Selected Publications

Dr. Calancie has published peer-reviewed work across human motor control, spinal cord injury, intraoperative neuromonitoring, cauda equina repair, rehabilitation, and transcranial magnetic stimulation.

The selected publications below - drawn from more than 70 peer-reviewed articles - are organized by research area.

Cauda Equina Repair

• Calancie B, Madsen PW III, Wood P, Marcillo AE, Levi AD, Bunge RP. A guidance channel seeded with autologous Schwann cells for repair of cauda equina injury in a primate model. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2009.

• Blaskiewicz D, Smirnov I, Cisu T, DeRuisseau L, Stelzner D, Calancie B. Cauda equina repair in the rat: Part 1. Stimulus-evoked EMG for identifying spinal nerves innervating intrinsic tail muscles. Journal of Neurotrauma. 2009.

• Mackenzie SJ, Smirnov I, Calancie B. Cauda equina repair in the rat: Part 2. Time course of ventral root conduction failure. Journal of Neurotrauma. 2012.

• Mackenzie SJ, Yi JL, Singla A, Russell TM, Calancie B. Innervation and function of rat tail muscles for modeling cauda equina injury and repair. Muscle & Nerve. 2015.

• Mackenzie SJ, Yi JL, Singla A, Russell TM, Osterhout DJ, Calancie B. Cauda equina repair in the rat: Part 3. Axonal regeneration across Schwann cell-seeded collagen foam. Muscle & Nerve. 2018.

ALS, Motor Neuron Disease, and SuperConditioning TMS

• Calancie B, Wang D, Young E, Alexeeva N. Four-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation using multiple conditioning inputs. Normative MEP responses. Experimental Brain Research. 2018.

• Calancie B, Young E, Alexeeva N. Superconditioning TMS unmasks latent voluntary innervation in MND — a case report. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2019.

• Calancie B, Young E, Watson ML, Wang D, Alexeeva N. Superconditioning TMS for examining upper motor neuron function in MND. Experimental Brain Research. 2019.

• Calancie B, Chin S, Wang D. Establishing the minimum intensity of TMS superconditioning pulses to effect inhibition and facilitation of MEPs. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2023.

• Calancie B, Alexeeva N. Revisiting motor unit recruitment to TMS in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: cortical inhibition is retained during voluntary contractions. Experimental Brain Research. 2025.

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring

• Calancie B, Klose KJ, Baier S, Green BA. Isoflurane-induced attenuation of motor evoked potentials caused by electrical motor cortex stimulation during surgery. Journal of Neurosurgery. 1991.

• Calancie B, Lebwohl N, Madsen P, Klose KJ. Intraoperative evoked EMG monitoring in an animal model: a new technique for evaluating pedicle screw placement. Spine. 1992.

• Calancie B, Madsen P, Lebwohl N. Stimulus-evoked EMG monitoring during transpedicular lumbosacral spine instrumentation: initial clinical results. Spine. 1994.

• Calancie B, Harris W, Broton JG, Alexeeva N, Green BA. Threshold-level multi-pulse transcranial electric stimulation of motor cortex for intraoperative monitoring of spinal motor tracts. Journal of Neurosurgery. 1998.

• Calancie B, Harris W, Brindle GF, Green BA, Landy HJ. Threshold-level repetitive transcranial electrical stimulation for intraoperative monitoring of central motor conduction. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2001.

• Calancie B, Molano MR. Alarm criteria for motor-evoked potentials: what’s wrong with the presence-or-absence approach? Spine. 2008.

• Calancie B, Donohue ML, Harris CB, Canute GW, Singla A, Wilcoxen K, Moquin RR. Neuromonitoring with pulse-train stimulation for implantation of thoracic pedicle screws. Part 1: Methods and alarm criteria. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. 2014.

• Calancie B, Donohue ML, Moquin RR. Neuromonitoring with pulse-train stimulation for implantation of thoracic pedicle screws. Part 2: The role of feedback. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. 2014.

• Calancie B. Intraoperative neuromonitoring and alarm criteria for judging MEP responses to transcranial electric stimulation: the threshold-level method. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2017.

Spinal Cord Injury, Plasticity, and Recovery

• Calancie B. Interlimb reflexes following cervical spinal cord injury in man. Experimental Brain Research. 1991.

• Calancie B, Broton JG, Klose KJ, Traad M, Difini J, Ayyar DR. Evidence that alterations in presynaptic inhibition contribute to segmental hypo- and hyperexcitability after spinal cord injury in man. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 1993.

• Calancie B, Needham-Shropshire B, Jacobs P, Willer K, Zych G, Green BA. Involuntary stepping after chronic spinal cord injury: evidence for a central rhythm generator for locomotion in man. Brain. 1994.

• Calancie B, Lutton S, Broton JG. Central nervous system plasticity after spinal cord injury in man: interlimb reflexes and the influence of cutaneous stimulation. Clinical Neurophysiology. 1996.

• Thomas CK, Broton JG, Calancie B. Motor unit forces and recruitment patterns after cervical spinal cord injury. Muscle & Nerve. 1997.

• Alexeeva N, Broton JG, Suys S, Calancie B. Central cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord injury: widespread changes in muscle recruitment studied by voluntary contractions and transcranial magnetic stimulation. Experimental Neurology. 1997.

• Calancie B, Alexeeva N, Broton JG, Suys S, Hall A, Klose KJ. Distribution and latency of muscle responses to transcranial magnetic stimulation after spinal cord injury in man. Journal of Neurotrauma. 1999.

• Calancie B, Molano MR, Broton JG. Interlimb reflexes and synaptic plasticity become evident months after human spinal cord injury. Brain. 2002.

• Calancie B, Molano MR, Broton JG. EMG for assessing the recovery of voluntary movement after acute spinal cord injury in man. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2004.

• Calancie B, Molano MR, Broton JG. Tendon reflexes for predicting movement recovery after acute spinal cord injury in humans. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2004.

• Calancie B, Alexeeva N, Broton JG, Molano MR. Interlimb reflex activity after spinal cord injury in man: strengthening response patterns are consistent with ongoing synaptic plasticity. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2005.

• Calancie B. Spinal myoclonus after spinal cord injury. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2006.

Rehabilitation and Neuromodulation

• Alexeeva N, Sames C, Jacobs PL, Hobday L, DiStasio MM, Mitchell SA, Calancie B. Comparison of training methods to improve walking in persons with chronic spinal cord injury: a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2011.

• Alexeeva N, Calancie B. Efficacy of QuadroPulse rTMS for improving motor function after spinal cord injury: three case studies. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2016.

Human Motor Control and Brain Stimulation

• Bawa P, Calancie B. Repetitive doublets in human flexor carpi radialis muscle. Journal of Physiology. 1983.

• Calancie B, Bawa P. Firing patterns of human flexor carpi radialis motor units during the stretch reflex. Journal of Neurophysiology. 1985.

• Calancie B, Bawa P. Voluntary and reflexive recruitment of flexor carpi radialis motor units in man. Journal of Neurophysiology. 1985.

• Calancie B, Stein RB. Measurement of rate constants for the contraction cycle of intact mammalian muscle fibres. Biophysical Journal. 1987.

• Calancie B, Nordin M, Wallin U, Hagbarth K-E. Motor unit responses in human wrist flexor and extensor muscles to transcranial cortical stimuli. Journal of Neurophysiology. 1987.

• Calancie B, Stein RB. Microneurography for the recording and selective stimulation of afferents: an assessment. Muscle & Nerve. 1988.