By Professor Jane Elizabeth Butler

Journal articles

Lin SD; Butler JE; Boswell-Ruys CL; Hoang P; Jarvis T; Gandevia SC; McCaughey EJ, 2019, 'The frequency of bowel and bladder problems in multiple sclerosis and its relation to fatigue: A single centre experience', PLoS ONE, 14, pp. e0222731, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222731

McCaughey EJ; Jonkman AH; Boswell-Ruys CL; McBain RA; Bye EA; Hudson AL; Collins DW; Heunks LMA; McLachlan AJ; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2019, 'Abdominal functional electrical stimulation to assist ventilator weaning in critical illness: a double-blinded, randomised, sham-controlled pilot study', Critical care (London, England), 23, pp. 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2544-0

Hudson AL; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2019, 'A Principle of Neuromechanical Matching for Motor Unit Recruitment in Human Movement', Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 47, pp. 157 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/JES.0000000000000191

Chuang SY; Teng A; Butler J; Gandevia S; Narang I; Briggs N; Selvadurai H; Jaffe A, 2019, 'Quantitative assessment of nocturnal neural respiratory drive in children with and without obstructive sleep apnoea using surface EMG', Experimental Physiology, 104, pp. 755 - 764, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/EP087441

McCaughey EJ; Butler JE; McBain RA; Boswell-Ruys CL; Hudson AL; Gandevia SC; Lee BB, 2019, 'Abdominal functional electrical stimulation to augment respiratory function in spinal cord injury', Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 25, pp. 105 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1310/sci2502-105

Luu BL; McBain RA; Taylor JL; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2019, 'Reflex response to airway occlusion in human inspiratory muscles when recruited for breathing and posture', Journal of Applied Physiology, 126, pp. 132 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00841.2018

Diong J; Gandevia SC; Nguyen D; Foo Y; Kastre C; Andersson K; Butler JE; Héroux ME, 2019, 'Small amounts of involuntary muscle activity reduce passive joint range of motion', Journal of Applied Physiology, 127, pp. 229 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00168.2019

Nguyen DAT; Boswell-Ruys CL; McBain RA; Eckert DJ; Gandevia SC; Butler JE; Hudson AL, 2018, 'Inspiratory pre-motor potentials during quiet breathing in ageing and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease', Journal of Physiology, 596, pp. 6173 - 6189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP275764

McCaughey EJ; Boswell-Ruys CL; Hudson AL; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2018, 'Optimal electrode position for abdominal functional electrical stimulation', Journal of Applied Physiology, 125, pp. 1062 - 1068, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00446.2018

Martins RT; Carberry JC; Gandevia SC; Butler JE; Eckert DJ, 2018, 'Effects of morphine on respiratory load detection, load magnitude perception, and tactile sensation in obstructive sleep apnea', Journal of Applied Physiology, 125, pp. 393 - 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00065.2018

Wijesuriya NS; Gainche L; Jordan AS; Berlowitz DJ; LeGuen M; Rochford PD; O'Donoghue FJ; Ruehland WR; Carberry JC; Butler JE; Eckert DJ, 2018, 'Genioglossus reflex responses to negative upper airway pressure are altered in people with tetraplegia and obstructive sleep apnoea', Journal of Physiology, 596, pp. 2853 - 2864, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP275222

Hudson AL; Butler JE, 2018, 'Assessment of ‘neural respiratory drive’ from the parasternal intercostal muscles', Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 252-253, pp. 16 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2017.11.003

Kwan BCH; McBain RA; Luu BL; Butler JE; Bilston LE; Gandevia SC, 2018, 'Influence of respiratory mechanics and drive on genioglossus movement under ultrasound imaging', PLoS ONE, 13, pp. e0195884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195884

Luu BL; Muceli S; Saboisky JP; Farina D; Héroux ME; Bilston LE; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2018, 'Motor unit territories in human genioglossus estimated with multichannel intramuscular electrodes', Journal of Applied Physiology, 124, pp. 664 - 671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00889.2017

Dongés SC; D’Amico JM; Butler JE; Taylor JL; Donges S, 2018, 'Involvement of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in plasticity induced by paired corticospinal-motoneuronal stimulation in humans', Journal of Neurophysiology, 119, pp. 652 - 661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00457.2017

