Jean-Francois Daneault, PhD – Daneault Laboratory

I obtained my BSc and MSc in Kinesiology at the University of Quebec in Montreal. I then completed a PhD in Neuroscience at McGill University and a postdoctoral fellowship in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. My research focuses on developing and using technology to improve/optimize the care and health of individuals with chronic diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, dystonia, cerebral palsy, and stroke. My laboratory focuses on leveraging digital health and machine learning approaches to answer specific clinically-relevant questions. The long-term goal of my lab is to develop tools based on quantitative evidence to personalize interventions for individuals with neurological disorders.

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Tele-Yoga for the Management of Parkinson’s Disease: a Safety and Feasibility Trial, James-Palmer A, Daneault JF, 2022
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Tele-Yoga for the Management of Cervical Dystonia: a Safety and Feasibility Trial, James-Palmer A, Daneault JF, 2022
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A Kinematic Data-Driven Approach to Differentiate Involuntary Choreic Movements in Individuals with Neurological Conditions, Liu Y, Oubre B, Duval C, Lee SI, Daneault JF, 2022
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Analysis of Gait Sub-Movements to Estimate Ataxia Severity using Ankle Inertial Data, Lee J, Oubre B, Daneault JF, Stephen CD, Schmahmann JD, Gupta AS, Lee SI, 2022
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Relationships Between Overall Physical Activity and Step Counts in Able-Bodied Adults and Stroke Survivors in Developing Countries: a cross-sectional study, Honado AS, Gbètoho Atigossou OL, Daneault JF, Roy JS, Sèbiyo Batcho C, 2022
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Remote Delivery of Yoga Interventions through Technology: a Scoping Review, James-Palmer A, Anderson EZ, Daneault JF, 2022
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Accelerometer Data Collected with a Minimum Set of Wearable Sensors from Subjects with Parkinson’s Disease, Daneault JF, Vergara-Diaz G, Parisi F, Admati C, Alfonso C, Bertoli M, Bonizzoni E, Ferreira Carvalho G, Costante G, Fabara EE, Fixler N, Golabchi FN, Growdon J, Sapienza S, Snyder P, Shpigelman S, Sudarsky L, Daeschler M, Bataille L, Sieberts SK, Omberg L, Moore S, Bonato P, 2021
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Limb and Trunk Accelerometer Data Collected with Wearable Sensors from Subjects with Parkinson’s Disease, Vergara-Diaz G, Daneault JF, Parisi F, Admati C, Alfonso C, Bertoli M, Bonizzoni E, Ferreira Carvalho G, Costante G, Fabara EE, Fixler N, Golabchi FN, Growdon J, Sapienza S, Snyder P, Shpigelman S, Sudarsky L, Daeschler M, Bataille L, Sieberts SK, Omberg L, Moore S, Bonato P, 2021
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Decomposition of Reaching Movements Enables Detection and Measurement of Ataxia, Oubre B, Daneault JF, Whritenour K, Khan NC, Stephen CD, Schmahmann JD, Lee SI, Gupta AS, 2021
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Crowdsourcing Digital Health Measures to Predict Parkinson’s Disease Severity: the Parkinson’s Disease Digital Biomarker DREAM Challenge, Sieberts SK, Schaff J, Duda M, Pataki B, Sun M, Snyder P, Daneault JF, Parisi F, Costante G, Rubin U, Banda P, Chae Y, Neto E, Dorsey E, Aydın Z, Chen A, Elo L, Espino C, Glaab E, Goan E, Golabchi FN, Görmez Y, Jaakkola M, Jonnagaddala J, Klén R, Li D, McDaniel C, Perrin D, Rad N, Perumal T, Rainaldi E, Sapienza S, Schwab P, Shokhirev N, Venäläinen M, Vergara-Diaz G, Zhang Y, Wang Y, The Parkinson's Disease Digital Biomarker Challenge Consortium, Guan Y, Brunner D, Bonato P, Mangravite L, Omberg L, 2021
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Effectiveness of a Serious Game for Cognitive Training in Chronic Stroke Survivors with Mild-to-Moderate Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, Jung HT, Daneault JF, Nanglo T, Lee H, Kim B, Kim Y, Lee SI, 2020
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A Simple Low-Cost Wearable Sensor for Long-Term Ambulatory Monitoring of Knee Joint Kinematics, Oubre B, Daneault JF, Boyer K, Kim JH, Jasim M, Bonato P, Lee SI, 2020
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mHealth and Wearable Technology should Replace Motor Diaries to Track Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson’s Disease, Erb M, Karlin D, Ho B, Thomas K, Parisi F, Vergara-Diaz G, Daneault JF, Wacnik P, Zhang H, Kangarloo T, Demanuele C, Brooks C, Detheridge C, Shaafi Kabiri N, Bhangu J, Bonato P, 2020
