
Overview
Background
Francois research focuses on the neural control of movement in health and disease. He has developed a neural framework based on the non-invasive recording of motor neurons to reveal the modular organization of movement control at the spinal motor neuron level. He has published >200 articles in peer-reviewed journals and received > 3 000 000 € funding. François received his PhD in human movement sciences from Aix-Marseille university (France - 2003). As Full Professor at Nantes Université (France), he led a research Lab until he moved to Université Côte d’azur (France), in 2021. He is an honorary fellow of the Institut Universitaire de France and an honorary professor at the University of Queensland (Australia) where he spent >5 years since 2011. François is currently Professor (full) in Human Movement Sciences at the University of Côte d’azur (Nice, France). Francois serves on the editorial board of Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology and Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport. He is an expert for the Consensus for Experimental Design in Electromyography (CEDE) project, which is an international initiative which aims to guide decision-making in recording, analysis, and interpretation of electromyographic data.
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Fields of research
Works
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Featured
2014
Journal Article
Deloading tape reduces muscle stress at rest and during contraction
Hug, Francois, Ouellette, Adam, Vicenzino, Bill, Hodges, Paul W. and Tucker, Kylie (2014). Deloading tape reduces muscle stress at rest and during contraction. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 46 (12), 2317-2325. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000363
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2014
Journal Article
Between-muscle differences in the adaptation to experimental pain
Hug, François, Hodges, Paul W., Van Den Hoorn, Wolbert and Tucker, Kylie (2014). Between-muscle differences in the adaptation to experimental pain. Journal of Applied Physiology, 117 (10), 1132-1140. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00561.2014
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2014
Journal Article
New insights on contraction efficiency in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Lacourpaille, Lilian, Hug, Francois, Guevel, Arnaud, Pereon, Yann, Magot, Armelle, Hogrel, Jean-Yves and Nordez, Antoine (2014). New insights on contraction efficiency in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Journal of Applied Physiology, 117 (6), 658-662. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00544.2014
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2014
Journal Article
Task dependency of motor adaptations to an acute noxious stimulation
Hug, Francois, Hodges, Paul W. and Tucker, Kylie (2014). Task dependency of motor adaptations to an acute noxious stimulation. Journal of Neurophysiology, 111 (11), 2298-2306. doi: 10.1152/jn.00911.2013
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2014
Journal Article
Effect of vastus lateralis fatigue on load sharing between quadriceps femoris muscles during isometric knee extensions
Bouillard, Killian, Jubeau, Marc, Nordez, Antoine and Hug, Francois (2014). Effect of vastus lateralis fatigue on load sharing between quadriceps femoris muscles during isometric knee extensions. Journal of Neurophysiology, 111 (4), 768-776. doi: 10.1152/jn.00595.2013
2025
Journal Article
JEK-ISEK Tutorials on Electromyography and Kinesiology: A Summary and a Call for the Next Series of Tutorials
Vecchio, Alessandro Del, Hug, François, Merletti, Roberto and Farina, Dario (2025). JEK-ISEK Tutorials on Electromyography and Kinesiology: A Summary and a Call for the Next Series of Tutorials. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 102986, 102986. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2025.102986
2024
Journal Article
The identification of extensive samples of motor units in human muscles reveals diverse effects of neuromodulatory inputs on the rate coding
Avrillon, Simon, Hug, François, Enoka, Roger M, Caillet, Arnault HD and Farina, Dario (2024). The identification of extensive samples of motor units in human muscles reveals diverse effects of neuromodulatory inputs on the rate coding. eLife, 13. doi: 10.7554/elife.97085.3
2024
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Effects of altered contractile environment on muscle shape change in the triceps surae
Kelp, Nicole Y., Tucker, Kylie, Hug, François and Dick, Taylor J. M. (2024). Effects of altered contractile environment on muscle shape change in the triceps surae. Journal of Experimental Biology, 227 (23) jeb248118. doi: 10.1242/jeb.248118
2024
Journal Article
I-Spin live, an open-source software based on blind-source separation for real-time decoding of motor unit activity in humans
Rossato, Julien, Hug, François, Tucker, Kylie, Gibbs, Ciara, Lacourpaille, Lilian, Farina, Dario and Avrillon, Simon (2024). I-Spin live, an open-source software based on blind-source separation for real-time decoding of motor unit activity in humans. eLife, 12 RP88670. doi: 10.7554/eLife.88670
2024
Journal Article
Tutorial on MUedit: An open-source software for identifying and analysing the discharge timing of motor units from electromyographic signals
Avrillon, Simon, Hug, François, Baker, Stuart N, Gibbs, Ciara and Farina, Dario (2024). Tutorial on MUedit: An open-source software for identifying and analysing the discharge timing of motor units from electromyographic signals. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 77 102886, 102886. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102886