Carberry JC; Fisher LP; Grunstein RR; Gandevia SC; McKenzie DK; Butler JE; Eckert DJ, 2017, 'Role of common hypnotics on the phenotypic causes of obstructive sleep apnoea: Paradoxical effects of zolpidem', European Respiratory Journal, 50, pp. 1701344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01344-2017

Hudson AL; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2017, 'Task-dependent output of human parasternal intercostal motor units across spinal levels', Journal of Physiology, 595, pp. 7081 - 7092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP274866

Chuang SYC; Teng A; Butler JE; Gandevia SC; Selvadurai H; Jaffe A, 2017, 'Validation of a quantitative method to measure neural respiratory drive in children during sleep', Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 239, pp. 75 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2017.02.004

D'Amico JM; Butler AA; Héroux ME; Cotel F; Perrier JFM; Butler JE; Gandevia SC; Taylor JL, 2017, 'Human motoneurone excitability is depressed by activation of serotonin 1A receptors with buspirone', Journal of Physiology, 595, pp. 1763 - 1773, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP273200

Dongés SC; D'Amico JM; Butler JE; Taylor JL; Donges S, 2017, 'The effects of cervical transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation on motor pathways supplying the upper limb in humans', PLoS ONE, 12, pp. e0172333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172333

Wijesuriya NS; Lewis C; Butler JE; Lee BB; Jordan AS; Berlowitz DJ; Eckert DJ; Lee B, 2017, 'High nasal resistance is stable over time but poorly perceived in people with tetraplegia and obstructive sleep apnoea', Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 235, pp. 27 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2016.09.014

Murray NPS; McKenzie DK; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2016, 'Continuous positive airway pressure treatment does not normalize the prolonged reflex inhibition to inspiratory loading in obstructive sleep apnea', Journal of Applied Physiology, 121, pp. 910 - 916, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.01000.2015

McBain RA; Taylor JL; Gorman RB; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2016, 'Human intersegmental reflexes from intercostal afferents to scalene muscles', Experimental Physiology, 101, pp. 1301 - 1308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/EP085907

Chuang S; Teng A; Butler J; Gandevia S; Selvadurain H; Jaffe A, 2016, 'CPAP can improve respiratory effort as measured by surface electromyogram of the diaphragm (sEMGdi) in children with sleep-disordered breathing', EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA4351

Hunter SK; McNeil CJ; Butler JE; Gandevia SC; Taylor JL, 2016, 'Short-interval cortical inhibition and intracortical facilitation during submaximal voluntary contractions changes with fatigue', Experimental Brain Research, 234, pp. 2541 - 2551, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-016-4658-9

Luu BL; Smith JL; Martin PG; McBain RA; Taylor JL; Butler JE, 2016, 'Feedforward consequences of isometric contractions: effort and ventilation', Physiological Reports, 4, pp. e12882, http://dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12882

Hudson AL; Joulia F; Butler AA; Fitzpatrick RC; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2016, 'Activation of human inspiratory muscles in an upside-down posture', Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2015.05.012

Butler JE; Godfrey S; Thomas CK, 2016, 'Interlimb reflexes induced by electrical stimulation of cutaneous nerves after spinal cord injury', PLoS ONE, 11, pp. e0153063, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153063

Carter SG; Berger MS; Carberry JC; Bilston LE; Butler JE; Tong BKY; Martins RT; Fisher LP; McKenzie DK; Grunstein RR; Eckert DJ, 2016, 'Zopiclone increases the arousal threshold without impairing genioglossus activity in obstructive sleep apnea', Sleep, 39, pp. 757 - 766, http://dx.doi.org/10.5665/sleep.5622

Fitzpatrick SC; Luu BL; Butler JE; Taylor JL, 2016, 'More conditioning stimuli enhance synaptic plasticity in the human spinal cord', Clinical Neurophysiology, 127, pp. 724 - 731, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2015.03.013

Héroux ME; Butler AA; Gandevia SC; Taylor JL; Butler JE, 2015, 'Time course of human motoneuron recovery after sustained low-level voluntary activity', Journal of Neurophysiology, 115, pp. 803 - 812, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00950.2015

Livermore N; Dimitri A; Sharpe L; McKenzie DK; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2015, 'Cognitive behaviour therapy reduces dyspnoea ratings in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)', Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 216, pp. 35 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2015.05.013

