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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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R6264PSY: The Impact of Neural Plasticity on the Crossed Facilitation of Motor Pathways
01/08/2006 → 17/12/2019
Project: Research
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R1271PSY: Cross education of movement function across the lifespan
01/08/2010 → 31/12/2015
Project: Research
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Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Single motor unit matrix
Martinez-Valdes, E., Enoka, R. M., Holobar, A., McGill, K., Farina, D., Besomi, M., Hug, F., Falla, D., Carson, R. G., Clancy, E. A., Disselhorst-Klug, C., van Dieën, J. H., Tucker, K., Gandevia, S., Lowery, M., Søgaard, K., Besier, T., Merletti, R., Kiernan, M. C., Rothwell, J. C. & 2 others, , Feb 2023, In: Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology. 68, 102726.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: High-density surface electromyography matrix
Gallina, A., Disselhorst-Klug, C., Farina, D., Merletti, R., Besomi, M., Holobar, A., Enoka, R. M., Hug, F., Falla, D., Søgaard, K., McGill, K., Clancy, E. A., Carson, R. G., van Dieën, J. H., Gandevia, S., Lowery, M., Besier, T., Kiernan, M. C., Rothwell, J. C., Tucker, K. & 1 others, , Jun 2022, In: Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology. 64, 102656.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deficits in rate of force production during multifinger tasks are associated with cognitive status
Carson, R. G. & Holton, E., Jun 2022, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 37, 6, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neural mechanisms mediating cross education: with additional considerations for the ageing brain
Calvert, G. H. M. & Carson, R. G., Jan 2022, In: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews. 132, p. 260-288 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The multifinger force deficit: A protocol to detect incipient cognitive decline
Carson, R. G., 03 Mar 2022, (Early online date) In: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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