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Dr. McPherson’s research is focused on interrelationships between the neural control of movement and pain processing after spinal cord injury (SCI) and stroke. His work is rooted in the tight co-regulation of neural transmission in spinal motor and pain pathways and is motivated by the reality that for many individuals living with neurological injury, daily life is a balancing act between movement and pain. The ultimate goal of his work is to develop therapeutic strategies that leverage the interconnectivity of spinal motor and sensory networks to drive multi-modal rehabilitation.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Increases Spontaneous Intraspinal Neural Transmission and Spike Train Variability
Bandres, M. F. & McPherson, J. G., 2024, 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2024 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Intraspinal microstimulation of the ventral horn has therapeutically relevant cross-modal effects on nociception
Bandres, M. F., Gomes, J. L. & McPherson, J. G., 2024, In: Brain Communications. 6, 5, fcae280.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nonlinear Firing Dynamics in Spinal Interneurons May Delineate the Presence or Absence of Spinal Cord Injury-related Neuropathic Pain
Twyman, A. R., Bandres, M. F. & McPherson, J. G., 2024, 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2024 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Sensory-Targeted Intraspinal Microstimulation for Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Romero, G. N. M., Bandres, M. F. & McPherson, J. G., 2024, 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2024 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Spinal Noradrenergic Alpha-2 Receptors Mediate the Antinociceptive Effects of Therapeutic Intraspinal Microstimulation
Lucas-Romero, J., Bandres, M. F. & McPherson, J. G., 2024, 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2024 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review