Robert Forget, pht., Ph.D.

Academic background

• Baccalauréat, Physiothérapie, Université McGill, 1977
• Maitrise de recherche, Sciences neurologiques, Université de Montréal, 1983
• Doctorat, Sciences neurologiques, Université de Montréal, 1986
• Postdoctorat, Neurophysiologie humaine, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, 1986
• Postdoctorat, Psychophysiologie, Tilburg University, 1987

Research focus

Area 1: Sensory, motor and cognitive functions and activities

Thematic research unit

Thematic Unit 1. Functional mechanisms

Research interests

• Intégration sensorimotrice lors de la posture et du mouvement normal et pathologique chez l’humain; sensibilités somesthésiques et adaptation du système nerveux lors d’atteintes neurologiques centrales ou périphériques; excitabilité des circuits nerveux en relation avec la force et la coordination musculaire; interventions de rééducation neurologique basées sur l’utilisation des influx somesthésiques

Populations of interest

By age group

• Adults

Publications

• Piponnier, J.C., Forget, R., Gagnon, I., McKerral, M., Giguère, J.F. Faubert, J. (2016). First- and second-order stimuli reaction time measures are highly sensitive to mild traumatic brain injuries. Journal of Neurotrauma, 33(2), 242-253.
• Rushton, P.W., Kairy, D., Archambault, P.S., Pituch, E., Torkia, C., El Fathi, A., Stone, P., Routhier, F., Forget, R.  et al. (2015). The potential impact of intelligent power wheelchair use on social participation: Perspectives of users, caregivers and clinicians. Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology, 10(3),191-197.
• de Andrade Melo, S., Iancu, A., Dyer, J.O. Forget, R. (2015).Effects of hand vibration on motor output in chronic hemiparesis. International Journal of Brain Science, 2015(ID 804206), 1-9.
• Duclos, C., Kemlin, C., Lazert, D., Gagnon, D.H., Dyer, J.O. Forget, R. (2014). Complex muscle vibration patterns to induce gait-like lower-limb movements: Proof of concept. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 51(2), 245-252.
• Dyer, J.O., Maupas, E., de Andrade Melo, S., Bourbonnais, D., Nadeau,S. Forget, R. (2014). Changes in activation timing of knee and ankle extensors during gait are related to changes in heteronymous spinal pathways after stroke. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 11(148), 1-17.