PUBLICATIONS SINCE 2018
Paish AD, Eves ND, McNeil CJ. Frequency matters: The influence of stimulation frequency on force loss for human females and males. Accepted by Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise on March 30, 2025 (MSSE-D-24-00749R2)
Stellingwerff T, Burke LM, Caldwell HA, Gathercole RJ, McNeil CJ, Napier C, Purcell SA, Boegman S, Johnson E, Hoar SD, Coates AM, Bennett EV, McKay AKA, Heikura IA, Joyner MJ, Burr JF. Integrative field-based human health and performance research: a narrative review on experimental methods and logistics to conduct competition and training camp studies in athletes. Accepted by Sports Medicine on March 30, 2025 (SPOA-S-25-00048R1)
Stępień G, Jelonek W, Goodall S, McNeil CJ, Łochyński D (2024). Corticospinal excitability and quadriceps voluntary activation is not affected by single session of anodal transcutaneous direct current stimulation in healthy, young adults. European Journal of Neuroscience 60(12):7103-7123
Magnuson JR, Bruce CD, Dalton BH, McNeil CJ (2024). Oscillatory drive is increased and steadiness is impaired when torque but not EMG is matched during a fatiguing contraction. Journal of Neurophysiology 132(6):1907-1916
Basile DC, Paris MT, McNeil CJ, Rice CL (2024). Investigating premotor cortical and motoneuronal excitability in fast and slow voluntary contractions of the elbow flexors. Journal of Neurophysiology 132(6):1670-1679
Bruce CD, Debenham MIB, Dalton BH, McNeil CJ (2024). Acute normobaric hypoxia causes a rightward shift in the torque-frequency relationship, but has no effect on post-activation potentiation. Journal of Applied Physiology. 137(5):1389-1396
Copeland PV, Trotman ML, Kang HJ, McNeil CJ, Dalton BH (2024). Vestibular control of standing balance following 24 hours of sleep deprivation. Experimental Brain Research. 242(11):2545-2556
Debenham MIB, Bruce CD, McNeil CJ, Dalton BH (2024). The effects of four hours of normobaric hypoxia on the vestibular control of balance. Experimental Brain Research. 242(10):2419-243
Twible BD, Ruggiero L, McNeil CJ, Dalton BH (2024). A single bout of on-ice training leads to increased inter-limb asymmetry in competitive youth hockey athletes. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 40(5):390-398
Debenham MIB, Bruce CD, McNeil CJ, Dalton BH (2024). Four hours of normobaric hypoxia reduces Achilles tendon reflex inhibition. Journal of Applied Physiology. 136(6):1468-1477
Magnuson JR, Dalton BH, McNeil CJ (2024). Differential modulation of motor unit behaviour when a fatiguing contraction is matched for torque vs. EMG. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 56(8):1480-1487
Amann M, Sidhu SK, McNeil CJ, Gandevia SC (2023). Transcranial direct current stimulation to enhance athletic performance: Are we there yet? Will we ever get there? The Journal of Physiology. 601(23):5457-5458
Debenham MIB, Bruce CD, Rancier JM, McNeil CJ, Dalton BH (2023). Normobaric hypoxia does not influence the sural nerve cutaneous reflex during standing. Experimental Brain Research. 241(11-12):2683-2692
Bruce CD, Magnuson JR, McNeil CJ (2023). Voluntary activation does not differ when using two different methods to determine transcranial magnetic stimulator output. Journal of Neurophysiology. 130(4):925-930
Paish AD, Zero AM, McNeil CJ, Rice CL (2023). Increased corticospinal inhibition following brief maximal and submaximal contractions in humans. Journal of Applied Physiology. 135(4):805-811
Malone Q, McNeil CJ, Passmore SR, Glazebrook CM, Dalton BH (2023). A violation of Fitts’ Law occurs when a target range is presented before and during movement. Experimental Brain Research. 241(10):2451-2461
Magnuson JR, Dalton BH, McNeil CJ (2023). The orderly recruitment of motor units may be modified when a muscle is acting as an antagonist. Journal of Applied Physiology. 135(3):519-526
McNeil CJ (2023). Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews: 2022 Paper of the Year. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 51(3):83-84
Maffiuletti NA, Dirks ML, Stevens-Lapsley J, McNeil CJ (2023). Electrical stimulation for testing and optimizing neuromuscular function in vivo: historical perspective and major advances. Journal of Biomechanics. 152:111582
Brunton NM, Barbour D, Gelinas JC, Yacyshyn AF, Sasso JP, Harper MI, McNeil CJ, Melzer B, Agar G, Eves ND (2023). Lower-limb resistance training reduces exertional dyspnea and intrinsic neuromuscular fatigability in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of Applied Physiology. 134(5):1105-1114
