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Overview

Janet L. Taylor is affiliated with Edith Cowan University in Australia. Their research outputs span several interconnected fields primarily in medicine, neuroscience, and engineering. Specific subfields of study include biomedical engineering, neurology, cognitive neuroscience, orthopedics and sports medicine, and surgery.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to muscle function and nervous system control. Key topics include:

  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation studies
  • Motor control and adaptation
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Neuroscience and neural engineering
  • Spinal cord injury research
  • Sports performance and training

Janet L. Taylor has published multiple recent papers. Selected works include:

  • "Contralateral Effects of Unilateral Strength and Skill Training: Modified Delphi Consensus to Establish Key Aspects of Cross-Education," 2020, published in Sports Medicine
  • "Voluntary activation of muscle in humans: does serotonergic neuromodulation matter?" 2022, The Journal of Physiology
  • "Passive muscle stretching reduces estimates of persistent inward current strength in soleus motor units," 2020, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • "Enhanced serotonin availability amplifies fatigue perception and modulates the TMS-induced silent period during sustained low-intensity elbow flexions," 2020, The Journal of Physiology
  • "Age has no effect on ankle proprioception when movement history is controlled," 2020, Journal of Applied Physiology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Janet L. Taylor include:

  • Christopher Latella
  • Simon C. Gandevia
  • Justin J. Kavanagh
  • Anthony J. Blazevich
  • Jacob R. Thorstensen

The scientist's publications often appear in specific venues that specialize in neuroscience and applied physiology, such as:

  • European Journal of Neuroscience
  • Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Journal of Neurophysiology
  • The Journal of Physiology
  • European Journal of Applied Physiology

Best Publications

  • Supraspinal factors in human muscle fatigue: evidence for suboptimal output from the motor cortex.

    S C Gandevia;G M Allen;J E Butler;J L Taylor

  • A comparison of central aspects of fatigue in submaximal and maximal voluntary contractions

    Janet L. Taylor;Simon C. Gandevia

  • Neural Contributions to Muscle Fatigue: From the Brain to the Muscle and Back Again

    Janet J.L. Taylor;Markus M. Amann;Jacques Duchateau;Romain Meeusen

  • Measurement of voluntary activation of fresh and fatigued human muscles using transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    Gabrielle Todd;Janet L. Taylor;S. C. Gandevia

  • CHANGES IN MOTOR CORTICAL EXCITABILITY DURING HUMAN MUSCLE FATIGUE

    J L Taylor;J E Butler;G M Allen;S C Gandevia

  • The effect of voluntary contraction on cortico-cortical inhibition in human motor cortex.

    M C Ridding;J L Taylor;J C Rothwell

  • Evidence for a supraspinal contribution to human muscle fatigue.

    Janet L Taylor;Gabrielle Todd;Simon C Gandevia

  • The effect of sustained low-intensity contractions on supraspinal fatigue in human elbow flexor muscles.

    Karen Søgaard;Simon C. Gandevia;Gabrielle Todd;Nicolas T. Petersen

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in controlled treatment studies: are some "sham" forms active?

    Colleen K Loo;Janet L Taylor;Janet L Taylor;Simon C Gandevia;Simon C Gandevia;Benjamin N McDarmont

  • Triggering of preprogrammed movements as reactions to masked stimuli

    J. L. Taylor;D. I. McCloskey

  • Changes in Segmental and Motor Cortical Output With Contralateral Muscle Contractions and Altered Sensory Inputs in Humans

    Tibor Hortobágyi;Janet L. Taylor;Nicolas T. Petersen;Gabrielle Russell

  • Changes in muscle afferents, motoneurons and motor drive during muscle fatigue.

    Janet L. Taylor;Jane E. Butler;S. C. Gandevia

  • Recovery of central and peripheral neuromuscular fatigue after exercise

    Timothy John Carroll;Janet L. Taylor;Simon C. Gandevia

  • Hyperthermia: a failure of the motor cortex and the muscle

    Gabrielle Todd;Jane E. Butler;Janet L. Taylor;S. C. Gandevia

  • Supraspinal fatigue during intermittent maximal voluntary contractions of the human elbow flexors

    Janet L. Taylor;Gabrielle M. Allen;Jane E. Butler;S. C. Gandevia

  • Motor commands contribute to human position sense

    Simon C. Gandevia;Janette L. Smith;Matthew Crawford;Uwe Proske

  • Supraspinal fatigue does not explain the sex difference in muscle fatigue of maximal contractions

    Sandra K. Hunter;Jane E. Butler;Gabrielle Todd;Simon C. Gandevia

  • Noninvasive stimulation of the human corticospinal tract

    J. L. Taylor;S. C. Gandevia

  • A checklist for assessing the methodological quality of studies using transcranial magnetic stimulation to study the motor system: an international consensus study.

    Lucinda S Chipchase;Siobhan M Schabrun;Leonardo Cohen;Paul W Hodges

  • Ankle stiffness of standing humans in response to imperceptible perturbation: reflex and task-dependent components.

    R C Fitzpatrick;J L Taylor;D I McCloskey

  • SAVANT-LIKE SKILLS EXPOSED IN NORMAL PEOPLE BY SUPPRESSING THE LEFT FRONTO-TEMPORAL LOBE

    Allan W. Snyder;Elaine Mulcahy;Janet L. Taylor;D. John Mitchell

  • Maximal force, voluntary activation and muscle soreness after eccentric damage to human elbow flexor muscles

    O. Prasartwuth;J. L. Taylor;S. C. Gandevia

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon C. Gandevia
Simon C. Gandevia Neuroscience Research Australia
Perminder S. Sachdev
Perminder S. Sachdev University of New South Wales
Donel Martin
Donel Martin University of New South Wales
Michael C. Ridding
Michael C. Ridding University of South Australia
Nicolas T. Petersen
Nicolas T. Petersen University of Copenhagen
Kay L. Double
Kay L. Double University of Sydney
Olivier Piguet
Olivier Piguet University of Sydney
Inge Zijdewind
Inge Zijdewind University Medical Center Groningen
Caroline Rae
Caroline Rae Neuroscience Research Australia
Daniela Berg
Daniela Berg University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein

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