PUBLICATIONS

Books

Kamen, G. Introduction to Exercise Science. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2001).

Robertson, D.G.E., Hamill, J., Caldwell, G.E., Kamen, G. Research Methods in Biomechanics. Human Kinetics (2004).

 

Book Chapters

"Neuromuscular Adaptations to Exercise." In: Contributions of Physical Activity to Human Well-Being, V. Seefeldt, Ed., Reston, Va.: AAHPERD Publications, 1986.

"Neuromuscular Physiology." In: Current Clinics in Sports Medicine, J.S. Torg, R.P. Welsh, and R.J. Shephard, Eds. Toronto: B.C. Decker, Inc., 1990.

"Motor Unit Firing Behaviour in the Aged". In: Computer-Aided Electromyography and Expert Systems. J.E. Desmedt, Ed. New York: Elsevier, 1989, pp. 231-239.

"Electromyographic Kinesiology". In: Research Methods in Biomechanics Robertson, D.G.E., Hamill, J., Caldwell, G.E., Kamen, G. Human Kinetics (2004).

Published Articles

Kamen, Gary. Serial Isometric Contractions under Imposed Myotatic Stretch Conditions in High-Strength and Low-Strength Men. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 41, 73-82, 1979.

Kroll, Walter, Priscilla M. Clarkson, Gary Kamen & Jean Lambert. Muscle Fiber Type Composition and Knee Extension Isometric Strength Fatigue Patterns in Power and Endurance-Trained Males. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 51, 323-333, 1980.

Clarkson, Priscilla M., Sheryl T. Zigon & Gary Kamen. Post-Vibratory Effects on Fractionated Reaction Time and Maximum Isometric Strength. American Journal of Physical Medicine, 59, 271-279, 1980.

Clarkson, Priscilla M., Frank I. Katch, Walter Kroll, Russell Lane & Gary Kamen. Regional Adipose Cellularity and Reliability of Adipose Cell Size Determination. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 33, 2245-2252, 1980.

Clarkson, Priscilla M., Gary Kamen & Walter Kroll. Knee and Ankle Extension Isometric Endurance and Muscle Composition in Power and Endurance Athletes. Journal of Sports Medicine & Physical Fitness, 20, 255-264, 1980.

Petrofsky, J., C. Williams, G. Kamen & A. R. Lind. The Effect of Handgrip Span on Isometric Exercise Performance. Ergonomics, 23, 1129-1135, 1980.

Kamen, Gary, Walter Kroll, Priscilla M. Clarkson & Sheryl T. Zigon. Fractionated Reaction Time in Power-Trained and Endurance-Trained Athletes under Conditions of Fatiguing Isometric Exercise. Journal of Motor Behavior, 13, 117-129, 1982.

Kamen, Gary, Walter Kroll & Sheryl T. Zigon. Exercise Effects upon Reflex Time Components in Weight Lifters and Distance Runners. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 13, 198-204, 1982.

Clarkson, Priscilla M., Walter Kroll, Jackson Wai & Gary Kamen. A Comparison of Four Methods to Determine Fat Cell Size. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 34, 2287-2290, 1982.

Kroll, W., S. T. Zigon, P. M. Clarkson & G. Kamen. Post Vibratory Effects on Fractionated Patellar and Achilles Reflex Times. American Corrective Therapy Journal, 36, 109-114, 1982.

Kamen, Gary. A Flexible, Multiple-Graph Plotting Program for Interactive Use. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation, 14, 373, 1982.

Kamen, Gary, Walter Kroll & Priscilla Clarkson. The use of the X-Y digitizer in exercise science research. The "New" Physical Educator, 39, 215-219, 1982.

Kamen, Gary. The acquisition of maximal isometric plantar flexor strength: A force-time curve analysis. Journal of Motor Behavior, 15, 63-73, 1983.

Brown, James, Brant Tolsma and Gary Kamen. Relationships between hand and eye dominance and turning direction in experienced gymnasts and non-athletes. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 57, 470, 1983.

Kamen, Gary. Broadening horizons: hermeneutics and scholarly inquiry in physical education: reaction from the perspective of the natural sciences. Proceedings of the National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education - 1983, Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics, 1983, pp. 106-112.

Kamen, Gary, Paul Taylor and Pamela J. Beehler. Ulnar and posterior tibial nerve conduction velocity in athletes. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 5, 26-30, 1984.

Abstracted In: Extracta Orthopaedica, 7, 500-501, 1984.

Kamen, Gary. Strength recovery patterns following exercise with an imposed myotatic stretch in trained and untrained men. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 65, 178-181, 1984.

Kamen, Gary. Alterations in electrical and mechanical components of muscle contraction following fatiguing exercise. In Biomechanics IX- A, Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, pp. 107-111, 1985.

