* Jason J. Kutch is Corresponding Author
2025
56. (Invited Commentary) Kutch JJ. Preparing the brain for pain: new insights and potential biomarkers. PAIN (in press)
55. Cavaleri R, McLain NJ, Heindel M, Schrepf AD, Rodriguez LV, Kutch JJ* Peak alpha frequency is related to degree of widespread pain, but not pain intensity or duration, among people with urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Pain Reports (in press)
54. Flood A, Cavaleri R, Chang WJ, Kutch JJ, Toufexis C, Summers SJ. Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Beyond the Motor Cortex: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Exploring Effects on Quantitative Sensory Testing in Clinical Pain. Pain Medicine. (in press).
53. McLain NJ, Cavaleri R, Kutch JJ. Peak alpha frequency differs between chronic back pain and chronic widespread pain. European Journal of Pain (in press).
52. Leech KA, Kettlety SA, Mack WJ, Kreder K, Schrepf AD, Kutch JJ. Brain predicted age in chronic pelvic pain: A study by the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network. PAIN (in press)
2024
51. Johnson EV, Bachmann M, Yani MS, Eckel SP, Garcia GI, Rodriguez LV, Kutch JJ Reducing pain by improving brain and muscle activity with motor cortical neuromodulation in women with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials (in press).
50. Mawla I, Schrepf A, Kutch JJ, Helmuth ME, Smith AR, Ichesco E, Yang CC, Andreev VP, Kreder KJ, Bradley CS, Magnotta VA, Kirkali Z, Harris RE, Lai HH, Harte SE. Naturalistic Bladder Filling Reveals Subtypes in Overactive Bladder Syndrome That Differentially Engages Urinary Urgency-Related Brain Circuits: Results From the Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN). J Urol. 2024 Jan;211(1):111-123. Pubmed
2023
49. Schrepf AD, Mawla I, Naliboff BD, Gallop B, Moldwin RM, Tu F, Gupta P, Harte S, Krieger JN, Yang C, Bradley C, Rodriguez L, Williams D, Magnotta V, Ichesco E, Harris RE, Clemens Q, Mullins C, Kutch JJ*. Neurobiology and long-term impact of bladder-filling pain in humans: a Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) research network study. PAIN. 2023 Oct 1;164(10):2343-2351. Pubmed
48. Wang C, Kutch JJ, Labus JS, Yang CC, Harris RE, Mayer EA, Ellingson BM. Reproducible Microstructural Changes in the Brain Associated With the Presence and Severity of Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (UCPPS): A 3-Year Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study From the MAPP Network. J Pain. 2023 Apr;24(4):627-642. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.11.008. Pubmed
46. Hooyman A, Garbin A, Fisher BE, Kutch JJ, Winstein CJ. Paired associative stimulation applied to the cortex can increase resting-state functional connectivity: A proof of principle study. Neurosci Lett. 2022 Jul 27;784:136753. Pubmed
45. Gupta P, Gallop R, Spitznagle T, Lai H, Tu F, Krieger JN, Clemens JQ, Bradley CS, Yang C, Sutcliffe S, Moldwin R, Kreder K, Kutch JJ, Rodriguez LV. Is Pelvic Floor Muscle Tenderness a Distinct Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Phenotype? Findings from the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain Research Network Symptom Pattern Study. J Urol. 2022 Aug;208(2):341-349. Pubmed
44. Yani MS, Eckel SP, Kirages DJ, Rodriguez LV, Corcos DM, Kutch JJ*. Impaired Ability to Relax Pelvic Floor Muscles in Men With Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome. Phys Ther. 2022 Jul 4;102(7). Pubmed
43. McLain NJ, Yani MS, Kutch JJ*. Analytic consistency and neural correlates of peak alpha frequency in the study of pain. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 2022; 368. Pubmed
41. Hegarty AK, Hsu M, Roy JS, Kardouni JR, Kutch JJ, Michener LA. Evidence for increased neuromuscular drive following spinal manipulation in individuals with subacromial pain syndrome. Clin Biomech. 2021 Dec;90:105485. Pubmed
40. Macaulay TR, Pa J, Kutch JJ, Lane CJ, Duncan D, Yan L, Schroeder ET. 12 weeks of strength training improves fluid cognition in older adults: A nonrandomized pilot trial. PLoS One. 2021 Jul 22;16(7):e0255018. Pubmed
39. Shih Y, Fisher BE, Kutch JJ, Powers CM. Corticomotor excitability of gluteus maximus and hip extensor strength: The influence of sex. Hum Mov Sci. 2021 Aug;78:102830. Pubmed
