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I am interested in perceptual-motor coordination and skill acquisition, with a specific focus on auditory-motor coordination. My research includes questions of how people time movements to auditory events, such as synchronising with a beat, walking to rhythmic sounds (particularly as an aid for gait in Parkinson's disease), or catching a moving object without vision. I am interested in how ‘movement sonification’ (using motion capture data to trigger sounds in real-time) can be used as feedback to enhance learning of motor skills. This involves research into both fundamental questions of perceptual-motor learning, as well as applications to habilitation for children and adults with Visual Impairments. I also research skill acquisition in music performance, including understanding how sound-movement coupling emerges through musical training, techniques to enhance musical skill acquisition, and understanding skilful adaptability in the context of music improvisation. Across all these topics, I want to understand how perceptual information can guide skilful action, as well as the implications for understanding the embodied mind.
Current PhD students:
- Alannah Savage
- James Stafford
- Michal Toth
- Anna Carapellotti (co-supervisor)
Former PhD students:
- Gerard Breaden-Madden
- John Dyer
- Zara Gibson
- Lilian Simones
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Projects 2015 2015
- 1 Active
R2247PSY: Improving Movement Skills fo Visually-Impaired Children Using Interactive Sounds
12/11/2015 → …
Project: Research
Acoustic waves
Feedback
Innovation
Research Output 2007 2019
1
Citation
(Scopus)
138
Downloads
(Pure)
The Limitations of Being a Copycat: Learning Golf Putting Through Auditory and Visual Guidance
Bienkiewicz, M. M. N., Bringoux, L., Buloup, F., Rodger, M., Craig, C. & Bourdin, C., 01 Feb 2019, In : Frontiers in Psychology. 10, 19 p., 92.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Golf
Learning
Biomechanical Phenomena
Cues
Training Support
5
Citations
(Scopus)
184
Downloads
(Pure)
Sensory substitution: Using a vibrotactile device to orient and walk to targets
Lobo, L., Travieso, D., Jacobs, D. M., Rodger, M. & Craig, C. M., 01 Mar 2018, In : Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied. 24, 1, p. 108-124Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Equipment and Supplies
Locomotion
Walking
Understanding Human Behaviour In Virtual Reality Environments
Sen, S., Gibson, Z., Butterfield, J., Rodger, M., Murphy, B. T. & Marzano, A., 20 Jun 2018, p. 119-127. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Virtual reality
Computer aided design
Flight simulators
Eye movements
Display devices
Use of Dry Electrode Electroencephalography (EEG) to Monitor Pilot Workload and Distraction Based on P300 Responses to an Auditory Oddball Task
Gibson, Z., Butterfield, J., Rodger, M., Murphy, B. & Marzano, A., 21 Jul 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Electroencephalography
Landing
Electrodes
Flight simulators
Takeoff
5
Citations
(Scopus)
191
Downloads
(Pure)
Advantages of melodic over rhythmic movement sonification in bimanual motor skill learning
Dyer, J., Stapleton, P. & Rodger, M., 26 Jul 2017, In : Experimental Brain Research. p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Motor Skills
Learning
Control Groups
Diamond
Coordination Complexes
Activities 2007 2019
International Conference on Perception and Action 2019
Matthew Rodger (Session chair)05 Jul 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
14th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research (Event)
Matthew Rodger (Advisor)2019 → …
Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (Journal)
Matthew Rodger (Peer reviewer)2019 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
International Conference on Perception and Action 2019
Matthew Rodger (Speaker)05 Jul 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Northern Ireland Sensory Impairment Conference 2019
Matthew Rodger (Speaker)28 Aug 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Thesis
Human Movement Sonification for Motor Skill Learning
Author: Dyer, J., Jun 2017Supervisor: Rodger, M. (Supervisor) & Stapleton, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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