By Dr Fiona Louise Knapman

Journal articles

Burke PGR; Jugé L; Knapman FL; Yeung J; Bull C; Brown EC; Martins R; Gandevia SC; Eckert DJ; Butler JE; Bilston LE, 2026, 'Differential genioglossus muscle responses to changes in breathing route in awake people with and without obstructive sleep apnea', Journal of Applied Physiology, 140, pp. 1487 - 1498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00588.2025

Knapman FL; Cohen EM; Kulaga T; Lovell NH; Lisowski L; Burke PGR; Bilston LE, 2025, 'Wild-type and engineered adeno-associated viral vectors produce comparable opsin expression and light-evoked responses in rat skeletal muscle', Molecular Therapy Methods and Clinical Development, 33, pp. 101559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omtm.2025.101559

Jugé L; Burke PGR; Yeung J; Knapman F; Brown EC; Chiang A; Eckert DJ; Butler JE; Bilston LE, 2025, 'Compartmental inspiratory genioglossus electromyographic activity in supine, awake individuals with and without obstructive sleep apnoea', Journal of Physiology, 603, pp. 2877 - 2893, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP287943

Yeung J; Brown E; Burke P; Jugé L; Knapman F; Chiang A; Eckert D; Butler J; Bilston L, 2024, 'O050 Regional electromyographic activity in genioglossus during quiet breathing in supine, awake individuals with and without sleep apnoea', SLEEP Advances, 5, pp. a18 - a18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpae070.050

Jugé L; Liao A; Yeung J; Knapman FL; Bull C; Burke PGR; Brown EC; Gandevia SC; Eckert DJ; Butler JE; Bilston LE; Brown EP, 2023, 'Regional associations between inspiratory tongue dilatory movement and genioglossus activity during wakefulness in people with obstructive sleep apnoea', Journal of Physiology, 601, pp. 5795 - 5811, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP285187

Knapman FL; Cohen EM; Kulaga T; Lovell N; Lisowski L; McMullan S; Burke PGR; Bilston LE, 2023, 'Direct optogenetic activation of upper airway muscles in an acute model of upper airway hypotonia mimicking sleep onset', Sleep, 46, pp. zsad226 - zsad226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsad226

Cohen EM; Knapman FL; Bilston LE, 2023, 'Optogenetic Control of Muscles: Potential Uses and Limitations', Human Gene Therapy, 34, pp. 416 - 429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/hum.2022.236

Jugé L; Knapman FL; Humburg P; Burke PGR; Lowth AB; Brown E; Butler JE; Eckert DJ; Ngiam J; Sutherland K; Cistulli PA; Bilston LE, 2022, 'The relationship between mandibular advancement, tongue movement, and treatment outcome in obstructive sleep apnea', Sleep, 45, pp. zsac044, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsac044

Yeung J; Burke PGR; Knapman FL; Patti J; Brown EC; Gandevia SC; Eckert DJ; Butler JE; Bilston LE, 2022, 'Task-dependent neural control of regions within human genioglossus', Journal of Applied Physiology, 132, pp. 527 - 540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00478.2021

Jugé L; Olsza I; Knapman FL; Burke PGR; Brown EC; Stumbles E; De Frescheville AFB; Gandevia SC; Eckert DJ; Butler JE; Bilston LE, 2021, 'Effect of upper airway fat on tongue dilation during inspiration in awake people with obstructive sleep apnea', Sleep, 44, pp. zsab192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsab192

Sutherland K; Almeida FR; Kim T; Brown EC; Knapman F; Ngiam J; Yang J; Bilston LE; Cistulli PA, 2021, 'Treatment usage patterns of oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnea over the first 60 days: a cluster analysis.', J Clin Sleep Med, http://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.9288

Brown EC; Jugé L; Knapman FL; Burke PGR; Ngiam J; Sutherland K; Butler JE; Eckert DJ; Cistulli PA; Bilston LE, 2021, 'Mandibular advancement splint response is associated with the pterygomandibular raphe', Sleep, 44, pp. zsaa222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaa222

Jugé L; Yeung J; Knapman FL; Burke PGR; Lowth AB; Gan KZC; Brown EC; Butler JE; Eckert DJ; Ngiam J; Sutherland K; Cistulli PA; Bilston LE, 2021, 'Influence of mandibular advancement on tongue dilatory movement during wakefulness and how this is related to oral appliance therapy outcome for obstructive sleep apnea', Sleep, 44, pp. zsaa196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaa196

Burke PGR; Carter SG; Knapman F; Patti J; Butlin M; Gandevia SC; Butler JE; Eckert DJ; Bilston LE, 2020, 'Nocturnal swallowing augments arousal intensity and arousal tachycardia', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117, pp. 8624 - 8632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1907393117

Jugé L; Knapman FL; Burke PGR; Brown E; Bosquillon de Frescheville AF; Gandevia SC; Eckert DJ; Butler JE; Bilston LE, 2020, 'Regional respiratory movement of the tongue is coordinated during wakefulness and is larger in severe obstructive sleep apnoea', Journal of Physiology, 598, pp. 581 - 597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP278769

Tong J; Juge L; Burke PGR; Knapman F; Eckert DJ; Bilston LE; Amatoury J, 2019, 'Respiratory-related displacement of the trachea in obstructive sleep apnea', Journal of Applied Physiology, 127, pp. 1307 - 1316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00660.2018

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