Here is a collection of selected publications. Asterisks (*) indicate supervised students.
Peer-reviewed Articles
H. Alharbi, J. Higgins, G. Léonard, P. Boissy, C. Vincent, J. Leclerc, M.H. Milot & M.H. Boudrias. Museum-Based Art Therapy Program in the Chronic Phase of Stroke: A Feasibility Pilot Study. Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. 2025. (doi: 10.1080/07421656.2024.2418153)
P. Vakil*, P. Ferré, J. Higgins, L.D. Beaulieu, M.H. Milot & M.H. Boudrias. Descriptive retrospective cross-sectional study of rehabilitation care for poststroke users in Québec during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Open. 2025, 15(1). (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082602)
X. Yan*, K. Morales Fajardo*, G.D. Mitsis & M.H. Boudrias. P043 EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TRANSCRANIAL ALTERNATING CURRENT STIMULATION (TACS) SETTINGS ON MOVEMENT-RELATED BETA DESYNCHRONIZATION ACROSS MOTOR HEMISPHERES. Neuromodulation. 2025, 28(1), S184-S185. (doi: 10.1016/j.neurom.2024.09.280)
K. Morales Fajardo*, X. Yan*, G. Lungoci*, M. Casado Sánchez*, G.D. Mitsis, & M.H. Boudrias. The Modulatory Effects of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Brain Oscillatory Patterns in the Beta Band in Healthy Older Adults. Brain Sciences. 2024; 14(12):1284. (doi: 10.3390/brainsci14121284)
P. Ferré, D. Zidarov, C. Vincent, P. Vakil*, J. Higgins, L.D. Beaulieu, M.H. Milot & M.H. Boudrias. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurological rehabilitation: A retrospective mixed methods study. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2023, 455, 122550. (doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2023.122550)
C.M. Rajda, A.G. Feldman, M.H. Boudrias, P.S. Archambault, S. Berman, T. Wein & M.F. Levin. The use of enhanced intrinsic feedback for motor learning in stroke survivors: Clinical trial protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2023, 130. (doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107236)
R. Karakis, K. Gurkahraman, G.D. Mitsis & M.H. Boudrias. Deep learning prediction of motor performance in stroke individuals using neuroimaging data. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 2023, 141 (doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2023.104357)
X. Yan*, G.D. Mitsis & M.H. Boudrias. Effects of 70Hz Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) on Movement-related Brainwaves and Associated Motor Task Performance: A Pilot Study. Brain Stimulation. 2023, 16(1) P356-257. (doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2023.01.418)
D.E. Feldman, M.H. Boudrias & B. Mazer. Long COVID Symptoms in a population-based sample of persons discharged home from hospital: A population-based survey. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2022(dot: 10.17269/s41997-022-00695-9).
S. Palimeris*, Y. Anseri, A. Remaud, F. Tremblay, H. Coriveau, M.H. Boudrias & M.H. Milot. Effect of a tailored upper extremity strength training intervention combined with direct current stimulation in chronic stroke survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences 2022, 3:978257 (doi:10.3389/fresc.2022.978257).
P.C. Prokopiou, A. Xifra-Porxas*, M. Kassinopoulos, M.H. Boudrias & G.D Mitsis. Modelling the hemodynamic response function using EEG-fMRI data during eyes-open resting-state conditions and motor task execution. Brain Topography 202235, 302–321 (doi:10.1007/s10548-022-00898-w).
X. Yan*, M.H. Boudrias & G.D. Mitsis. Removal of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation EEG Artifacts Using Blind Source Separation and Wavelets. Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME), IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2022 vol. 69, no. 10, pp. 3183-3192 (doi:10.1109/TBME.2022.3162490).
X. Yan*, G.D. Mitsis & M.H. Boudrias. Identification of Beta Oscillatory Patterns During a Hand Grip Motor Task: A Comparative Analysis pre- and post-Exercise. 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). [Proceeding Paper]2021, pp. 993-996 (doi:10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9629631).
A. Znaty*, Z. Legault*, S. Smith* & M.H. Boudrias. Yoga Interventions used for the Rehabilitation of Stroke, Parkinson’s Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis: A Scoping Review of Clinical Research. Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2021, Jun 29 (doi: 10.1089/acm.2021.0003)
S. Ghai, F. Dal Maso, T. Ogourtsova, A. Xifra-Porxas*, M. Villeneuve, V. Penhune, M.H. Boudrias, S. Baillet & A. Lamontagne. Neurophysiological changes induced by music-supported therapy for recovering upper-extremity function after stroke: A case series. Brain Sci. 2021, 11(5), 666 (doi:10.3390/brainsci11050666).
A. Xifra-Porxas*, A. Ghosh*, G.D. Mitsis & M.H. Boudrias. Estimating brain age from structural MRI and MEG data: Insights from dimensionality reduction technique. Neuroimage 2021, Vol. 231. May 1 (doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.117822).