38. Shih HS, Van Dillen LR, Kutch JJ, Kulig K. Individuals with recurrent low back pain exhibit further altered frontal plane trunk control in remission than when in pain. Clin Biomech. 2021 Jul;87:105391. Pubmed
37. Mawla I, Schrepf A, Ichesco E, Harte SE, Klumpp DJ, Griffith JW, Strachan E, Yang CC, Lai H, Andriole G, Magnotta VA, Kreder K, Clauw DJ, Harris RE, Clemens JQ, Landis JR, Mullins C, Rodriguez LV, Mayer EA, Kutch JJ*. Natural bladder filling alters resting brain function at multiple spatial scales: a proof-of-concept MAPP Network Neuroimaging Study. Sci Rep. 2020 Nov 16;10(1):19901. Pubmed
36. Fenske SJ, Bierer D, Chelimsky G, Conant L, Ustine C, Yan K, Chelimsky T, Kutch JJ*. Sensitivity of functional connectivity to periaqueductal gray localization, with implications for identifying disease-related changes in chronic visceral pain: A MAPP Research Network neuroimaging study. Neuroimage Clin. 2020 Sep 20;28:102443. Pubmed
35. Varghese R, Kutch JJ, Schweighofer N, Winstein CJ. The probability of choosing both hands depends on an interaction between motor capacity and limb-specific control in chronic stroke. Exp Brain Res. 2020 Nov;238(11):2569-2579. Pubmed
34. Hegarty AK, Yani MS, Albishi A, Michener LA, Kutch JJ*. Salience network functional connectivity is spatially heterogeneous across sensorimotor cortex in healthy humans. Neuroimage. 2020 Nov 1;221:117177. Pubmed
33. Clemens JQ, Kutch JJ, Mayer EA, Naliboff BD, Rodriguez LV, Klumpp DJ, Schaeffer AJ, Kreder KJ, Clauw DJ, Harte SE, Schrepf AD, Williams DA, Andriole GL, Lai HH, Buchwald D, Lucia MS, van Bokhoven A, Mackey S, Moldwin RM, Pontari MA, Stephens-Shields AJ, Mullins C, Landis JR. The Multidisciplinary Approach to The Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network*: Design and implementation of the Symptom Patterns Study (SPS). Neurourol Urodyn. 2020 Aug;39(6):1803-1814. Pubmed
32. Barradas VR, Kutch JJ, Kawase T, Koike Y, Schweighofer N. When 90% of the variance is not enough: residual EMG from muscle synergy extraction influences task performance. J Neurophysiol. 2020;123(6):2180-2190. doi:10.1152/jn.00472.2019 Pubmed
31. Kuo Y-L, Kutch JJ, Fisher BE. Relationship between Interhemispheric Inhibition and Dexterous Hand Performance in Musicians and Non-musicians. Scientific Reports. 2019;9(1):11574. Pubmed
30. Gupta A, Bhatt RR, Naliboff BD, Kutch JJ, Labus JS, Vora PP, Alaverdyan M, Schrepf A, Lutgendorf S, Mayer EA. Impact of early adverse life events and sex on functional brain networks in patients with urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS): A MAPP Research Network study. PLoS One. 2019;14(6):e0217610. Pubmed
29. Yani MS, Fenske SJ, Rodriguez LV, Kutch JJ*. Motor cortical neuromodulation of pelvic floor muscle tone: Potential implications for the treatment of urologic conditions. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 2019;38(6):1517-23. Pubmed
28. Clemens JQ, Mullins C, Ackerman AL, Bavendam T, van Bokhoven A, Ellingson BM, Harte SE, Kutch JJ, Lai HH, Martucci KT, Moldwin R, Naliboff BD, Pontari MA, Sutcliffe S, Landis JR. Urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome: insights from the MAPP Research Network. Nature Reviews Urology. 2019;16(3):187-200. Pubmed
27. Woodworth DC, Dagher A, Curatolo A, Sachdev M, Ashe-McNalley C, Naliboff BD, Labus JS, Landis JR, Kutch JJ, Mayer EA, Lee RS, Moses MA, Ellingson BM. Changes in brain white matter structure are associated with urine proteins in urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS): A MAPP Network study. PLOS ONE. 2018;13(12):e0206807. Pubmed
26. Yani MS, Wondolowski JH, Eckel SP, Kulig K, Fisher BE, Gordon JE, Kutch JJ*. Distributed representation of pelvic floor muscles in human motor cortex. Scientific Reports. 2018;8(1):7213. Pubmed
25. Smith JA, Albishi A, Babikian S, Asavasopon S, Fisher BE, Kutch JJ*. The motor cortical representation of a muscle is not homogeneous in brain connectivity. Exp Brain Res. 2017:1-10. Pubmed
24. Kutch JJ, Ichesco E, Hampson JP, Labus JS, Farmer MA, Martucci KT, Ness TJ, Deutsch G, Apkarian AV, Mackey SC, Klumpp DJ, Schaeffer AJ, Rodriguez LV, Kreder KJ, Buchwald D, Andriole GL, Lai HH, Mullins C, Kusek JW, Landis JR, Mayer EA, Clemens JQ, Clauw DJ, Harris RE. Brain signature and functional impact of centralized pain: a multidisciplinary approach to the study of chronic pelvic pain (MAPP) network study. PAIN. 2017;158(10):1979-91. Pubmed