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Motor Skill Acquisition during a Balance Task as a Process of Optimization of Motor Primitives, de Lemos Fonseca M, Daneault JF, Vergara-Diaz G, Quixadá AP, Souza de Oliveira e Torres AF, Pondé de Sena E, Bomfim Cruz Vieira JP, Bigogno Reis Cazeta B, Sotero dos Santos V, da Cruz Figueiredo T, Peña N, Bonato P, Garcia Vivas Miranda J, 2020
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Estimating Upper-Limb Impairment Level in Stroke Survivors using Wearable Inertial Sensors and a Minimally-Burdensome Motor Task, Oubre B, Daneault JF, Jung HT, Whritenour K, Miranda JGV, Park J, Ryu T, Kim Y, Lee SI, 2020
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Test-Retest Reliability of an Adapted Version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire for Healthy Individuals and Stroke Survivors, Honado AS, Roy JS, Daneault JF, Gbètoho Atigossou OL, Sèbiyo Batcho C, 2020
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Yoga as an Intervention for the Reduction of Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review, James-Palmer A, Anderson EZ, Zucker L, Kofman Y, Daneault JF, 2020
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Comparing Different Methods of Gait Speed Estimation using Wearable Sensors in Individuals with Varying Levels of Mobility Impairments, Nunez EH, Parchar S, Iwata I, Setoguchi S, Chen H, Daneault JF, 2020
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Estimating Quality of Reaching Movement Using a Wrist-Worn Inertial Sensor, Oubre B, Daneault JF, Jung HT, Park J, Ryu T, Kim Y, Lee SI, 2020
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A Wearable Biomedical Motion Sensor Employing a Vibration Energy Harvester, Sharghi H, Daneault JF, Bilgen O, 2019
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Predicting Cognitive Impairment Level after a Serious Game-based Therapy in Chronic Stroke Survivors, Jung HT, Lee H, Kim K, Kim B, Park S, Ryu T, Kim Y, Daneault JF, Lee SI, 2019
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A Low-Cost Wearable System to Estimate Free-Living 3D Ground Reaction Force, Williams NA, Steiner E, Nanglo T, Jasim M, Daneault JF, Boyer K, Lee SI, 2019
SmartDiagnostics: A Mobile Application for the Monitoring and Management of Movement Disorders, Chandra A, Zabounidis R, Tung K, Jung HT, Daneault JF, Lee SI, 2019
Estimating Quality of Reaching Movement Using a Wrist-Worn Inertial Sensor, Oubre B, Daneault JF, Jung HT, Park, J, Ryu T, Kim Y, Lee SI, 2019
Remote Assessment of Cognitive Impairment Level based on Serious Mobile Game Performance: An Initial Proof of Concept, Jung HT, Daneault JF, Lee H, Kim K, Kim B, Park S, Ryu T, Kim Y, Lee SI, 2019
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Complex Upper-Limb Movements are Generated by Combining Motor Primitives that Scale with the Movement Size, Miranda JGV, Daneault JF, Vergara-Diaz G, de Oliveira e Torres AFS, Quixadá AP, Fonseca ML, Vieira JPBC, dos Santos VS, Figueiredo TC, Pinto EB, Bonato P, Peña N, 2018
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Could Wearable and Mobile Technology Improve the Management of Essential Tremor?, Daneault JF, 2018
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Estimating Ground Reaction Force and Center of Pressure during Gait using a Low-Cost Insole, Lee SI, Boyer K, Daneault JF, 2018
Towards the Ambulatory Assessment of Movement Quality in Stroke Survivors using a Wrist-worn Inertial Sensor, Lee SI, Jung HT, Woo PJ, Jugyeong J, Ryu T, Kim Y, dos Santos VS, Miranda JGV, Daneault JF, 2018
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Effectiveness of the RAPAEL Smart Board for Upper Limb Therapy in Stroke Survivors: A Pilot Controlled Trial, Park J, Jung HT, Daneault JF, Park S, Ryu T, Kim Y, Lee SI, 2017
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Estimating Bradykinesia in Parkinson's Disease with a Minimum Number of Wearable Sensors, Daneault JF, Lee SI, Golabchi FN, Patel S, Shih LC, Paganoni S, Bonato P, 2017
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Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation and Dopaminergic Medication in Parkinson’s Disease: Impact on Inter-Limb Coupling, Daneault JF, Carignan B, Sadikot AF, Duval C, 2016
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A Brain Network Model Explaining Tremor in Parkinson’s Disease, Duval C, Daneault JF, Hutchison W, Sadikot AF, 2016
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Technology in Parkinson disease: Challenges and Opportunities, Espay AJ, Bonato P, Nahab F, Maetzler W, Dean JM, Klucken J, Eskofier BM, Merola A, Horak F, Lang AE, Reilmann R, Giuffrida J, Nieuwboer A, Horne M, Little MA, Litvan I, Simuni T, Dorsey ER, Burak MA, Kubota K, Kamondi A, Godinho C, Daneault JF, Mitsi G, Krinke L, Hausdorff JM, Bloem BR, Papapetropoulos S, MDS Task Force on Technology, 2016
