By Professor Jane Elizabeth Butler

Books

Turnbull J; Martin J; Butler J; Galea V; McComas A, 2003, MUNE in ALS: natural history and implications, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1567-424X(02)55018-2

Book Chapters

Eckert DJ; Butler JE, 2017, 'Chapter 16 Respiratory Physiology Understanding the Control of Ventilation', in Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, Elsevier, pp. 167 - 173.e4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-24288-2.00016-7

Eckert DJ; Butler JE, 2016, 'Respiratory Physiology: Understanding the Control of Ventilation', in Kryger MH; Roth T; Dement WC; Basner R; Hirshkowitz M; Lavigne G; Malow B; Scammell T; Turek F (ed.), Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, pp. 167 - 173

Carberry JC; Butler JE; Eckert DJ, 2014, 'Pathophysiology of upper airway collapse', in Levy P (ed.), Novel Insights into the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Future Medicine Ltd, Unitec House, 2 Albert Place, London N3 1QB, UK, pp. 22 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/ebo.13.343

Carberry JC; Butler JE; Eckert DJ, 2014, 'Pathophysiology of upper airway collapse', in Novel Insights into the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Taylor & Francis, pp. 22 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/ebo.13.343

Butler JE; Hudson AL; Gandevia SC, 2014, 'The neural control of human inspiratory muscles', in Holstege G; Beers CM; Subramanian HH (ed.), The Central Nervous System Control of Respiration, Elsevier Science Serials, Oxford, pp. 295 - 308

Taylor JL; Petersen NT; Butler JE; Gandevia SC, 2002, 'Corticospinal transmission after voluntary contractions', in Sensorimotor Control of Movement and Posture, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, pp. 435 - 441

Journal articles

Prajnadewie C; Luu BL; Finn HT; Mathew AJ; Gandevia SC; Hudson AL; Butler JE, 2026, 'Spinal root magnetic stimulation: evaluating the limitations of a less invasive method to assess voluntary activation of the respiratory muscles', Journal of Applied Physiology, 141, pp. 702 - 715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00960.2025

Bye EA; Boswell-Ruys CL; Héroux ME; Lee BB; McCaughey EJ; Djajadikarta ZJ; Perez MA; Mendoza G; Purcell M; Lincoln C; Taylor J; Ríos-León M; Williams G; Kundevski M; Diong J; Humburg P; Chen B; Fuchs N; Finn H; Menchero R; Palazón-García R; Sepúlveda-Rodríguez S; Starkey S; Trinh T; Butler JE; Gandevia SC, 2026, 'Corrigendum to “Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation plus locomotor training versus sham-stimulation plus locomotor training in chronic spinal cord injury (eWALK): a multicentre, triple-blind, randomised, sham-controlled trial”', Eclinicalmedicine, 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.104094

Mesquita RNO; Gandevia SC; Taylor JL; Hudson AL; Butler JE, 2026, 'Estimation of persistent inward currents contribution to inspiratory motoneuron firing in humans', Journal of Physiology, 604, pp. 6488 - 6505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP290663

Provencher J; Finn HT; Taylor JL; Gandevia SC; Butler JE; Héroux ME, 2026, 'Peripheral nerve sensory fibers are recruited with less current and greater selectivity by conventional waveforms compared with high-frequency waveforms', Journal of Applied Physiology, 141, pp. 246 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00920.2025

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

Mathew AJ; Finn HT; Prajnadewie C; Gandevia SC; Taylor JL; Butler JE, 2026, 'Maximal strength and voluntary activation of adductor pollicis after a single session of acute intermittent hypercapnia or acute intermittent hypoxia', Experimental Physiology, 111, pp. 877 - 892, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/EP093227

Luu BL; Finn HT; Trinh T; Gandevia SC; Héroux ME; Butler JE, 2026, 'Temporal summation in human peripheral axons when stimulated transcutaneously with a 10-kHz waveform', Experimental Physiology, 111, pp. 1268 - 1278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/EP092659

Bye EA; Boswell-Ruys CL; Héroux ME; Lee BB; McCaughey EJ; Djajadikarta ZJ; Perez MA; Mendoza G; Purcell M; Lincoln C; Taylor J; Ríos-León M; Williams G; Kundevski M; Diong J; Humburg P; Chen B; Fuchs N; Finn H; Menchero R; Palazón-García R; Sepúlveda-Rodríguez S; Starkey S; Trinh T; Butler JE; Gandevia SC, 2026, 'Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation plus locomotor training versus sham-stimulation plus locomotor training in chronic spinal cord injury (eWALK): a multicentre, triple-blind, randomised, sham-controlled trial', Eclinicalmedicine, 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103802

