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Research Interests
My research focuses upon the development of novel approaches to the amelioration of age-related cognitive and behavioural dysfunction. In this context, a pivotal role is ascribed to methods and applications that optimise the utilisation of adaptive brain plasticity. Much of my current clinical and pre-clinical research has a specific emphasis upon the neuro-rehabilitation of stroke survivors. I am involved in the development and clinical evaluation of a number of novel, targeted non-pharmacological rehabilitation interventions. Another current area of enquiry is the scientific basis of interventions that may be used harness brain plasticity during periods of limb immobilisation, with the aim of maintaining functional capacity in older persons who have sustained injuries as a result of a fall.
Teaching
PSY2064 Perception and Psychobiology
Particulars
Journal of Motor Behavior: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Movement Neuroscience -
published by Taylor and Francis, London
Editor Emeritus
Human Movement Science - published by Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Associate Editor (August 1995 and continuing)
Acta Psychologica - published by Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Editorial Board Member (January 2006 and continuing)
Frontiers in Movement Science and Sport Psychology
Review Editor (February 2013 and continuing)
Achievements
Fellow of Trinity College Dublin
Vice-President International Society of Motor Control (July 2011 – July 2015)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Finished
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R1271PSY: Cross education of movement function across the lifespan
Carson, R. (PI)
01/08/2010 → 31/12/2015
Project: Research
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R6264PSY: The Impact of Neural Plasticity on the Crossed Facilitation of Motor Pathways
Carson, R. (PI)
01/08/2006 → 31/12/2007
Project: Research
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Using mechanistic knowledge to appraise contemporary approaches to the rehabilitation of upper limb function following stroke
Carson, R. G. & Hayward, K. S., 01 Feb 2025, In: The Journal of Physiology. 603, 3, p. 635-650 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A cogent technique to circumvent the use of (some) ratio measures in physiology
Carson, R. G., 01 Oct 2024, In: The Journal of Physiology. 602, 19, p. 4713-4728 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Application of EMG to estimate muscle force
J M Dick, T., Tucker, K., Hug, F., Besomi, M., van Dieën, J. H., Enoka, R. M., Besier, T., Carson, R. G., Clancy, E. A., Disselhorst-Klug, C., Falla, D., Farina, D., Gandevia, S., Holobar, A., Kiernan, M. C., Lowery, M., McGill, K., Merletti, R., Perreault, E. & Rothwell, J. C. & 3 others, , Dec 2024, In: Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 79, 102910.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Checklist for reporting and critically appraising studies using EMG (CEDE-Check)
Besomi, M., Devecchi, V., Falla, D., McGill, K., Kiernan, M. C., Merletti, R., van Dieën, J. H., Tucker, K., Clancy, E. A., Søgaard, K., Hug, F., Carson, R. G., Perreault, E., Gandevia, S., Besier, T., Rothwell, J. C., Enoka, R. M., Holobar, A., Disselhorst-Klug, C. & Wrigley, T. & 3 others, , Jun 2024, In: Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 76, 102874.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deficits in force production during multifinger tasks demarcate cognitive dysfunction
Carson, R. G., Berdondini, D., Crosbie, M., McConville, C., Forbes, S., Stewart, M. & Chiu, R. Z. X., 05 Apr 2024, In: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 36, 12 p., 87.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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