Scholarly Work
Publications
* denotes corresponding author + denotes student/trainee author
In Press
Lee, S., Kim, E., Neogi, T.D., Cha, B., Ferre, C.L., Yücel, M., Kumar, D. (In press). Association of pain sensitization with prefrontal cortex activation and movement patterns during single- and dual-task walking in people with knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Pain. [PubMed]
2025
Kim+, H., Kelly, M., Su, X., & Ferre, C.L.* (2025). Transcranial direct current stimulation and motor function in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. [DOI] [PubMed]
Lee, S., Kim, E., Duolikun, D., Cha, B., Ferre, C.L., Yücel, M., Kumar, D. (2025). Prefrontal cortex function and gait alterations during single- and dual-task walking in knee osteoarthritis. PloS One, 20(9), e0331070. [DOI] [PubMed]
Lee, S., Kim, E., Cha, B., Ferre, C.L., Yücel, M., Kumar, D. (2025). Prefrontal cortex activation during daily movements and its association with clinical symptoms in knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 7(3), 100615. [DOI] [PubMed]
2023
Kuo, H-C., Ferre, C.L., Chin, K., Friel, K.M., & Gordon, A.M. (2023). Mirror movements and brain pathology in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. [DOI] [PubMed]
2022
Gordon, A.M., Ferre, C.L., Robert, M.T., Chin, K., Brandão, M.B., & Friel, K.M. (2022). HABIT+tDCS: a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial investigating the synergistic efficacy of hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy (HABIT) plus targeted non-invasive brain stimulation to improve upper extremity function in school-age children with unilateral cerebral palsy. BMJ Open. [DOI] [PubMed]
2021
Friel, K.M., Ferre, C.L., Brandão, M.B., Kuo, H-S, Chin, K.Y., Hung, Y-C, Robert, M.T., Flamand, V., Smorenburg, A., Bleyenheuft, Y., Carmel, J.B., Campos, T., Gordon, A.M. (2021). Improvements in upper extremity function following intensive training are independent of corticospinal tract organization in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Frontiers in Neurology. [DOI] [PubMed]
Robert, M.T., Gutterman, J., Ferre, C.L., Chin, K.Y., Brandão, M., Gordon, A.M., Friel, K.M. (2021). Corpus callosum integrity relates to improvement of upper extremity function following intensive rehabilitation in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. [DOI] [PubMed]
Robert, M.T., Ferre, C.L., Chin, K.Y., Brandão, M.B., Carmel, J.C., Araneda, R., Bleyenheuft, Y., Friel, K.M., Gordon, A.M. (2021). Intensive bimanual intervention for children who have undergone hemispherectomy surgery: A pilot study. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 33(3), 120-127. [PubMed]
2020
Figueiredo, P., Mancini, M.C., Ferre, C.L., Gordon, A.M., Brandão, M. (2020). Effectiveness of hand-arm bimanual training in children with bilateral cerebral palsy: a randomized trial. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 62(11), 1274-1282. [PubMed]
Dekkers, K.J., Rameckers, E.A., Smeets, R.J., Gordon, A.M., Speth, L.A., Ferre, C.L., Janssen-Potten, Y. (2020). Upper extremity muscle strength in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy: A bimanual problem? Physical Therapy, 100(12), 2205-2216. [DOI] [PubMed]
Ferre, C.L.*, Babik, I., Michel, G.F. (2020). A perspective on the development of hemispheric specialization, infant handedness, and cerebral palsy. Cortex, 127, 208-220. [DOI] [PubMed]
Ferre, C.L.*, Flamand, V., Carmel, J.B., Friel, K.M., Gordon, A.M. (2020). Anatomical and functional characterization in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: An atlas-based analysis. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 34(2), 148-158. [DOI] [PubMed]
2019
Surana, B., Ferre, C.L., Brandao, M., Dew, A.P., Moreau, N.G., Gordon, A.M. (2019). Effectiveness of lower extremity functional training (LIFT) in young children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy: a randomized trial. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. [DOI] [PubMed]
2018
Brandao, M.B., Mancini, M.C., Ferre, C.L., Figueiredo, P., Oliveira, R.H., Goncalves, S.C., Dias, M.C., & Gordon, A.M. (2018). Does dosage matter? A feasibility study of Hand-arm Bimanual Intensive Training dose and dosing schedule in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 38(3), 227-242.