2024
Journal Article
The volitional control of individual motor units is constrained within low-dimensional neural manifolds by common inputs
Rossato, Julien, Avrillon, Simon, Tucker, Kylie, Farina, Dario and Hug, François (2024). The volitional control of individual motor units is constrained within low-dimensional neural manifolds by common inputs. The Journal of Neuroscience, 44 (34) e0702242024, e0702242024. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.0702-24.2024
2024
Journal Article
Motoneuron persistent inward current contribution to increased torque responses to wide-pulse high-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation
Popesco, Timothee, Orssatto, Lucas Bet da Rosa, Hug, Francois, Blazevich, Anthony John, Trajano, Gabriel Siqueira and Place, Nicolas (2024). Motoneuron persistent inward current contribution to increased torque responses to wide-pulse high-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 124 (11), 3377-3386. doi: 10.1007/s00421-024-05538-8
2024
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Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: application of EMG to estimate muscle force
Dick, Taylor J. M., Tucker, Kylie, Hug, François, Besomi, Manuela, van Dieën, Jaap H., Enoka, Roger M., Besier, Thor, Carson, Richard G., Clancy, Edward A., Disselhorst-Klug, Catherine, Falla, Deborah, Farina, Dario, Gandevia, Simon, Holobar, Aleš, Kiernan, Matthew C., Lowery, Madeleine, McGill, Kevin, Merletti, Roberto, Perreault, Eric, Rothwell, John C., Søgaard, Karen, Wrigley, Tim and Hodges, Paul W. (2024). Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: application of EMG to estimate muscle force. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 79 102910, 102910. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102910
2024
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Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Checklist for reporting and critically appraising studies using EMG (CEDE-Check)
Besomi, Manuela, Devecchi, Valter, Falla, Deborah, McGill, Kevin, Kiernan, Matthew C., Merletti, Roberto, van Dieën, Jaap H., Tucker, Kylie, Clancy, Edward A., Søgaard, Karen, Hug, François, Carson, Richard G., Perreault, Eric, Gandevia, Simon, Besier, Thor, Rothwell, John C., Enoka, Roger M., Holobar, Aleš, Disselhorst-Klug, Catherine, Wrigley, Tim, Lowery, Madeleine, Farina, Dario and Hodges, Paul W. (2024). Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Checklist for reporting and critically appraising studies using EMG (CEDE-Check). Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 76 102874, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102874
2024
Journal Article
Horizontal foot orientation affects the distribution of neural drive between gastrocnemii during plantarflexion, without changing neural excitability
Crouzier, Marion, Avrillon, Simon, Hug, François and Cattagni, Thomas (2024). Horizontal foot orientation affects the distribution of neural drive between gastrocnemii during plantarflexion, without changing neural excitability. Journal of Applied Physiology, 136 (4), 786-798. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00536.2023
2024
Journal Article
Estimates of persistent inward currents in lower limb muscles are not different between inactive, resistance-trained and endurance-trained young males
Goreau, Valentin, Hug, François, Jannou, Anthony, Dernoncourt, François, Crouzier, Marion and Cattagni, Thomas (2024). Estimates of persistent inward currents in lower limb muscles are not different between inactive, resistance-trained and endurance-trained young males. Journal of Neurophysiology, 131 (2), 166-175. doi: 10.1152/jn.00278.2023
2023
Journal Article
Toward a generalizable deep CNN for neural drive estimation across muscles and participants
Wen, Yue, Kim, Sangjoon J., Avrillon, Simon, Levine, Jackson T., Hug, Francois and Pons, Jose L. (2023). Toward a generalizable deep CNN for neural drive estimation across muscles and participants. Journal of Neural Engineering, 20 (1) 016006. doi: 10.1088/1741-2552/acae0b
2023
Journal Article
Two motor neuron synergies, invariant across ankle joint angles, activate the triceps surae during plantarflexion
Levine, Jackson, Avrillon, Simon, Farina, Dario, Hug, François and Pons, José L. (2023). Two motor neuron synergies, invariant across ankle joint angles, activate the triceps surae during plantarflexion. The Journal of Physiology, 601 (19), 4337-4354. doi: 10.1113/jp284503
2023
Journal Article
Consistency of muscle activation signatures across different walking speeds
Sarcher, Aurélie, Carcreff, Lena, Moissenet, Florent, Hug, François and Deschamps, Thibault (2023). Consistency of muscle activation signatures across different walking speeds. Gait & Posture, 107, 155-161. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.09.001
2023
Journal Article
A comparison of neural control of the biarticular gastrocnemius muscles between knee flexion and ankle plantar flexion
Hamard, Raphaël, Aeles, Jeroen, Avrillon, Simon, Dick, Taylor J.M. and Hug, François (2023). A comparison of neural control of the biarticular gastrocnemius muscles between knee flexion and ankle plantar flexion. Journal of Applied Physiology, 135 (2), 394-404. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00075.2023
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Supervision history
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of the Dynamical Structures of Postural Control: New Insights into Motor Adaptation in Ageing and Pain
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Hodges
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