X. Yan*, M.H. Boudrias & G.D. Mitsis. Artifact Removal in tACS-EEG Recordings: A Combined Methodology Based on Empirical Wavelet Transform. 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). [Proceeding Paper] 2020; 944-947 (doi: 10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176488).
A. Ghosh*, F. Dal Maso*, M. Roig, G.D. Mitsis & M.H. Boudrias. Unfolding the effects of acute cardiovascular exercise on motor learning using Convolutional Neural Networks. Frontiers in Neuroscience 2019 Vol 13. Article 1215. (doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01215).
E. Renda*, S.A. Karmali*, I. Yordanova*, S. Schwartz*, Y. Mahdid, A. Ghosh*, S. Blain-Moraes** & M.H. Boudrias**. Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on an Individual’s Ability to Learn to Control a Brain-Computer Interface. McGill Journal of Medicine 2019Oct. 9 (https://www.mjmmed.com/article?articleID=55). **The authors contributed equally.
A. Xifra-Porxas*, G. Niso*, S. Larivière*, M. Kassinopoulos, S. Baillet, G.D. Mitsis & M.H. Boudrias. Effects of aging in beta oscillations during sustained and dynamic contractions while performing unimanual and bimanual force production. Neuroimage 2019 Nov. 1, Vol. 201. (doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116037).
M.H. Milot, S. Palimeris*, H. Corriveau, F. Tremblay & M.H. Boudrias. Effects of a tailored strength training program of the upper extremity combined with transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation (tDCS) in chronic stroke patients: study protocol for a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2019 May 24;11:8 (doi:10.1186/s13102-019-0120-1).
E. Rivest-Gadbois* & M.H. Boudrias. What are the known effects of yoga on the brain in relation to motor performances, body awareness and pain? A narrative review. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2019 June Vol 44: 129-142 (doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.03.021).
S. Larivière*, A. Xifra-Porxas*, M. Kassinopoulos, G. Niso*, S. Baillet, G.D. Mitsis & M.H. Boudrias. Functional and effective reorganization of the aging brain during unimanual and bimanual hand movements. Human Brain Mapping 2019 July Vol. 40: 3027-2040 (doi:10.1002/hbm.24578).
F. Dal Maso*, B. Desormeau*, M.H. Boudrias** & M. Roig**. Acute cardiovascular exercise promotes functional changes in cortico-motor networks during the early stages of motor memory consolidation. NeuroImage 2018 July Vol. 174: 380-392 (doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.03.029). **The authors contributed equally.
A. Xifra-Porxas*, K. Kostoglou, S. Larivière*, G. Niso*, M. Kassinopoulos, M.H. Boudrias & G.D. Mitsis. Identification of Time-Varying Cortico-cortical and Cortico-Muscular Coherence during Motor Tasks with Multivariate Autoregressive Models. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. [Proceeding Paper] 2018 Jul; 1024-1021 (doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512475).
S. Larivière*, N.S. Ward & M.H. Boudrias. Disrupted functional network integrity and coordination after stroke: relation to motor impairments. NeuroImage Clinical 2018June Vol. 19: 883-891 (doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2018.06.010).
J. Fan*, J. Voisin, M.H. Milot, J. Higgins & M.H. Boudrias. Transcranial direct current stimulation over multiple days enhances motor learning of a grip task. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 2017 Sept.Vol. 60(5): 329-333 (doi:10.1016/j.rehab.2017.07.001).
H.E. Rossiter, M.H. Boudrias & N.S. Ward. Do movement-related beta oscillations change following stroke? J Neurophysiol. 2014 Nov. 1;112 (9):2053-2058 (doi:10.1152/jn.00345.2014).
H.E. Rossiter, E.M. Davis, E.V. Clark, M.H. Boudrias & N.S. Ward. Beta oscillations reflect changes in motor cortex inhibition in healthy ageing. NeuroImage 2014 May 1;91: 360–365 (doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.01.012).
J. O’Shea**, M.H. Boudrias**, C.J. Stagg, V. Bachtiar, U. Kischka, J.U. Blicher & H. Johansen-Berg. Predicting behavioural response to tDCS in chronic motor stroke. NeuroImage 2014 Jan; 15;85 (Pt 3): 924-933 (doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.05.096). **The authors contributed equally.
C.H. Park, N. Kou, M.H. Boudrias, D. Playford & N.S. Ward. Assessing a standardised approach to measuring corticospinal integrity after stroke with DTI. NeuroImage Clinical 2013 Vol 2: 521-533 (doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2013.04.002).
H.E. Rossiter, C. Eaves, E. Davis, M.H. Boudrias, C.H. Park, S. Farmer, G. Barnes, V. Litvak & N.S. Ward. Changes in the location of cortico-muscular coherence following stroke. NeuroImage Clinical 2012 Nov; 13(2): 50-55 (doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2012.11.002).
