Mr Jacob Thorstensen
Research Officer
Child Health Research Centre

Publications
Journal Articles
Thorstensen, Jacob R., Taylor, Janet L. and Kavanagh, Justin J. (2022). 5‐HT
2
receptor antagonism reduces human motoneuron output to antidromic activation but not to stimulation of corticospinal axons. European Journal of Neuroscience. doi: 10.1111/ejn.15672
Henderson, T. T., Thorstensen, J. R., Morrison, S., Tucker, M. G. and Kavanagh, J. J. (2021). Physiological tremor is suppressed and force steadiness is enhanced with increased availability of serotonin regardless of muscle fatigue. Journal of Neurophysiology, 127 (1), 27-37. doi: 10.1152/jn.00403.2021
Thorstensen, Jacob R., Taylor, Janet L. and Kavanagh, Justin J. (2021). Human corticospinal-motoneuronal output is reduced with 5-HT2 receptor antagonism. Journal of Neurophysiology, 125 (4), 1279-1288. doi: 10.1152/jn.00698.2020
Thorstensen, Jacob R., Taylor, Janet L., Tucker, Murray G. and Kavanagh, Justin J. (2020). Enhanced serotonin availability amplifies fatigue perception and modulates the TMS‐induced silent period during sustained low‐intensity elbow flexions. The Journal of Physiology, 598 (13), 2685-2701. doi: 10.1113/jp279347