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Combining Dopaminergic Facilitation with Robot-Assisted Upper-Limb Therapy in Stroke Survivors: a Focused Review, Tran D, Pajaro-Blazquez M, Daneault JF, Gallegos JG, Pons J, Fregni F, Bonato P, Zafonte R, 2016
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The Effect of Physical Activity in Parkinson’s Disease: a Review, Lauzé M, Daneault JF, Duval C, 2016
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Clinical Management of Drug-Induced Dyskinesia: Why Current Approaches May Need to be Changed to Optimize Quality of Life, Daneault JF, Vergara-Diaz G, Lee SI, 2016
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A Novel Flexible Wearable Sensor for Estimating Joint-Angles, Lee SI, Daneault JF, Weidert L, Bonato P, 2016
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Recent Machine Learning Advancements in Sensor-Based Mobility Analysis: Deep Learning for Parkinson’s Disease Assessment, Eskofier BM, Lee SI, Daneault JF, Golabchi FN, Ferreira-Carvalho G, Vergara-Diaz G, Sapienza S, Costante G, Kautz T, Kluchen J, Bonato P, 2016
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Home Monitoring of Drug Response in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Using Wearable Sensors, Kanzler C, Lee SI, Daneault JF, Golabchi FN, Hannink J, Pasluosta C, Eskofier BM, Bonato P, 2016
A Novel Technique for Assessing the Level of Drug-Induced Dyskinesia Using Wearable Sensors, Lee SI, Daneault JF, Golabchi FN, Patel S, Shih L, Bonato P, 2015
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Activity Detection in Uncontrolled Free-Living Conditions Using a Single Accelerometer, Lee SI, Ozsecen MY, Della Trofolla L, Daneault JF, Patel S, Bonato P, 2015
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Evaluation of a Robotic Knee Brace During the Performance of Functional Tasks in Stroke Survivors, Adans-Dester C, Scarton A, Daneault JF, Vega V, Severini G, Sawacha Z, Della Croce U, Bonato P, 2015
Inter-Limb Coupling during Diadochokinesis in Parkinson’s Disease and Huntington’s Disease, Daneault JF, Carignan B, Sadikot AF, Duval C, 2015
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Physical Activity in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease: Impact of Subthalamic Stimulation, Daneault JF, Sadikot AF, Barbat-Artigas S, Aubertin-Leheudre M, Jodoin N, Panisset M, Duval C, 2015
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Subthalamic Stimulation Improves Motor Function but not Home and Neighbourhood Mobility, Daneault JF, Duval C, Barbat-Artigas S, Aubertin-Leheudre M, Jodoin N, Panisset M, Sadikot AF, 2014
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Are Quantitative and Clinical Measurements of Bradykinesia Related in Advanced Parkinson's Disease?, Daneault JF, Carignan B, Sadikot AF, Duval C, 2013
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Drug-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s Disease. Should Success in Clinical Management be a Function of Improvement of Motor Repertoire Rather than Amplitude of Dyskinesia?, Daneault JF, Carignan B, Sadikot AF, Panisset M, Duval C, 2013
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Using a Smartphone as a Standalone Platform for Detection and Monitoring of Pathological Tremors, Daneault JF, Carignan B, Codère CE, Sadikot AF, Duval C, 2012
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The Effect of Changes in Joint Angle on the Characteristics of Physiological Tremor, Carignan B, Daneault JF, Duval C, 2012
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Organization of Upper-Limb Tremor, Carignan B, Daneault JF, Duval C, 2012
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Finger Tremor can be Voluntarily Reduced during a Tracking Task, Daneault JF, Carignan B, Duval C, 2011
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Changes in Physiological Tremor Associated with an Epileptic Seizure: a Case Report, Daneault JF, Carignan B, Robert M, Duval C, 2011
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Assessing Drug-Induced Dyskinesia in the Clinic, the Laboratory and the Natural Environment of Patients, Carignan B, Daneault JF, Duval C, 2011
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Bilateral Effect of a Unilateral Voluntary Modulation of Physiological Tremor, Daneault JF, Carignan B, Duval C, 2010
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Quantifying the Importance of High Frequency Oscillations in Physiological Tremor, Carignan B, Daneault JF, Duval C, 2010
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The Amplitude of Physiological Tremor can be Voluntarily Modulated, Carignan B, Daneault JF, Duval C, 2009
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