Kamen, Gary. Characteristics of the Achilles tendon reflex following isometric and isotonic exercise. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 56, 238-244, 1985.

Beehler, Pamela J. and Gary Kamen. Fractionated reaction time responses to auditory and electrocutaneous stimuli. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 57, 298-307, 1986.

Leeds, E.V., J.E. Wilkerson, G. Brown, G. Kamen, and D. Bredle. Effects of exercise and anabolic steroids on total and lipoprotein cholesterol. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 18, 663-667, 1986.

Kamen, G., S. Stashuk, and C.J. De Luca. Cross-correlation of motor unit firing rates during contraction of human first dorsal interosseus and tibialis anterior muscles. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 66, S52, 1987.

Kamen, G. and H.H. Morris. Differences in sensorimotor processing of visual and proprioceptive stimuli. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 59, 29-34, 1988.

Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Conditioned patellar tendon reflexes in sprint and endurance-trained athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 20, 172-177, 1988.

Kamen, G. and D.M. Koceja. Tendon Reflexes in the Aged. In: Central Determinants of Age-Related Declines in Motor Function, J.J. Joseph (Ed.), Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 515, 424-425, 1988.

Kamen, G., G. Brown, J.E. Wilkerson, E.V. Leeds, and D. Bredle. Electromechanical changes in rat gastrocnemius following exercise training and steroid administration. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 59, 131-138, 1988.

Kamen, G. and C.J. De Luca. Unusual motor unit firing behavior in aged adults. Brain Research, 482, 136-140, 1989.

Kamen, G. and D.M. Koceja. Contralateral influences on patellar tendon reflexes in young and old adults. Neurobiology of Aging, 10, 311-315, 1989.

Burke, J.R., G. Kamen, and D.M. Koceja. Long-latency enhancement of quadriceps excitability from stimulation of skin afferents in young and old adults. Journal of Gerontology, 44, M158-M163, 1989.

Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Quadriceps excitability is enhanced by a conditioning Achilles tendon tap. Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 30, 415-421, 1990.

Koceja, D.M., J.R. Burke and G. Kamen. Organization of segmental reflexes in trained dancers. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 12, 285-289, 1991.

Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Examination of segmental reflex pathways in intact humans. In: Electromyographical Kinesiology, P.A. Anderson, D.J. Hobart, J.V. Danoff, eds. New York: Elsevier, 1991, pp. 333-336.

Beehler, P.J.H., G. Kamen and H.H. Morris. Stimulus intensity and experimental design effects on motor response processing. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 62, 267-275, 1991.

Masakado, Y., G. Kamen and C.J. De Luca. Effects of percutaneous stimulation on motor unit firing behavior in Man. Experimental Brain Research, 86, 426-432, 1991.

Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Interactions in human quadriceps-triceps surae motoneuron pathways. Experimental Brain Research, 86, 433-439, 1991.

Koceja, D.M., R.H. Bernacki and G. Kamen. Methodology for the quantitative assessment of human crossed-spinal reflex pathways. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 29, 603-606, 1991.

Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Segmental reflex organization in endurance-trained athletes and untrained subjects. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 24, 235-241, 1992.

Kamen, G., S. Greenstein and C.J. De Luca. Lateral dominance and motor unit firing behavior. Brain Research, 576, 165-167, 1992.

Kamen, G. and C.J. De Luca. Firing rate interactions among human orbicularis oris motor units. International Journal of Neuroscience, 64, 167-175, 1992.

Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Contralateral influences on triceps surae motoneuron excitability. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 85, 177-182, 1992.

Burke, J.R., D.M. Koceja and G. Kamen. The relationships between body height extremes and the conditioned patellar tendon reflex response. International Journal of Neuroscience, 1993, 72, 45-58.

Burke, J.R. and G. Kamen. Impairments of the response preparation process in the elderly. International Journal of Neuroscience, 81, 177-192, 1995.

Kamen, G., S.V. Sison, D.C.C. Du and C. Patten. Motor unit discharge behavior in older adults during maximal effort contractions. Journal of Applied Physiology, 79, 1908-1913, 1995.

Adeyanju, S.A., H.H. Morris and G. Kamen. Reliability of reaction time and its fractionated components under unresisted and resisted conditions. Journal of Theory and Research in Education 4:72-76, 1995.

Burke, J.R. and G. Kamen. Changes in spinal reflexes preceding a voluntary movement in young and old adults. Journal of Gerontology, 51A, M17-M22, 1996.

Burke, J.R., M.C. Schutten, D.M. Koceja and G. Kamen. Age dependent effects of muscle vibration and the Jendrassik maneuver on the patellar tendon reflex response. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 77, 600-604, 1996.