23. Reyes A, Laine CM, Kutch JJ, Valero-Cuevas FJ. Beta Band Corticomuscular Drive Reflects Muscle Coordination Strategies. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. 2017;11(17). Pubmed
22. Kutch JJ*, Labus JS, Harris RE, Martucci KT, Farmer MA, Fenske S, Fling C, Ichesco E, Peltier S, Petre B, Guo W, Hou X, Stephens AJ, Mullins C, Clauw DJ, Mackey SC, Apkarian AV, Landis JR, Mayer EA.Resting-state functional connectivity predicts longitudinal pain symptom change in urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a MAPP network study. PAIN. 2017;158(6):1069-82. Pubmed
21. Duff SV, Sargent B, Kutch JJ, Berggren J, Leiby BE, Fetters L. Using Contingent Reinforcement to Augment Muscle Activation After Perinatal Brachial Plexus Injury: A Pilot Study. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics. 2017:1-11. Pubmed
20. Babikian S, Kanso E, Kutch JJ*. Cortical activity predicts good variation in human motor output. Exp Brain Res. 2017:1-9. Pubmed
19. Huang L, Kutch JJ, Ellingson BM, Martucci KT, Harris RE, Clauw DJ, Mackey S, Mayer EA, Schaeffer AJ, Apkarian AV, Farmer MA. Brain white matter changes associated with urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome: Multi-site neuroimaging from a MAPP case-control study. PAIN 2016:157 2782–2791. Pubmed
18. (Invited Commentary) Kutch JJ*, Tu FF Altered brain connectivity in dysmenorrhea: pain modulation and the motor cortex. PAIN 2016;157:5-6. Pubmed
16. Woodworth D, Mayer E, Leu K, Ashe-McNalley C, Naliboff BD, Labus JS, Tillisch K, Kutch JJ, Farmer MA, Apkarian AV, Johnson KA, Mackey SC, Ness TJ, Landis JR, Deutsch G, Harris RE, Clauw DJ, Mullins C, Ellingson BM, Network MR. Unique Microstructural Changes in the Brain Associated with Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (UCPPS) Revealed by Diffusion Tensor MRI, Super-Resolution Track Density Imaging, and Statistical Parameter Mapping: A MAPP Network Neuroimaging Study. PLoS ONE 2015;10(10):e0140250. Pubmed
15. Kutch JJ*, Yani MS, Asavasopon S, Kirages DJ, Rana M, Cosand L, Labus JS, Kilpatrick LA, Ashe-McNalley C, Farmer MA, Johnson KA, Ness TJ, Deutsch G, Harris RE, Apkarian AV, Clauw DJ, Mackey SC, Mullins C, Mayer EA (2015) ”Altered resting state neuromotor connectivity in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: A MAPP Research Network Neuroimaging Study”. NeuroImage: Clinical 8:493-502. Pubmed
14.Roll SC, Rana M, Sigward SM, Yani MS, Kirages DJ, Kutch JJ (2015) “Reliability of Superficial Male Pelvic Floor Structural Measurements Using Linear-Array Transperineal Sonography”. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 41:610-617. Pubmed
12.Kilpatrick LA, Kutch JJ, Tillisch K, Naliboff BD, Labus JS, Jiang Z, Farmer MA, Apkarian AV, Mackey S, Martucci KT, Clauw DJ, Harris RE, Deutsch G, Ness TJ, Yang CC, Maravilla K, Mullins C, Mayer EA “Alterations in Resting State Oscillations and Connectivity in Sensory and Motor Networks in Women with Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome”. The Journal of Urology 192: 947-955, 2014. Pubmed
11.Dayanidhi S, Kutch JJ, and Valero-Cuevas FJ. “Decrease in Muscle Contraction Time Complements Neural Maturation in the Development of Dynamic Manipulation”. The Journal of Neuroscience 33: 15050-15055, 2013. Pubmed
10.Roll SC, and Kutch JJ. “Transperineal Sonography Evaluation of Muscles and Vascularity in the Male Pelvic Floor”. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 29: 3-10, 2013. Pubmed
9.Kutch JJ, Valero-Cuevas FJ, “Challenges and new approaches to proving the existence of muscle synergies of neural origin”, PLoS Comput Biol 8: e1002434, 2012. Pubmed
8.Inouye JM, Kutch JJ, Valero-Cuevas FJ. “A Novel Synthesis of Computational Approaches Enables Optimization of Grasp Quality of Tendon-Driven Hands”. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, PP(99): 1-9, 2012. Pubmed
7.Kutch JJ, Valero-Cuevas FJ, “Muscle redundancy does not imply robustness to muscle dysfunction”, Journal of Biomechanics, 44:1264-1270, 2011. Pubmed
5.Kutch JJ, Valero-Cuevas FJ, “Computational Hypothesis Testing for Neuromuscular Systems”, 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 31-September 4 2010. Pubmed
3.Kutch JJ*, Kuo AD, Bloch AM, Rymer WZ “Endpoint force fluctuations reveal fexible rather than synergistic patterns of muscle cooperation”. Journal of Neurophysiology 100: 2455-2471, 2008. Pubmed