Sturgess P; Trinh T; Luu BL; Prajnadewie C; Gandevia SC; Butler JE; Héroux ME, 2026, 'Cardiovascular effects of transcutaneous spinal stimulation in persons living with and without spinal cord injury', Spinal Cord, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41393-026-01270-6

Boswell-Ruys CL; Lewis RHC; McBain RA; Wijesuriya NS; Eckert DJ; Lee BB; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2026, 'Impact of respiratory muscle training on sleep disordered breathing in people with tetraplegia: a sub-analysis of a randomised controlled trial', Spinal Cord, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41393-026-01252-8

Hudson AL; Jolley CJ; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2025, 'Myths and methodologies: Invasive and non-invasive assessment of respiratory muscle activity in humans', Experimental Physiology, 110, pp. 1038 - 1048, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/EP091526

Butler JE; Gandevia SC; Hudson AL, 2025, 'Neural control of human inspiratory muscles. What have we learnt from the study of single motor units?', Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2025.103026

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

Finn HT; Parono M; Bye EA; Taylor JL; Gandevia SC; Héroux ME; Butler JE, 2025, 'Differential effects of stimulation waveform and intensity on the neural structures activated by lumbar transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation', Journal of Neurophysiology, 133, pp. 447 - 463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00266.2024

Epiu I; Nguyen DAT; Boswell-Ruys CL; Gandevia SC; Butler JE; Hudson AL, 2025, 'Detection and perception of inspiratory resistive loads in older adults with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease', Journal of Applied Physiology, 138, pp. 250 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00398.2024

Bojanic T; McCaughey EJ; Finn HT; Humburg P; McBain RA; Lee BB; Gandevia SC; Boswell-Ruys CL; Butler JE, 2025, 'The effect of abdominal functional electrical stimulation on blood pressure in people with high level spinal cord injury', Spinal Cord, 63, pp. 31 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41393-024-01046-w

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

Luu BL; Trinh T; Finn HT; Aplin FP; Gandevia SC; Héroux ME; Butler JE, 2024, 'Pain tolerance and the thresholds of human sensory and motor axons to single and repetitive bursts of kilohertz-frequency stimulation', Journal of Physiology, 602, pp. 6281 - 6299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP286976

Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2024, 'Acute intermittent hypoxia: Enhancing motoneuronal output or not?', Experimental Physiology, 109, pp. 1417 - 1419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/EP091985

Mathew AJ; Finn HT; Carter SG; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2024, 'Motor-evoked potentials in the human upper and lower limb do not increase after single 30-min sessions of acute intermittent hypoxia', Journal of Applied Physiology, 137, pp. 51 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00010.2024

Hudson AL; Luu BL; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2024, 'Graded onset of parasternal intercostal inspiratory activity detected with surface electromyography in healthy young females and males', Journal of Applied Physiology, 136, pp. 695 - 706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00604.2023

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

Palermo AE; Butler JE; Boswell-Ruys CL, 2023, 'Comparison of two inspiratory muscle training protocols in people with spinal cord injury: a secondary analysis', Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41394-023-00594-2

Luu BL; Lewis RHC; McBain RA; Gandevia SC; Boswell-Ruys CL; Butler JE, 2023, 'Effect of respiratory muscle training on load sensations in people with chronic tetraplegia: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial', Spinal Cord, 61, pp. 505 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41393-023-00920-3

Finn HT; Bye EA; Elphick TG; Boswell-Ruys CL; Gandevia SC; Butler JE; Héroux ME, 2023, 'Transcutaneous spinal stimulation in people with and without spinal cord injury: Effect of electrode placement and trains of stimulation on threshold intensity', Physiological Reports, 11, pp. e15692, http://dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15692

Luu BL; Lewis RHC; Gandevia SC; Boswell-Ruys CL; Butler JE, 2023, 'Corrigendum for Luu et al., volume 133, 2022, p. 1192–1201', Journal of Applied Physiology, 134, pp. 276 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00064.2022_cor