Ruggiero L, McNeil CJ (2023). UBC-Nepal expedition: motor unit characteristics in lowlanders acclimatised to high altitude and Sherpa. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 55(3):430-439
Magnuson JR, Kang HJ, Debenham MIB, McNeil CJ, Dalton BH (2023). Effects of sleep deprivation on perceived and performance fatigability: an exploratory study. European Journal of Sport Science. 23(9): 1922-1931
Amann M, Sidhu SK, McNeil CJ, Gandevia SC (2022). Reply to ‘Critical considerations on tDCS-mediated changes in corticospinal response to fatiguing exercise. The Journal of Physiology. 601(3):705
Amann M, Sidhu SK, McNeil CJ, Gandevia SC (2022). Critical considerations on the contribution of the corticospinal pathway to central fatigue. The Journal of Physiology. 600(24):5203-5214
Paris MT, McNeil CJ, Power GA, Rice CL, Dalton BH (2022). Age-related performance fatigability: a comprehensive review of dynamic tasks. Journal of Applied Physiology. 133(4):850-866
McKeown DJ, McNeil CJ, Simmonds MJ, Kavanagh JJ (2022). Post-fatigue ability to activate muscle is compromised across a wide range of torques during acute hypoxic exposure. European Journal of Neuroscience. 56(5): 4653-4668
Magnuson JR, Kang HJ, Dalton BH, McNeil CJ (2022). Neural effects of sleep deprivation on inhibitory control and emotion processing. Behavioural Brain Research. 426:e113845
Yacyshyn AF, McNeil CJ (2022). Intrinsic neuromuscular fatigability in humans: the critical role of stimulus frequency. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 50(2):97-103
Ruggiero L, Pritchard SE, Warmenhoven J, Bruce T, MacDonald K, Klimstra M, McNeil CJ (2022). Volleyball competition on consecutive days modifies jump kinetics but not height. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 17(5):711-719
Ruggiero L, Harrison SWD, Rice CL, McNeil CJ (2022). Neuromuscular fatigability at high altitude: Lowlanders with acute and chronic exposure, and native highlanders. Acta Physiologica. 234(4):e137888
Allen MD, Dalton BH, Gilmore KJ, McNeil CJ, Doherty TJ, Rice CL, Power GA (2022). Response to letter: Preventing age-related motor unit loss: Is exercise the answer? Experimental Gerontology. 159:e111696
McKeown DJ, McNeil CJ, Brotherton EJ, Simmonds MJ, Kavanagh JJ (2021). Severe acute hypoxia impairs recovery of voluntary muscle activation after sustained submaximal elbow flexion. The Journal of Physiology. 599(24):5379-5395
Allen MD, Dalton BH, Gilmore KJ, McNeil CJ, Doherty TJ, Rice CL, Power GA (2021). Neuroprotective effects of exercise on the aging human neuromuscular system. Experimental Gerontology. 152:e111465
Ruggiero L, Bruce CD, Streight HB, McNeil CJ (2021). Maximal results with minimal stimuli: the fewest high-frequency pulses needed to measure or model prolonged low-frequency force depression in the dorsiflexors. Journal of Applied Physiology. 131(2):716-728
Magnuson JR, Doesburg SM, McNeil CJ (2021). Development and recovery time of mental fatigue and its impact on motor function. Biological Psychology. 161:e108076
Magnuson JR, McNeil CJ (2021). Low-frequency neural activity at rest is correlated with the movement-related cortical potentials elicited during both real and imagined movements. Neuroscience Letters. 742:e135530
Bruce CD, Ruggiero L, Dix GU, Cotton PD, McNeil CJ (2021). Females and males do not differ for fatigability, muscle damage and magnitude of the repeated-bout effect following eccentric contractions. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 46(3):238-246
Yacyshyn AF, Huculak RB, McNeil CJ (2020). The inclusion of interstimulus interval variability does not mitigate electrically-evoked fatigue of the knee extensors. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 120(12):2649-2656
Yacyshyn AF, McNeil CJ (2020). Electrically-evoked force loss of the knee extensors is equivalent for young and old females and males. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 45(11):1270-1276
McKeown D, McNeil CJ, Simmonds MJ, Kavanagh JJ (2020). Time-course of neuromuscular responses to acute hypoxia during voluntary contractions. Experimental Physiology. 105(11):1855-1868
Yacyshyn AF, McNeil CJ (2020). The sexes do not differ for neural responses to submaximal elbow extensor fatigue. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 52(9):1992-2001
