Griffith University

B Science (Hons), PhD

Professor, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science

Contact details for Professor Lewis Adams

Research expertise

• Perception and cardiorespiratory control during exercise
• Functional brain mapping
• Sleep and breathing
• Genetic influences on exercise capacity
• Ageing-related impact of lung function and shortness of breath on exercise capacity and health status

Current teaching areas

• Physiological Principles of Rehabilitation

Selected publications

• Dunroy, H.M., Adams, L., Corfield, D.R., and Morrell, M.J. CO₂ retention in lung disease; could there be a   pre-existing difference in respiratory physiology? Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology., 136 (2-3): 179-186, 2003.
• Browne, H.A., Adams, L., Simonds, A.K., and Morrell, M.J. Sleep apnoea and daytime function in the elderly - what is the impact of arousal frequency? Respiratory medicine, 97 (10), 1102-8, 2003
• Moosavi, S.H., Guz, A., and Adams, L. Repeat pairings of exercise and 'imperceptible' deadspace loading do not alter E of subsequent exercise in man. Journal of Applied Physiology, 92,1159-1168, 2002.
• Isaev, G., Murphy, K., Abraham Guz, A., and Adams, L. (2002). Areas of the brain concerned with ventilatory load compensation in awake man. Journal of Physiology, 539, 935-945, 2002.
• Stulbarg, M.S, Carrieri-Kohlman, V., Demir-Deviren, S., Nguyen, H.Q., Adams, L., Tsang, A.H., John Duda, J., Gold, WM. and Paul, S. Exercise training improves outcomes of a dyspnea self-management program. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 22, 109-21, 2002.
• Evans, K.C., Banzett, R.B., Adams, L., McKay, L., Frackowiak, R.S.J and Corfield, DR. BOLD fMRI identifies limbic, para-limbic and cerebellar activation during air hunger. Journal of Neurophysiology.88, 1500-1511, 2002.
• Browne, H.A.K., Adams, L., Simonds, A.K. and Morrell, M.J. Impact of age on breathing and resistive pressure in people with and without sleep apnoea. Journal of Applied Physiology. 90: 1074-1082, 2001.
• Morrell, M.J., Browne, H.A.K. and Adams, L. The ventilatory response to inspiratory resistive loading during rapid eye movement sleep in humans. Journal of Physiology. 526:195-202, 2000.
• Banzett, R.B., Mulnier, H.E., Murphy, K., Rosen, S.D., Wise, R.J.S. and Adams, L. Breathlessness in humans activates insular cortex. Neuroreport. 11:21-26, 2000.
• Harty, H.R., Corfield, D.R., Schwartzstein, R.M. and Adams, L. External thoracic restriction, respiratory sensation and ventilation during exercise in man. Journal of Applied Physiology. 86: 1142-1150, 1999.
• Corfield, D.R., Roberts, C.A., Guz, A.,. Murphy, K. and Adams, L. Modulation of the cortico-spinal control of ventilation and arm movement by changes in reflex respiratory drive. Journal of Applied Physiology. 87:1923-1930, 1999.
• Murphy, K., Corfield, D.R., Guz, A., Fink, G.R., Harrison, J., Wise, R.J.S. and Adams, L. Cerebral areas associated with the motor control of speech in man. Journal of Applied Physiology. 85: 1438-1447, 1997.