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Honorary Professor Francois Hug
Honorary Professor

Francois Hug

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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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Works

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215 works between 2003 and 2024

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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

Deloading tape reduces muscle stress at rest and during contraction

Featured

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

Between-muscle differences in the adaptation to experimental pain

Featured

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

New insights on contraction efficiency in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Featured

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

Task dependency of motor adaptations to an acute noxious stimulation

Featured

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

Effect of vastus lateralis fatigue on load sharing between quadriceps femoris muscles during isometric knee extensions

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

Tutorial on MUedit: An open-source software for identifying and analysing the discharge timing of motor units from electromyographic signals

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. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.0702-24.2024

The volitional control of individual motor units is constrained within low-dimensional neural manifolds by common inputs

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. doi: 10.1007/s00421-024-05538-8

Motoneuron persistent inward current contribution to increased torque responses to wide-pulse high-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation

2024

Journal Article

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 102910, 102910. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102910

Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: application of EMG to estimate muscle force

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

Horizontal foot orientation affects the distribution of neural drive between gastrocnemii during plantarflexion, without changing neural excitability

2024

Journal Article

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, 102874. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102874

Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Checklist for reporting and critically appraising studies using EMG (CEDE-Check)

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

Estimates of persistent inward currents in lower limb muscles are not different between inactive, resistance-trained and endurance-trained young males

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

Toward a generalizable deep CNN for neural drive estimation across muscles and participants

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

Two motor neuron synergies, invariant across ankle joint angles, activate the triceps surae during plantarflexion

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

Consistency of muscle activation signatures across different walking speeds

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

A comparison of neural control of the biarticular gastrocnemius muscles between knee flexion and ankle plantar flexion

2023

Journal Article

Neuromechanical properties of the vastus medialis and vastus lateralis in adolescents with patellofemoral pain

Crouzier, Marion, Hug, François, Sheehan, Frances T., Collins, Natalie J., Crossley, Kay and Tucker, Kylie (2023). Neuromechanical properties of the vastus medialis and vastus lateralis in adolescents with patellofemoral pain. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 11 (6), 23259671231155894. doi: 10.1177/23259671231155894

Neuromechanical properties of the vastus medialis and vastus lateralis in adolescents with patellofemoral pain

2023

Journal Article

Influence of internal muscle properties on muscle shape change and gearing in the human gastrocnemii

Kelp, Nicole Y., Clemente, Christofer J., Tucker, Kylie, Hug, François, Pinel, Sabrina and Dick, Taylor J.M. (2023). Influence of internal muscle properties on muscle shape change and gearing in the human gastrocnemii. Journal of Applied Physiology, 134 (6), 1520-1529. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00080.2023

Influence of internal muscle properties on muscle shape change and gearing in the human gastrocnemii

2023

Journal Article

Advances in imaging for assessing the design and mechanics of skeletal muscle in vivo

Dick, Taylor J.M. and Hug, François (2023). Advances in imaging for assessing the design and mechanics of skeletal muscle in vivo. Journal of Biomechanics, 155 111640, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111640

Advances in imaging for assessing the design and mechanics of skeletal muscle in vivo

2023

Journal Article

Adaptability of the load sharing between the longissimus and components of the multifidus muscle during isometric trunk extension in healthy individuals

Tier, Louise, Salomoni, Sauro E., Hug, François, Besomi, Manuela and Hodges, Paul W. (2023). Adaptability of the load sharing between the longissimus and components of the multifidus muscle during isometric trunk extension in healthy individuals. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 123 (9), 1879-1893. doi: 10.1007/s00421-023-05193-5

Adaptability of the load sharing between the longissimus and components of the multifidus muscle during isometric trunk extension in healthy individuals

Funding

Past funding

  • 2014
    Insight into the motor adaptation to musculoskeletal pain
    RL Cooper Medical Research Foundation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Quantification of muscle mechanical properties by an innovative shear wave elastographic technique for basic and clinical science.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant

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  • human-machine interface
  • motor control
  • movement
  • nervous system

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