Jakobi JM, Kuzyk SL, McNeil CJ, Dalton BH, Power GA (2020). Motor unit contributions to activation reduction and torque steadiness following active lengthening: A study of residual torque enhancement. Journal of Neurophysiology. 123(6):2209-2216
Kennefick M, McNeil CJ, Burma JS, Copeland PV, van Donkelaar P, Dalton BH (2020). Modulation of vestibular-evoked responses in the upper and lower limb prior to simple and complex movements. Experimental Brain Research. 238(4):869-881
Copithorne DB, Rice CL, McNeil CJ (2020). The effect of blood flow on corticospinal excitability during sustained low-intensity isometric elbow flexion. Journal of Neurophysiology. 123(3):1113-1119
Yacyshyn AF, Kuzyk SL, Jakobi JM, McNeil CJ (2020). The effect of forearm position on cortical and spinal excitability during a submaximal force steadiness task of the elbow flexors. Journal of Neurophysiology. 123(2):522-528
Ruggiero L, Hoiland RL, Hansen AB, Ainslie PN, McNeil CJ (2020). High-altitude acclimatization improves recovery from muscle fatigue. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 52(1):161-169
Temesi J, Vernillo G, Martin M, Kruger RL, McNeil CJ, Millet GY (2019). Sustained maximal voluntary contractions elicit different neurophysiological changes in upper- and lower-limb muscles in men. Neuroscience. 422:88-98
Kennefick M, Burma JS, van Donkelaar P, McNeil CJ (2019). The time course of motoneuron excitability during the preparation of complex movements. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 31(6):781-790
Ruggiero L, Bruce CD, Cotton PD, Dix GU, McNeil CJ (2019). Prolonged low-frequency force depression is underestimated when assessed with doublets compared to tetani in the dorsiflexors. Journal of Applied Physiology. 126(5):1352-1359
Kennefick M, Burma JS, van Donkelaar P, McNeil CJ (2019). Corticospinal excitability is enhanced while preparing for complex movements. Experimental Brain Research. 237(3):829-837
Sypkes CT, Contento V, Bent LR, McNeil CJ, Power GA (2019). Central contributions to torque depression: an antagonist perspective. Experimental Brain Research. 237(2):443-452
Ruggiero L, McNeil CJ (2019). Supraspinal fatigue and neural-evoked responses in Lowlanders and Sherpa at 5050m. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 51(1):183-192
Willie CK, Stembridge M, Hoiland RL, Tymko MM, Tremblay JC, Patrician A, Steinback C, Moore J, Anholm J, Subedi P, Niroula S, McNeil CJ, McManus A, MacLeod DB, Ainslie PN (2018). UBC-Nepal Expedition: An experimental overview of the 2016 University of British Columbia Scientific Expedition to Nepal Himalaya. PLoS ONE 13(10):e0204660
Ruggiero L, Hoiland RL, Hansen AB, Ainslie PN, McNeil CJ (2018). UBC-Nepal Expedition: peripheral fatigue recovers faster in Sherpa than Lowlanders at high altitude. The Journal of Physiology. 596(22):5365-5377
Sidhu SK, Weavil JC, Thurston TS, Rosenberger DS, Jessop JE, Wang E, Richardson RS, McNeil CJ, Amann M (2018). Fatigue-related group III/IV muscle afferent feedback facilitates intracortical inhibition during locomotor exercise. The Journal of Physiology. 596(19):4789-4801
Sypkes CT, Kozlowski BJ, Grant J, Bent LR, McNeil CJ, Power GA (2018). The influence of residual force enhancement on spinal and supraspinal excitability. PeerJ 6:e5421
McNeil CJ, Rice CL (2018). Neuromuscular adaptations to healthy aging. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 43(11):1158-1165
Weavil JC, Hureau TJ, Thurston TS, Sidhu SK, Garten RS, Nelson AD, McNeil CJ, Richardson RS, Amann M (2018). The impact of age on the development of fatigue during large and small muscle mass exercise. American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 315(4):R741-R750
Dominelli PB, McNeil CJ, Vermeulen TD, Stuckless T, Brown C, Dominelli GS, Swenson ER, Teppema LJ, Foster GE (2018). Effect of acetazolamide and methazolamide on diaphragm and dorsiflexor fatigue: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Applied Physiology. 125(3):770-779
Yacyshyn AF, Nettleton J, McNeil CJ (2018). The effects of sex and motoneuron pool on central fatigue. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 50(5):1061-1069
Ruggiero L, Yacyshyn AF, Nettleton J, McNeil CJ (2018). Response to letter to the editor by Finn et al. 2018. The Journal of Physiology. 596(15):3427-3427
Ruggiero L, Yacyshyn AF, Nettleton J, McNeil CJ (2018). UBC-Nepal Expedition: acclimatization to high-altitude increases spinal motoneurone excitability during fatigue in humans. The Journal of Physiology. 596(15):3327-3339
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