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Alain Frigon
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Research
Latest papers
Comparison of forelimb and hindlimb movements during treadmill and overground locomotion at different speeds in intact adult cats.
Journal of neurophysiology · 2026 · senior author
Shared and task-specific sensorimotor processing during forward and backward walking in intact adult cats.
Journal of neurophysiology · 2026 · senior author
High-resolution imaging and three-dimensional model of the feline spinal cord.
Frontiers in neuroanatomy · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $952,426
Optimal control and recovery of locomotion after an incomplete spinal cord injury
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
- $4,000,000
RE-MOVE: Restoring movement, removing barriers
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $105,000
Recovery of skilled locomotion in a feline model of cervical spinal cord injury
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
62 publications.
Comparison of forelimb and hindlimb movements during treadmill and overground locomotion at different speeds in intact adult cats.
Audet J, Tonleu Dongmo G, Lecomte CG, Yassine S, Al Arab R, Mari S, Merlet AN, Eddaoui O, Caron-Davis J, Loza-Vaqueiro J, Laliberté JC, Harnie J, Nadeau C, Frigon A
Shared and task-specific sensorimotor processing during forward and backward walking in intact adult cats.
Al Arab R, Harnie J, Yassine S, Mari S, Nadeau C, Audet J, Tonleu Dongmo SG, Eddaoui O, Jéhannin P, Frigon A
High-resolution imaging and three-dimensional model of the feline spinal cord.
Harnie J, Eddaoui O, Ashkar K, Nadeau C, Mari S, Yassine S, Al Arab R, Audet J, Iorio-Morin C, Frigon A
Speed-dependent locomotor adjustments following staggered thoracic lateral hemisections in adult cats.
Yassine S, Audet J, Lecomte CG, Mari S, Merlet AN, Harnie J, Rybak IA, Prilutsky BI, Frigon A
Stepping up after spinal cord injury: negotiating an obstacle during walking.
Frigon A, Lecomte CG
Effects of spinal transection and locomotor speed on muscle synergies of the cat hindlimb.
Klishko AN, Harnie J, Hanson CE, Rahmati SM, Rybak IA, Frigon A, Prilutsky BI
Operation of spinal sensorimotor circuits controlling phase durations during tied-belt and split-belt locomotion after a lateral thoracic hemisection.
Rybak IA, Shevtsova NA, Audet J, Yassine S, Markin SN, Prilutsky BI, Frigon A
Role of forelimb morphology in muscle sensorimotor functions during locomotion in the cat.
Rahmati SM, Klishko AN, Martin RS, Bunderson NE, Meslie JA, Nichols TR, Rybak IA, Frigon A, Burkholder TJ, Prilutsky BI
Operation of spinal sensorimotor circuits controlling phase durations during tied-belt and split-belt locomotion after a lateral thoracic hemisection.
Rybak IA, Shevtsova NA, Audet J, Yassine S, Markin SN, Prilutsky BI, Frigon A
Changes in intra- and interlimb reflexes from forelimb cutaneous afferents after staggered thoracic lateral hemisections during locomotion in cats.
Mari S, Lecomte CG, Merlet AN, Audet J, Yassine S, Arab RA, Harnie J, Rybak IA, Prilutsky BI, Frigon A
Optimal control and recovery of locomotion after an incomplete spinal cord injury
Principal investigators: Frigon, Alain; Iorio-Morin, Christian; Panchea, Adina M
Keywords: Biomechanics; Cervical Spinal Cord; Computational Model; Electromyography; Kinematics; Locomotion; Neurophysiology; Optimal Control; Reflex; Spinal Cord Injury
RE-MOVE: Restoring movement, removing barriers
Principal investigators: Iorio-Morin, Christian
Recovery of skilled locomotion in a feline model of cervical spinal cord injury
Principal investigators: Audet, Johannie
Keywords: Cat; Central Pattern Generator; Cervical Spinal Cord Injury; Electromyography; Kinematic; Locomotion; Muscle; Neurosciences; Neurotechnology; Physiology
The control of locomotion by somatosensory feedback
Principal investigators: Frigon, Alain
Keywords: Cat; Direction; Electromyography; Kinematics; Locomotion; Muscle synergies; Reflex; Somatosensory feedback; Speed; Split-belt treadmill
Restoring the volitional control of a paralyzed limb using patient-controlled spinal cord stimulation
Principal investigators: Iorio-Morin, Christian
Restoring gait in a paralyzed cat through continuous, real-time induction of spinal cord reflexes
Principal investigators: Iorio-Morin, Christian
Keywords: Spinal cord injury Paralysis Human machine interface Gait Readaptation Neurostimulation Spinal cord stimulation
Reactivating spinal locomotor circuits by non-task-specific sensory feedback from the limbs after complete spinal cord injury
Principal investigators: Frigon, Alain
Keywords: Central Pattern Generator; Somatosensory Feedback; Spinal Cord
Adaptive mechanisms in the control of interlimb coordination during locomotion
Principal investigators: Frigon, Alain
The control of interlimb coordination in health and disease
Principal investigators: Frigon, Alain
Keywords: Biomechanics; Cat; Central Pattern Generator; Electromyography; Functional Recovery; Interlimb Coordination; Locomotion; Rehabilitation; Spinal Cord Injury; Split-Belt Treadmill
Behavioural and neurophysiological responses to tonic cutaneous stimulation in the spinal cord-injured cat
Principal investigators: Frigon, Alain
Keywords: Biomechanics; Clonus; Cutaneous; Electromyography; Locomotion; Pharmacology; Reflex; Spasticity; Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Injury
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Louis Gendron and Alain Frigon: 4 shared papers
- Alain Frigon and Christian Iorio-Morin: 2 shared papers
- Alain Frigon and Turgay Akay: 1 shared paper
- Pharmacologie - Physiologie
- Médecine
- Medical Neuroscience
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