of muscle activation in persons with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury. Experimental neurology, 367, 114452.

Cadeo, G. M., Fujita, R. A., Villalba, M. M., Silva, N. R. S., Júnior, C. I., Pearcey, G. E. P., & Gomes, M. M. (2023). Myoelectric activity and improvements in strength and hypertrophy are unaffected by the ankle position during prone leg curl exercise - a within person randomized trial. European journal of sport science, 23(11), 2200–2209.

Jenz, S. T., Beauchamp, J. A., Gomes, M. M., Negro, F., Heckman, C. J., & Pearcey, G. E. P. (2023). Estimates of persistent inward currents in lower limb motoneurons are larger in females than in males. Journal of neurophysiology, 129(6), 1322–1333.

Beauchamp, J. A., Pearcey, G. E. P., Khurram, O. U., Chardon, M., Wang, Y. C., Powers, R. K., Dewald, J. P. A., & Heckman, C. J. (2023). A geometric approach to quantifying the neuromodulatory effects of persistent inward currents on individual motor unit discharge patterns. Journal of neural engineering, 20(1), 016034.

Khurram, O. U., Pearcey, G. E. P., Chardon, M. K., Kim, E. H., García, M., & Heckman, C. J. (2022). The Cellular Basis for the Generation of Firing Patterns in Human Motor Units. Advances in neurobiology, 28, 233–258.

Nazaroff, B. M., Pearcey, G. E. P., Munro, B., & Zehr, E. P. (2022). Sensory enhancement of warm-up amplifies subsequent grip strength and cycling performance. European journal of applied physiology, 122(7), 1695–1707.

Jenz, S. T., & Pearcey, G. E. P. (2022). Sex matters in neuromuscular control. Acta physiologica (Oxford, England), 235(2), e13823.

Mustafa, H., Harrison, A., Sun, Y., Pearcey, G. E. P., Follmer, B., Nazaroff, B. M., Rhodes, R. E., & Zehr, E. P. (2022). Five weeks of Yuishinkai karate training improves balance and neuromuscular function in older adults: a preliminary study. BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation, 14(1), 65.

Pearcey, G. E. P., Smith, L. A., Sun, Y., & Zehr, E. P. (2022). 1894 revisited: Cross-education of skilled muscular control in women and the importance of representation. PloS one, 17(3), e0264686.

Beauchamp, J. A., Khurram, O. U., Dewald, J. P. A., Heckman, C. J., & Pearcey, G. E. P. (2022). A computational approach for generating continuous estimates of motor unit discharge rates and visualizing population discharge characteristics. Journal of neural engineering, 19(1), 10.1088/1741-2552/ac4594.

Hassan, A. S., Fajardo, M. E., Cummings, M., McPherson, L. M., Negro, F., Dewald, J. P. A., Heckman, C. J., & Pearcey, G. E. P. (2021). Estimates of persistent inward currents are reduced in upper limb motor units of older adults. The Journal of physiology, 599(21), 4865–4882.

Pearcey, G. E. P., Alizedah, S., Power, K. E., & Button, D. C. (2021). Chronic resistance training: is it time to rethink the time course of neural contributions to strength gain?. European journal of applied physiology, 121(9), 2413–2422.

Black, S. E., Follmer, B., Mezzarane, R. A., Pearcey, G. E. P., Sun, Y., & Zehr, E. P. (2020). Exposure to impacts across a competitive rugby season impairs balance and neuromuscular function in female rugby athletes. BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 6(1), e000740.

Pearcey, G. E. P., & Zehr, E. P. (2020). Repeated and patterned stimulation of cutaneous reflex pathways amplifies spinal cord excitability. Journal of neurophysiology, 124(2), 342–351.

Mesquita, R. N. O., Škarabot, J., & Pearcey, G. E. P. (2020). Low-threshold motor units can be a pain during experimental muscle pain. The Journal of physiology, 598(13), 2545–2547.

Pearcey, G. E. P., & Heckman, C. J. (2020). Serotonin affects our perception of fatigue when performing submaximal efforts - but is it all in our heads?. The Journal of physiology, 598(13), 2533–2534.

Pearcey G. E. P. (2020). Exploiting evolutionarily conserved pathways to promote plasticity of human spinal circuits. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 45(6), 686.

Klarner, T., Pearcey, G. E. P., Sun, Y., Barss, T. S., & Zehr, E. P. (2020). Changing coupling between the arms and legs with slow walking speeds alters regulation of somatosensory feedback. Experimental brain research, 238(5), 1335–1349.

Pearcey, G. E. P., Sun, Y., & Zehr, E. P. (2020). Plantarflexion force is amplified with sensory stimulation during ramping submaximal isometric contractions. Journal of neurophysiology, 123(4), 1427–1438.

Sun, Y., Pearcey, G. E. P., & Zehr, E. P. (2020). Enhanced somatosensory feedback modulates cutaneous reflexes in arm muscles during self-triggered or prolonged stimulation. Experimental brain research, 238(2), 295–304.

Noble, S., Pearcey, G. E. P., Quartly, C., & Zehr, E. P. (2019). Robot controlled, continuous passive movement of the ankle reduces spinal cord excitability in participants with spasticity: a pilot study. Experimental brain research, 237(12), 3207–3220.

Pearcey, G. E. P., & Zehr, E. P. (2019). We Are Upright-Walking Cats: Human Limbs as Sensory Antennae During Locomotion. Physiology (Bethesda, Md.), 34(5), 354–364.

