Chris McNeil

(He, Him, His)

Associate Professor

School of Health and Exercise Sciences
Office: Art 133
Phone: 250.807.9664
Email: chris.mcneil@ubc.ca

Graduate student supervisor


Research Summary

McNeil's program of research uses an integrative approach to investigate the performance and plasticity (adaptability) of the human neuromuscular system.

Courses & Teaching

HES 102 – Biomechanics
HES 486 – Muscle Fatigue

Websites

http://inplab.sites.olt.ubc.ca

Degrees

Postdoctoral Fellowship – Neuroscience Research Australia
Ph.D. – The University of Western Ontario
B.Ed. – The University of Western Ontario
B.Sc. – The University of Western Ontario

Research Interests & Projects

I use an integrative approach to study the performance and adaptability of the human neuromuscular system.  My interests include acute interventions such as muscle fatigue, hypoxia or cannabis consumption as well as chronic perturbations such as aging, training or disease. Please visit the website for my lab (Integrative Neuromuscular Physiology Lab) to learn more about:

  • my program of research
  • the experimental techniques used in the lab
  • educational opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students
  • how to get involved as a research participant.

Selected Publications & Presentations

Selected publications since 2022 (* indicates supervised trainee)

*Bruce CD, Debenham MIB, Dalton BH, McNeil CJ (In press). Acute normobaric hypoxia causes a rightward shift in the torque-frequency relationship, but has no effect on post-activation potentiation. Accepted by Journal of Applied Physiology on September 11, 2024 (JAPPL-00378-2024R2)

*Twible BD, Ruggiero L, McNeil CJ, Dalton BH (In Press). A single bout of on-ice training leads to increased inter-limb asymmetry in competitive youth hockey athletes. Accepted by Journal of Applied Biomechanics on June 2, 2024 (doi: 10.1123/jab.2023-0196)

*Magnuson JR, Dalton BH, McNeil CJ (2024). Differential modulation of motor unit behaviour when a fatiguing contraction is matched for torque vs. EMG. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 56(8):1480-1487

*Bruce CD, *Magnuson JR, McNeil CJ (2023). Voluntary activation does not differ when using two different methods to determine transcranial magnetic stimulator output. Journal of Neurophysiology. 130(4):925-930

*Malone Q, McNeil CJ, Passmore SR, Glazebrook CM, Dalton BH (2023). A violation of Fitts’ Law occurs when a target range is presented before and during movement. Experimental Brain Research. 241(10):2451-2461

*Magnuson JR, Dalton BH, McNeil CJ (2023). The orderly recruitment of motor units may be modified when a muscle is acting as an antagonist. Journal of Applied Physiology. 135(3):519-526

Maffiuletti NA, Dirks ML, Stevens-Lapsley J, McNeil CJ (2023). Electrical stimulation for testing and optimizing neuromuscular function in vivo: historical perspective and major advances. Journal of Biomechanics. 152:111582

Brunton NM, Barbour D, Gelinas JC, *Yacyshyn AF, Sasso JP, Harper MI, McNeil CJ, Melzer B, Agar G, Eves ND (2023). Lower-limb resistance training reduces exertional dyspnea and intrinsic neuromuscular fatigability in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of Applied Physiology. 134(5):1105-1114

*Ruggiero L, McNeil CJ (2023). UBC-Nepal expedition: motor unit characteristics in lowlanders acclimatised to high altitude and Sherpa. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 55(3):430-439

*Magnuson JR, Kang HJ, Debenham MIB, McNeil CJ, Dalton BH (2023). Effects of sleep deprivation on perceived and performance fatigability: an exploratory study. European Journal of Sport Science. 23(9): 1922-1931

Amann M, Sidhu SK, McNeil CJ, Gandevia SC (2022). Critical considerations on the contribution of the corticospinal pathway to central fatigue. The Journal of Physiology. 600(24):5203-5214

Paris MT, McNeil CJ, Power GA, Rice CL, Dalton BH (2022). Age-related performance fatigability: a comprehensive review of dynamic tasks. Journal of Applied Physiology. 133(4):850-866

*Magnuson JR, Kang HJ, Dalton BH, McNeil CJ (2022). Neural effects of sleep deprivation on inhibitory control and emotion processing. Behavioural Brain Research. 426:e113845

*Yacyshyn AF, McNeil CJ (2022). Intrinsic neuromuscular fatigability in humans: the critical role of stimulus frequency. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 50(2):97-103

*Ruggiero L, Harrison SWD, Rice CL, McNeil CJ (2022). Neuromuscular fatigability at high altitude: Lowlanders with acute and chronic exposure, and native highlanders. Acta Physiologica. 234(4):e137888

For a complete list of my publications, visit PubMed at the following link:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1LCN54ss75dAt/bibliography/45287158/public/?sort=date&direction=descending

 

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