Kamen, G. and G.E. Caldwell. Physiology and interpretation of the electromyogram. Invited Review. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 13:366-384, 1996 .

Kamen, G., C. Patten S. Sison and D. Du. An accelerometry-based procedure to measure balance and postural sway. Gerontology, 44:40-45, 1998.

Cho, C.-Y. and G. Kamen. Detecting Balance Deficits in Frequent Fallers Using Clinical and Quantitative Evaluation Tools. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 46:426-430, 1998.

Kamen, G. and C.C.D. Du. Influences of motor unit recruitment on rate modulation during precision force control. Neuroscience, 88:643-653, 1999.

Leong, B., G. Kamen, C. Patten, and J.R. Burke. Maximal motor unit discharge rates in the quadriceps muscles of older weight lifters. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 31:1638-1644, 1999.

Sayers, S.P., P.M. Clarkson, Rouzier, P.A., and G. Kamen. Adverse events associated with eccentric exercise protocols: six case studies. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 31:1697-1702, 1999.

Kamen, G. and A. Roy. Motor unit synchronization in young and old adults. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 81(5):403-410, 2000.

Patten, C. and G. Kamen. Adaptations in Motor Unit Discharge Activity with Force Control Training in Young and Older Adults European Journal of Applied Physiology, 83:128-143, 2000.

Patten, C. and G. Kamen. Adaptations in Motor Unit Discharge Activity with Force Control Training in Young and Older Adults. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 83:128-143, 2000.

Patten, C., G. Kamen and D Rowland. Adaptations in Motor Unit Discharge Rate to Strength Training in Young and Older Adults Muscle and Nerve, 24:542-550, 2001.

Sayers, S.P. , C.A. Knight, P.M. Clarkson, E. van Wegen, and G. Kamen. The effect of oral ketoprofen on muscle soreness, force recovery, and sEMG activity following eccentric exercise Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 33:702-710, 2001.

Knight , C.A. and G. Kamen. Adaptations in muscular activation following resistance exercise training in young and older adults Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 11:405-412, 2001 .

Price, T.B., Kamen, G., Damon, B.M., Knight , C.A. , Applegate, B., Gore, JC., Eward, K. and Signorile, J.F. Comparison of MRI with EMG to study muscle activity associated with dynamic plantar flexion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 21:853-861, 2003.

Kamen, G. Neuromotor Issues in Human Performance. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 75:1-2, 2004.

Kamen, G. Neural Issues in the Control of Muscular Strength. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 75:3-8, 2004.

Garry, M., G. Kamen, and M. Nordstrom. Hemispheric differences in the relationship between corticomotor excitability following a fine-motor task and motor learning Journal of Neurophysiology, 91(4):1570-1578, 2004.

Kamen, G. Reliability in the assessment of motor-evoked potentials using transcranial magnetic stimulation Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36(9): 1574-1579, 2004.

Kamen, G. and C.A. Knight. Alterations in quadriceps motor unit discharge behavior in young and older adults following resistance exercise training Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 59:1334-1338, 2004.

Knight, CA and G Kamen. Enhanced motor unit rate coding with improvements in a force-matching task Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 14(6), 619-629, 2004.

Knight , C.A. and G. Kamen. Superficial motor units are larger than deeper motor units in human vastus lateralis muscle Muscle and Nerve, 31:475-480, 2005.

Kamen, G. Aging, Resistance Training and Motor Unit Discharge Behavior Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, 30:341-351, 2005.

Rubinstein, S.R. and G. Kamen. Motor unit behavior during maximal effort fatiguing contractions in young and older adults Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 15:536-543, 2005.

Kamen, G., R. Sullivan, S. Rubinstein, and A. Christie. Evidence of self-sustained motoneuron firing in young and older adults Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 16(1):25-31, 2006.

Gabriel, D.A., G. Kamen and G. Frost. Neural Adaptations to Resistive Exercise: Mechanisms and Recommendations for Training Practices Sports Medicine, 36(2): 133-149, 2006.  

Crews, R.T. and G. Kamen. Motor-evoked potentials following imagery and limb disuse International Journal of Neuroscience, 116(5): 639-651, 2006.

Christie, A. and G. Kamen. Doublet discharges in motoneurons of young and older adults Journal of Neurophysiology, 95(5):2787-2795, 2006.

Christie, A., G. Kamen, G.P. Boucher and D.A. Gabriel. Comparing statistical models for calculating reliability of the H-reflex (In Preparation).

Knight, CA. and G. Kamen. Motor unit discharge rate modulation in young and older adults. (In Preparation).

Christie, A. and G. Kamen. Motor unit discharge behavior following submaximal fatiguing contractions in young and older adults (In Preparation).