Pearcey, G. E. P., & Zehr, E. P. (2019). Exploiting cervicolumbar connections enhances short-term spinal cord plasticity induced by rhythmic movement. Experimental brain research, 237(9), 2319–2329.

Barss, T. S., Klarner, T., Pearcey, G. E. P., Sun, Y., & Zehr, E. P. (2018). Time course of interlimb strength transfer after unilateral handgrip training. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 125(5), 1594–1608.

Reuter, E. M., Pearcey, G. E. P., & Carroll, T. J. (2018). Greater neural responses to trajectory errors are associated with superior force field adaptation in older adults. Experimental gerontology, 110, 105–117.

Collins, B. W., Pearcey, G. E. P., Buckle, N. C. M., Power, K. E., & Button, D. C. (2018). Neuromuscular fatigue during repeated sprint exercise: underlying physiology and methodological considerations. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 43(11), 1166–1175.

Barss, T. S., Pearcey, G. E. P., Munro, B., Bishop, J. L., & Zehr, E. P. (2018). Effects of a compression garment on sensory feedback transmission in the human upper limb. Journal of neurophysiology, 120(1), 186–195.

Pearcey, G. E. P., Noble, S. A., Munro, B., & Zehr, E. P. (2017). Spinal Cord Excitability and Sprint Performance Are Enhanced by Sensory Stimulation During Cycling. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 11, 612.

Kaupp, C., Pearcey, G. E. P., Klarner, T., Sun, Y., Cullen, H., Barss, T. S., & Zehr, E. P. (2018). Rhythmic arm cycling training improves walking and neurophysiological integrity in chronic stroke: the arms can give legs a helping hand in rehabilitation. Journal of neurophysiology, 119(3), 1095–1112.

Klarner, T., Pearcey, G. E. P., Sun, Y., Barss, T. S., Kaupp, C., Munro, B., Frank, N., & Zehr, E. P. (2017). Beyond the Bottom of the Foot: Topographic Organization of the Foot Dorsum in Walking. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 49(12), 2439–2450.

Zehr, E. P., Barss, T. S., Dragert, K., Frigon, A., Vasudevan, E. V., Haridas, C., Hundza, S., Kaupp, C., Klarner, T., Klimstra, M., Komiyama, T., Loadman, P. M., Mezzarane, R. A., Nakajima, T., Pearcey, G. E., & Sun, Y. (2016). Neuromechanical interactions between the limbs during human locomotion: an evolutionary perspective with translation to rehabilitation. Experimental brain research, 234(11), 3059–3081.

Barss, T. S., Pearcey, G. E., & Zehr, E. P. (2016). Cross-education of strength and skill: an old idea with applications in the aging nervous system. The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 89(1), 81–86.

Pearcey, G. E., Bradbury-Squires, D. J., Monks, M., Philpott, D., Power, K. E., & Button, D. C. (2016). Arm-cycling sprints induce neuromuscular fatigue of the elbow flexors and alter corticospinal excitability of the biceps brachii. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 41(2), 199–209.

Aboodarda, S. J., Copithorne, D. B., Pearcey, G. E. P., Button, D. C., & Power, K. E. (2015). Changes in supraspinal and spinal excitability of the biceps brachii following brief, non-fatiguing submaximal contractions of the elbow flexors in resistance-trained males. Neuroscience letters, 607, 66–71.

Pearcey, G. E., MacKinnon, S. N., & Button, D. C. (2015). Simulated motion negatively affects motor task but not neuromuscular performance. Ergonomics, 58(10), 1701–1713.

Philpott, D. T., Pearcey, G. E., Forman, D., Power, K. E., & Button, D. C. (2015). Chronic resistance training enhances the spinal excitability of the biceps brachii in the non-dominant arm at moderate contraction intensities. Neuroscience letters, 585, 12–16.

Pearcey, G. E., Bradbury-Squires, D. J., Kawamoto, J. E., Drinkwater, E. J., Behm, D. G., & Button, D. C. (2015). Foam rolling for delayed-onset muscle soreness and recovery of dynamic performance measures. Journal of athletic training, 50(1), 5–13.

Pearcey, G. E., Murphy, J. R., Behm, D. G., Hay, D. C., Power, K. E., & Button, D. C. (2015). Neuromuscular fatigue of the knee extensors during repeated maximal intensity intermittent-sprints on a cycle ergometer. Muscle & nerve, 51(4), 569–579. 

Pearcey, G. E., Power, K. E., & Button, D. C. (2014). Differences in supraspinal and spinal excitability during various force outputs of the biceps brachii in chronic- and non-resistance trained individuals. PloS one, 9(5), e98468.

Byrne, J. M., Bishop, N. S., Caines, A. M., Crane, K. A., Feaver, A. M., & Pearcey, G. E. (2014). Effect of using a suspension training system on muscle activation during the performance of a front plank exercise. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 28(11), 3049–3055.

Miller, M. B., Pearcey, G. E., Cahill, F., McCarthy, H., Stratton, S. B., Noftall, J. C., Buckle, S., Basset, F. A., Sun, G., & Button, D. C. (2014). The effect of a short-term high-intensity circuit training program on work capacity, body composition, and blood profiles in sedentary obese men: a pilot study. BioMed research international, 2014, 191797.

Pearcey, G. E., Bradbury-Squires, D. J., Power, K. E., Behm, D. G., & Button, D. C. (2013). Exertional rhabdomyolysis in an acutely detrained athlete/exercise physiology professor. Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine, 23(6), 496–498.