Associate Professor
School of Kinesiology (KIN)
Dr. Blouin’s research investigates human physiology from an integrative perspective. Specific research interests include i) physiological processes underlying human balance, ii) physiological responses evoked by whole-body (simulating whiplash motion) or localized perturbations, iii) neural control of the deep and superficial neck muscles and iv) research applied to injury prevention or patient populations to determine the neuromechanical effects of known injuries/pathologies on the sensorimotor system.
Contributions:
Dakin CJ, Dalton BH, Luu BL, Blouin JS (2014) Rectification is required to extract oscillatory envelope modulation from surface electromyographic signals. J Neurophysiol.
Luu BL, Inglis JT, Huryn TP, Van der Loos HF, Croft EA, Blouin JS (2012) Human standing is modified by an unconscious integration of congruent sensory and motor signals. J Physiol. 590(Pt 22):5783-94.
Dakin CJ, Son GM, Inglis JT, Blouin JS (2007) Frequency response of human vestibular reflexes characterized by stochastic stimuli. J Physiol. 583(Pt 3):1117-27.
Blouin JS, Inglis JT, Siegmund GP (2006) Startle responses elicited by whiplash perturbations. J Physiol. 573(Pt 3):857-67.
Keywords:
Standing balance; Sensorimotor physiology; Whiplash injuries; Vestibular; Neck muscles; Robotics, Virtual reality.
jsblouin@mail.ubc.ca
Departmental profile page
Departmental profile page