Dorothy Barthélemy, Ph.D.

Education

• B.Sc., Physiotherapy, Université de Montréal (1997)
• B.Sc., Neurosciences, Université de Montréal (2001)
• Ph.D., Neurosciences, Université de Montréal (2006)
• Post-doctorate, Human Neurophysiology, University of Copenhagen (2009)
• Post-doctorate, Human Neurophysiology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière (2009)

Current research projects

• Corticospinal interactions underlying balance control in healthy subjects
• Contribution of interhemispheric interactions to postural adjustments in healthy subjects
• Impairment of balance control mechanisms in patients with spinal cord injury

Selected publications

• Barthélemy D, Willerslev-Olsen, Lundell H, Biering-Sørensen F, Nielsen JB (2015) Assessment of transmission in specific descending pathways in relation to gait and balance following spinal cord injury. Prog Brain Res. 2015;218:79-101
• Barthélemy D.  Knudsen H.  Willerslev-Olsen M.  Lundell H.  Nielsen JB.  Biering-Sørensen F. 2013 Functional implications of corticospinal tract impairment on gait after spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 51(11):852-6.
• Barthélemy D, Grey MJ, Nielsen JB, Bouyer L. (2011) Involvement of the corticospinal tract in the control of human gait. Prog Brain Res. 2011;192:181-97.
• Barthélemy D, Willerslev-Olsen M, Lundell H, Conway BA, Knudsen H, Biering-Sørensen F, Nielsen JB. Impaired transmission in the corticospinal tract and gait disability in spinal cord injured persons. J Neurophysiol. 2010 Aug;104(2):1167-76.
• Barthélemy D, Nielsen JB. Corticospinal contribution to arm muscle activity during human walking. J Physiol. 2010 Mar 15;588(Pt 6):967-79.

Recent publications in PubMed

Research interests

• Neuronal mechanisms underlying balance and gait recovery after a lesion to the central nervous system
• Use electrophysiological approaches to optimize balance and gait recovery in people with an injury to the central nervous system.