Todd G; Rae CD; Taylor JL; Rogasch NC; Butler JE; Hayes M; Wilcox RA; Gandevia SC; Aoun K; Esterman A; Lewis SJG; Hall JM; Matar E; Godau J; Berg D; Plewnia C; von Thaler AK; Chiang C; Double KL, 2023, 'Motor cortical excitability and pre-supplementary motor area neurochemistry in healthy adults with substantia nigra hyperechogenicity', Journal of Neuroscience Research, 101, pp. 263 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jnr.25145

McNaughton KMD; Witherow JL; Dupuche CB; Peebles KC; Elphick TG; Hudson AL; McCaughey EJ; Boswell-Ruys CL; Butler JE, 2022, 'Inspiratory muscle reflex control after incomplete cervical spinal cord injury', Journal of Applied Physiology, 133, pp. 1318 - 1326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00113.2022

Epiu I; Gandevia SC; Boswell-Ruys CL; Carter SG; Finn HT; Nguyen DAT; Butler JE; Hudson AL, 2022, 'Respiratory-related evoked potentials in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy aging', Physiological Reports, 10, pp. e15519, http://dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15519

Diong J; Kishimoto KC; Butler JE; Héroux ME, 2022, 'Muscle electromyographic activity normalized to maximal muscle activity, not to Mmax, better represents voluntary activation', Plos One, 17, pp. e0277947, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277947

Luu BL; Lewis RHC; Gandevia SC; Boswell-Ruys CL; Butler JE, 2022, 'The detection and sensory perception of inspiratory resistive loads in people with chronic tetraplegia', Journal of Applied Physiology, 133, pp. 1192 - 1201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00064.2022

Allen GM; Palermo AE; McNaughton KMD; Boswell-Ruys CL; Lee BB; Butler JE; Gandevia SC; McCaughey EJ, 2022, 'Effectiveness of abdominal functional electrical stimulation for improving bowel function in people with a spinal cord injury: A study protocol for a double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial', Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 28, pp. 22 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.46292/sci22-00008

Carberry JC; Burke PGR; Osman AM; Jugé L; Toson B; Gandevia SC; Butler JE; Bilston LE; Eckert DJ, 2022, 'Regional genioglossus reflex responses to negative pressure pulses in people with obstructive sleep apnea', Journal of Applied Physiology, 133, pp. 755 - 765, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00083.2021

Finn HT; Bogdanovski O; Hudson AL; McCaughey EJ; Crawford MR; Taylor JL; Butler JE; Gandevia SC, 2022, 'The effect of acute intermittent hypoxia on human limb motoneurone output', Experimental Physiology, 107, pp. 615 - 630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/EP090099

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

Bye EA; Héroux ME; Boswell-Ruys CL; Perez MA; Purcell M; Taylor J; Lee BB; McCaughey EJ; Butler JE; Gandevia SC, 2022, 'Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation combined with locomotor training to improve walking ability in people with chronic spinal cord injury: study protocol for an international multi-centred double-blinded randomised sham-controlled trial (eWALK)', Spinal Cord, 60, pp. 491 - 497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41393-021-00734-1

Kishimoto KC; Heroux ME; Gandevia SC; Butler JE; Diong J, 2022, 'Corrigendum for Kishimoto et al., volume 130, 2021, p. 1352–1361', Journal of Applied Physiology, 132, pp. 434 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00557.2020_COR

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

Luu BL; Walsh LD; Hübner PP; Eckert DJ; Bilston LE; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2022, 'Tongue acceleration in humans evoked with intramuscular electrical stimulation of genioglossus', Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 295, pp. 103786, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2021.103786

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

Narang I; Carberry JC; Butler JE; Gandevia SC; Chiang AKI; Eckert DJ, 2021, 'Physiological responses and perceived comfort to high-flow nasal cannula therapy in awake adults: Effects of flow magnitude and temperature', Journal of Applied Physiology, 131, pp. 1772 - 1782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00085.2021

Epiu I; Gandevia SC; Boswell-Ruys CL; Basha C; Archer SNJ; Butler JE; Hudson AL, 2021, 'Inspiratory muscle responses to sudden airway occlusion in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease', Journal of Applied Physiology, 131, pp. 36 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00017.2021

Luu BL; McDonald RJ; Bolsterlee B; Heroux ME; Butler JE; Hudson AL, 2021, 'Movement of the ribs in supine humans for small and large changes in lung volume', Journal of Applied Physiology, 131, pp. 174 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.01046.2020

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