Luu BL; Saboisky JP; Taylor JL; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2015, 'TMS-evoked silent periods in scalene and parasternal intercostal muscles during voluntary breathing', Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 216, pp. 15 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2015.05.010

Muceli S; Poppendieck W; Negro F; Yoshida K; Hoffmann KP; Butler JE; Gandevia SC; Farina D, 2015, 'Accurate and representative decoding of the neural drive to muscles in humans with multi-channel intramuscular thin-film electrodes', Journal of Physiology, 593, pp. 3789 - 3804, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP270902

McBain RA; Boswell-Ruys CL; Lee BB; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2015, 'Electrical stimulation of abdominal muscles to produce cough in spinal cord injury: Effect of stimulus intensity', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 29, pp. 362 - 369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1545968314552527

Kwan BC; Butler JE; Hudson AL; McKenzie DK; Bilston LE; Gandevia SC, 2015, 'Corrigendum', Journal of Applied Physiology, 118, pp. 1330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.zdg-1448.corr.2015

Saboisky JP; Butler JE; Luu BL; Gandevia SC, 2015, 'Neurogenic changes in the upper airway of obstructive sleep apnoea', Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 15, pp. 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11910-015-0537-1

Brown EC; Cheng S; McKenzie DK; Butler JE; Gandevia SC; Bilston LE, 2015, 'Tongue stiffness is lower in patients with obstructive sleep apnea during wakefulness compared with matched control subjects', Sleep, 38, pp. 537 - 544, http://dx.doi.org/10.5665/sleep.4566

Carberry JC; Hensen H; Fisher LP; Saboisky JP; Butler JE; Gandevia SC; Eckert DJ, 2015, 'Mechanisms contributing to the response of upper-airway muscles to changes in airway pressure', Journal of Applied Physiology, pp. jap.01103.2014 - jap.01103.2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.01103.2014

Mcbain RA; Hudson AL; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2015, 'Short-latency inhibitory reflex responses to inspiratory loading of the scalene muscles are impaired in spinal cord injury', Experimental Physiology, 100, pp. 216 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/expphysiol.2014.082818

Saboisky JP; Luu BL; Butler JE; Gandevia SC, 2015, 'Effects of tongue position and lung volume on voluntary maximal tongue protrusion force in humans', Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 206, pp. 61 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2014.11.017

Boswell-Ruys CL; Lewis CRH; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2015, 'Respiratory muscle training may improve respiratory function and obstructive sleep apnoea in people with cervical spinal cord injury.', Spinal Cord Ser Cases, 1, pp. 15010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/scsandc.2015.10

Cheng S; Brown EC; Hatt A; Butler JE; Gandevia SC; Bilston LE, 2014, 'Healthy humans with a narrow upper airway maintain patency during quiet breathing by dilating the airway during inspiration', Journal of Physiology, 592, pp. 4763 - 4774, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2014.279240

Kwan BCH; Butler JE; Hudson AL; McKenzie DK; Bilston LE; Gandevia SC, 2014, 'A novel ultrasound technique to measure genioglossus movement in vivo', Journal of Applied Physiology, 117, pp. 556 - 562, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.01257.2013

Butler JE; Hudson AL; Gandevia SC, 2014, 'The neural control of human inspiratory muscles', , pp. 295 - 308

Perez MA; Butler JE; Taylor JL, 2014, 'Modulation of transcallosal inhibition by bilateral activation of agonist and antagonist proximal arm muscles', Journal of Neurophysiology, 111, pp. 405 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00322.2013

McBain RA; Boswell-Ruys CL; Lee BB; Gandevia SC; Butler JE, 2013, 'Abdominal muscle training can enhance cough after spinal cord injury', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 27, pp. 834 - 843, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1545968313496324

Carberry JC; Hanna H; Saboisky JP; Fisher LP; Butler JE; Gandevia SC; Eckert DJ, 2013, 'Anaesthesia of the upper airway reduces genioglossus but not tensor palatini muscle activity during quiet breathing', EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, 42, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209370400429&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Chuang S; Butler J; Gandevia S; Teng A; Selvadurai H; Jaffe A, 2013, 'Surface EMG of the diaphragm is a different measure to OAHI in children's sleep studies', EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, 42, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209370402071&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

McNeil CJ; Butler JE; Taylor JL; Gandevia SC, 2013, 'Testing the excitability of human motoneurones', Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00152

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