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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2022
Journal Article
A deep CNN framework for neural drive estimation from HD-EMG across contraction intensities and joint angles
Wen, Yue, Kim, Sangjoon J., Avrillon, Simon, Levine, Jackson T., Hug, Francois and Pons, Jose L. (2022). A deep CNN framework for neural drive estimation from HD-EMG across contraction intensities and joint angles. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 30, 2950-2959. doi: 10.1109/tnsre.2022.3215246
2021
Journal Article
Muscle architecture and shape changes in the gastrocnemii of active younger and older adults
Kelp, Nicole Y., Gore, Anna, Clemente, Christofer J., Tucker, Kylie, Hug, François and Dick, Taylor J.M. (2021). Muscle architecture and shape changes in the gastrocnemii of active younger and older adults. Journal of Biomechanics, 129 110823, 110823. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110823
2021
Journal Article
Quantity versus quality: age-related differences in muscle volume, intramuscular fat, and mechanical properties in the triceps surae
Pinel, Sabrina, Kelp, Nicole Y., Bugeja, Jessica M., Bolsterlee, Bart, Hug, François and Dick, Taylor J.M. (2021). Quantity versus quality: age-related differences in muscle volume, intramuscular fat, and mechanical properties in the triceps surae. Experimental Gerontology, 156 111594, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111594
2021
Journal Article
Age-related increase in muscle stiffness is muscle length dependent and associated with muscle force in senior females
Xu, Jingfei, Fu, Siu Ngor and Hug, François (2021). Age-related increase in muscle stiffness is muscle length dependent and associated with muscle force in senior females. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22 (1) 829. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04519-8
2021
Conference Publication
Quantification of elastic properties of Achille's tendon: a first step to explore muscle-tendon structures exposed to substantial injury incidence
Beuve, S., Flandin, A., Nordez, A., Lacourpaille, L., Hug, F., Galeze, R. Le, Guilhem, G. and Gennisson, J. L. (2021). Quantification of elastic properties of Achille's tendon: a first step to explore muscle-tendon structures exposed to substantial injury incidence. International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Xi'an, China, 11-16 September 2021. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/IUS52206.2021.9593422
2021
Journal Article
Surface EMG cross talk quantified at the motor unit population level for muscles of the hand, thigh, and calf
Germer, Carina M., Farina, Dario, Elias, Leonardo A., Nuccio, Stefano, Hug, François and Del Vecchio, Alessandro (2021). Surface EMG cross talk quantified at the motor unit population level for muscles of the hand, thigh, and calf. Journal of Applied Physiology, 131 (2), 808-820. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01041.2020
2021
Journal Article
Exploration of shear wave elastography measures of the iliotibial band during different tasks in pain-free runners
Besomi, Manuela, Salomoni, Sauro E., Hug, François, Tier, Louise, Vicenzino, Bill and Hodges, Paul W. (2021). Exploration of shear wave elastography measures of the iliotibial band during different tasks in pain-free runners. Physical Therapy in Sport, 50, 121-129. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2021.04.006
2021
Journal Article
Does different activation between the medial and the lateral gastrocnemius during walking translate into different fascicle behavior?
Hamard, Raphaël, Aeles, Jeroen, Kelp, Nicole Y., Feigean, Romain, Hug, François and Dick, Taylor J. M. (2021). Does different activation between the medial and the lateral gastrocnemius during walking translate into different fascicle behavior?. Journal of Experimental Biology, 224 (12) jeb242626, 1-9. doi: 10.1242/jeb.242626
2021
Journal Article
Analysis of motor unit spike trains estimated from high-density surface electromyography is highly reliable across operators
Hug, François, Avrillon, Simon, Del Vecchio, Alessandro, Casolo, Andrea, Ibanez, Jaime, Nuccio, Stefano, Rossato, Julien, Holobar, Aleš and Farina, Dario (2021). Analysis of motor unit spike trains estimated from high-density surface electromyography is highly reliable across operators. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 58 102548, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102548
2021
Journal Article
Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: terminology matrix
McManus, Lara, Lowery, Madeleine, Merletti, Roberto, Søgaard, Karen, Besomi, Manuela, Clancy, Edward A., van Dieën, Jaap H., Hug, François, Wrigley, Tim, Besier, Thor, Carson, Richard G., Disselhorst-Klug, Catherine, Enoka, Roger M., Falla, Deborah, Farina, Dario, Gandevia, Simon, Holobar, Aleš, Kiernan, Matthew C., McGill, Kevin, Perreault, Eric, Rothwell, John C, Tucker, Kylie and Hodges, Paul W. (2021). Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: terminology matrix. Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology, 59 102565, 102565. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102565