Marneweck, M., Kuo, H-C., Smorenburg, A., Ferre, C.L., Flamand, V.H., Gupta, D., Carmel, J.B., Bleyenheuft, Y., Gordon, A.M., & Friel, K.M. (2018). The relationship between hand function and overlapping motor representations of the hands in the contralesional hemisphere in unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 32(1), 62-72. [PubMed]
2017
Gupta, D., Barachant, A., Gordon, A.M., Ferre, C.L., Kuo, H-C., Carmel, J.B., & Friel, K.M. (2017). Effect of sensory and motor connectivity on hand function in pediatric hemiplegia. Annals of Neurology, 82(5), 766-780. [PubMed]
Ferre, C.L.* & Gordon, A.M. (2017). Coaction of individual and environmental factors: A review of intensive therapy paradigms for children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 59(11), 1139-1145. [PubMed]
Hung, Y.C., Ferre, C.L., & Gordon, A.M. (2017). Improvements in kinematic performance after home-based bimanual training for children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. [PubMed]
Ferre, C.L.*, Brandao, M., Surana, B., Dew, A.P., Moreau, N.G., Gordon, A.M. (2017). Caregiver-directed home-based bimanual training in young children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy: a randomized trial. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 59(5), 497-504. [PubMed]
Kuo, H.C., Ferre C.L., Carmel, J.B., Gowatsky, J.L., Stanford, A.D., Rowny, S.B., Lisanby, S.H., Gordon, A.M., & Friel, K.M. (2017). Using diffusion tensor imaging to identify corticospinal tract projection patterns in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 59(1), 65-71. [PubMed]
Smorenburg, A.R., Gordon, A.M., Kuo, H.C., Ferre, C.L., Brandão, M., et al. (2017). Does corticospinal tract connectivity influence the response to intensive bimanual therapy in children with unilateral cerebral palsy? Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 31(3), 250-260. [PubMed]
2016
Friel, K.M., Kuo, H.C., Fuller, J., Ferre, C.L., Brandão, M., Carmel, J.B., & Gordon, A.M. (2016). Skilled bimanual training drives motor cortex plasticity in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 30(9), 834-844. [PubMed]
2015
Ferre, C.L.*, Brandão, M., Hung, Y.C., Carmel, J.B., Gordon A.M. (2015). Feasibility of caregiver-directed home-based hand-arm bimanual intensive training: A brief report. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 18(1), 69-74. [PubMed]
Gelkop, N., Burshtein, D.G., Lahav, A., Brezne, A., Al-Oraibi, S., Ferre C.L., et al. (2015). Efficacy of constraint-induced movement therapy and bimanual training in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy in an educational setting. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 35(1), 24-39. [PubMed]
2014
Brandão, M., Ferre, C.L., Kuo, H-C., Rameckers, E.A., Bleyenheuft, Y., Hung, Y-C., Friel, K., & Gordon, A.M. (2014). Comparison of structured skill and unstructured practice during intensive bimanual training in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 28, 452-61. [PubMed]
2011
Gordon, A.M., Hung, Y.C., Brandão, M., Ferre, C.L., Kuo, H.C., Friel, K., Petra, E., Chinnan, A., & Charles, J.R. (2011). Bimanual training and constraint-induced movement therapy in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a randomized trial. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 25, 692-702. [PubMed]
2010
Ferre, C.L.*, Babik, I. & Michel, G.F. (2010). Development of infant prehension handedness: A longitudinal analysis during the 6- to 14-month age-period. Infant Behavior and Development, 33, 492-502. [PubMed]
Kimmerle, M., Ferre, C.L., Kotwica, K.A., & Michel, G.F. (2010). Development of role-differentiated bimanual manipulation during the infant’s first year. Developmental Psychobiology, 52(2), 168-180. [PubMed]
2008
Kotwica, K.A., Ferre, C.L., & Michel, G.F. (2008). Relation of stable hand-use preferences to the development of skill for managing multiple objects from 7- to 13-months of age. Developmental Psychobiology, 50(5), 519-529. [PubMed]
2006
Michel, G.F., Sheu, C.F., Tyler, A.N., & Ferre, C.L. (2006). The manifestation of infant hand-use preferences when reaching for objects during the seven- to thirteen-month age-period. Developmental Psychobiology, 48, 436-443. [PubMed]
Book Chapters
Michel, G.F., Babik, I., Nelson, E.L., Ferre, C.L., Campbell, J.M., Marcinowski, E.C. (2025). Development of Handedness and Other Lateralized Functions During Infancy and Early Childhood. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 208, 181-194. [PubMed]
Friel, K.M., Ferre, C.L., Gordon, A.M. (2020). Diagnosis and Management of Cerebral Palsy and Other Types of Pediatric Brain Injury. In APA Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Vol. 2). American Psychological Association, 153-179.