P. Talelli, A. Wallace, M. DiLeone, D. Hoad, B. Cheeran, R. Oliver, M. VandenBos, U. Hammerbeck, K. Barrat, C. Gillini, Musumeci G, M.H. Boudrias, G.C. Cloud, J. Ball, J.F. Mars, J.F. Marsden, N.S. Ward, V. Di Lazzaro, R.G. Greenwood & J.C. Rothwell. Theta burst stimulation in the rehabilitation of the upper limb: a semirandomized, placebo-controlled trial in chronic stroke patients. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 2012 Oct; 26(8): 976-987 (doi:10.1177/1545968312437940).
R. Schulz, C.H. Park, M.H. Boudrias, C. Gerloff, F.C. Hummel & N.S. Ward. Assessing the integrity of corticospinal pathways from primary and secondary cortical motor areas after stroke. Stroke 2012 Aug; 43(8): 2248-2251 (doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.662619).
C.H. Park, M.H. Boudrias, H. Rossiter & N.S. Ward. Age-related changes in topological architecture of the brain during a hand grip task. Neurobiology of Aging 2012 Apr; 33(4):833 e27-833.e37 (doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.08.003).
M.H. Boudrias, C.S. Gonçalves*, W.D. Penny, C.H. Park, H.E. Rossiter, P. Talelli & N.S. Ward. Age-related changes in causal interactions between cortical motor regions during hand grip. Neuroimage 2012 Feb; 59(4): 3398-3405 (doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.11.025).
A. Stepens, C.J. Stagg, A. Platkājis, M.H. Boudrias, H. Johansen-Berg & M. Donaghy. White matter abnormalities in Methcathinone abusers with an extrapyramidal syndrome. Brain 2010 Dec; 133(Pt 12): 3676-3684 (doi:10.1093/brain/awq281).
M.H. Boudrias, S.P. Lee, S. Svojanovsky & P.D. Cheney. Forelimb Muscle Representations and Output Properties of Motor Areas in the Mesial Wall of Rhesus Macaques. Cerebral Cortex 2010 March; 20(3): 704-719 (doi:10.1093/cercor/bhp136).
M.H. Boudrias, R.L. McPherson*, S.B. Frost & P.D. Cheney. Output properties and organization of the forelimb representation of motor areas on the lateral aspect of the hemisphere in rhesus macaques. Cerebral Cortex 2010 Jan; 20(1): 169-186 (doi:10.1093/cercor/bhp084).
M.H. Boudrias, A. Belhaj-Saïf, M.C. Park & P.D. Cheney. Contrasting properties of motor output from the supplementary motor area (SMA) and primary motor cortex in rhesus macaques. Cerebral Cortex 2006 May; 16(5): 632-638 (doi:10.1093/cercor/bhj009).
Non-Peer Reviewed Papers
A. Xifra-Porxas*, M. Kassinopoulos, P. C. Prokopiou, M.H. Boudrias & G.D. Mitsis. Does global signal regression alter fMRI connectivity patterns related to EEG activity? An EEG-fMRI study in humans. bioRxiv. 2024. (doi: 10.1101/2024.04.18.590163)
C. Perez, N. D’Isabella*, L. Hill*, H. Hochman*, S. Ramsay Massicotte*, S. Prizio & M.H. Boudrias. Mirror Therapy Protocols for Improving Motor Function & Reducing Pain in the Upper Extremity: A Summary of a Scoping Review. Synapse Magazine, Canadian Physiotherapy Association’s (CPA) Neurosciences Division. 2019 Sept; Vol. 38, No 2.
A. Xifra-Porxas*, A. Ghosh*, G.D. Mitsis, M.H. Boudrias. Estimating brain age from structural MRI and MEG data: Insights from dimensionality reduction techniques. 2019 Available on BioRxiv (https://doi.org/10.1101/859660).
A. Ghosh*, F. Dal Maso*, M. Roig, G.D. Mitsis & M.H. Boudrias. Deep Semantic Architecture with discriminative feature visualization for neuroimage analysis. 2018. Available on Arxiv (https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.11704).
Book chapters
M.H. Boudrias. Dimensions temporelles et spatiales utilisées lors de l’étude du cerveau. In: Les changements d’échelle : les arts et la théorie confrontés au réel. Collective book, Editions Mimésis, Collection Images Médiums, 9 Feb. 2020.
P.D. Cheney, A. Belhaj-Saïf & M.H Boudrias. Principles of corticospinal system organization and function. In: Clinical Neurophysiology of Motor Neuron Diseases. A. Eisen, Editor, New York, NY: Elsevier Science, Volume 4, 2004: 59-96 (doi:10.1016/S1567-4231(04)04004-3).