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Keir G. Pearson

Keir G. Pearson

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Neuroscience

D-Index
69
Citations
16041
World Ranking
2646
National Ranking
151

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Keir G. Pearson is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and focuses their research primarily in the field of Medicine, with particular attention to the subfields of Neurology and Genetics.

Their work concentrates on topics related to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) research and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders research. These areas reflect an interest in understanding the genetic and neurological aspects of degenerative muscular diseases.

Recent publications include a paper titled "Promoting Relationships to Improve Nutrition Care in Persons with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The PRINCIPALS Project", published in 2024 in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This is among the identified venues where Keir G. Pearson has published research.

  • Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Frequent collaborators in Pearson's research include Stephanie Dobak, with whom they have coauthored work.

  • Stephanie Dobak

Keir G. Pearson's contributions have been recognized with awards such as the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2007, awarded by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of flexor burst generation by loading ankle extensor muscles in walking cats

    J. Duysens;K.G. Pearson

  • Common principles of motor control in vertebrates and invertebrates.

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  • Central Programming and Reflex Control of Walking in the Cockroach

    K. G. Pearson

  • Generating the walking gait: role of sensory feedback.

    Keir G Pearson

  • Descending command systems for the initiation of locomotion in mammals.

    Larry M. Jordan;Jun Liu;Peter B. Hedlund;Turgay Akay

  • The role of cutaneous afferents from the distal hindlimb in the regulation of the step cycle of thalamic cats

    J Duysens;K G Pearson

  • Reversal of the influence of group Ib afferents from plantaris on activity in medial gastrocnemius muscle during locomotor activity

    K. G. Pearson;D. F. Collins

  • V3 spinal neurons establish a robust and balanced locomotor rhythm during walking.

    Ying Zhang;Sujatha Narayan;Eric Geiman;Guillermo M. Lanuza

  • Contribution of hind limb flexor muscle afferents to the timing of phase transitions in the cat step cycle

    Gordon W. Hiebert;Patrick J. Whelan;Arthur Prochazka;Keir G. Pearson

  • Fictive motor patterns in chronic spinal cats.

    K. G. Pearson;S. Rossignol

  • DISCHARGE PATTERNS OF COXAL LEVATOR AND DEPRESSOR MOTONEURONES OF THE COCKROACH, PERIPLANETA AMERICANA

    K. G. Pearson;J. F. Iles

  • Computer Simulation of Stepping in the Hind Legs of the Cat: An Examination of Mechanisms Regulating the Stance-to-Swing Transition

    Orjan Ekeberg;Keir G Pearson

  • Triggering of locust jump by multimodal inhibitory interneurons.

    K. G. Pearson;W. J. Heitler;J. D. Steeves

  • Contribution of Sensory Feedback to the Generation of Extensor Activity During Walking in the Decerebrate Cat

    Gordon W. Hiebert;Keir G. Pearson

  • Role of sensory feedback in the control of stance duration in walking cats.

    K.G. Pearson

  • Stimulation of the group I extensor afferents prolongs the stance phase in walking cats.

    Whelan Pj;Hiebert Gw;Pearson Kg

  • Entrainment of the locomotor rhythm by group Ib afferents from ankle extensor muscles in spinal cats.

    K. G. Pearson;J. M. Ramirez;W. Jiang

  • Assessing sensory function in locomotor systems using neuro-mechanical simulations

    Keir Pearson;Örjan Ekeberg;Ansgar Büschges

  • Interneurons in the flight system of the locust: distribution, connections, and resetting properties.

    R. M. Robertson;K. G. Pearson

  • Enhancement and Resetting of Locomotor Activity by Muscle Afferentsa

    K. G. Pearson;J. E. Misiaszek;K. Fouad

  • Restoring walking after spinal cord injury.

    Karim Fouad;Keir Pearson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan-Marino Ramirez
Jan-Marino Ramirez University of Washington
Karim Fouad
Karim Fouad University of Alberta
Patrick J. Whelan
Patrick J. Whelan University of Calgary
Ansgar Büschges
Ansgar Büschges University of Cologne
Richard B. Stein
Richard B. Stein University of Alberta
Arthur Prochazka
Arthur Prochazka University of Alberta
Serge Rossignol
Serge Rossignol University of Montreal
Stephen G. Lomber
Stephen G. Lomber McGill University
Trevor Drew
Trevor Drew University of Montreal
Berthold Hedwig
Berthold Hedwig University of Cambridge

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