2021
Journal Article
Non-uniform effects of nociceptive stimulation to motoneurones during experimental muscle pain
Hodges, Paul W., Butler, Jane, Tucker, Kylie, MacDonell, Christopher W., Poortvliet, Peter, Schabrun, Siobhan, Hug, François and Garland, S. Jayne (2021). Non-uniform effects of nociceptive stimulation to motoneurones during experimental muscle pain. Neuroscience, 463, 45-56. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.03.024
2021
Journal Article
Influence of transducer orientation on shear wave velocity measurements of the iliotibial band
Besomi, Manuela, Nava, Guilherme Thomaz de Aquino, van den Hoorn, Wolbert, Hug, François, Vicenzino, Bill and Hodges, Paul W. (2021). Influence of transducer orientation on shear wave velocity measurements of the iliotibial band. Journal of Biomechanics, 120 110346, 110346. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110346
2021
Journal Article
A convolutional neural network to identify motor units from high-density surface electromyography signals in real time
Wen, Yue, Avrillon, Simon, Hernandez-Pavon, Julio Cesar, Kim, Sangjoon Jonathan, Hug, Francois and Pons, Jose Luis (2021). A convolutional neural network to identify motor units from high-density surface electromyography signals in real time. Journal of Neural Engineering, 18 (5) 056003, 056003. doi: 10.1088/1741-2552/abeead
2021
Journal Article
Individual differences in the distribution of activation among the hamstring muscle heads during stiff-leg Deadlift and Nordic hamstring exercises
Boyer, Aurélie, Hug, François, Avrillon, Simon and Lacourpaille, Lilian (2021). Individual differences in the distribution of activation among the hamstring muscle heads during stiff-leg Deadlift and Nordic hamstring exercises. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39 (16), 1830-1837. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2021.1899405
2021
Journal Article
Shear modulus of multifidus and longissimus muscles measured using shear wave elastography correlates with muscle activity, but depends on image quality
Tier, Louise, Salomoni, Sauro E., Hug, François, Besomi, Manuela and Hodges, Paul W. (2021). Shear modulus of multifidus and longissimus muscles measured using shear wave elastography correlates with muscle activity, but depends on image quality. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 56 102505, 102505. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2020.102505
2021
Journal Article
Muscles from the same muscle group do not necessarily share common drive: evidence from the human triceps surae
Hug, François, Del Vecchio, Alessandro, Avrillon, Simon, Farina, Dario and Tucker, Kylie (2021). Muscles from the same muscle group do not necessarily share common drive: evidence from the human triceps surae. Journal of Applied Physiology, 130 (2), 342-354. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00635.2020
2021
Journal Article
Revealing the unique features of each individual's muscle activation signatures
Aeles, Jeroen, Horst, Fabian, Lapuschkin, Sebastian, Lacourpaille, Lilian and Hug, François (2021). Revealing the unique features of each individual's muscle activation signatures. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 18 (174) 20200770, 20200770. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2020.0770
2021
Journal Article
Individual differences in the neural strategies to control the lateral and medial head of the quadriceps during a mechanically constrained task
Avrillon, Simon, Del Vecchio, Alessandro, Farina, Dario, Pons, José L., Vogel, Clément, Umehara, Jun and Hug, François (2021). Individual differences in the neural strategies to control the lateral and medial head of the quadriceps during a mechanically constrained task. Journal of Applied Physiology, 130 (1), 269-281. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00653.2020
2020
Conference Publication
Long-term adaptations in the mechanical properties of human peripheral nerves and skeletal muscles to stretching interventions
Andrade, Ricardo, Freitas, Sandro, Hug, Francois, Le Sant, Guillaume, Lacourpaille, Lilian, Gross, Raphael, Quillard, Jean-Baptiste, McNair, Peter and Nordez, Antoine (2020). Long-term adaptations in the mechanical properties of human peripheral nerves and skeletal muscles to stretching interventions. Virtual Conference of Peripheral-Nerve-Society, Electr Network, 2020. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2020
Journal Article
Age-related differences in gastrocnemii muscles and Achilles tendon mechanical properties in vivo
Lindemann, India, Coombes, Brooke K., Tucker, Kylie, Hug, François and Dick, Taylor J.M. (2020). Age-related differences in gastrocnemii muscles and Achilles tendon mechanical properties in vivo. Journal of Biomechanics, 112 110067, 110067. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110067
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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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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