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Ageing, Parkinson's disease, attention , Neurological disorders, anxiety, visual control of gait

Biography

After completing my undergraduate degree in the Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Birmingham in 2001, I spent one year working for a financial institution. I then returned to the University of Birmingham to complete my PhD. Here I developed an interest in eye tracking and motion capture technology, studying interactions between gaze behaviour and gait parameters in older adults. I then joined the School of Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast where I developed an interested in Parkinson’s disease and the development of tools for assisting mobility and preventing falls. My work in creating auditory cues for enhancing gait in Parkinson’s disease patients led to an ongoing collaboration with Dr. Helen Bronte-Stuart at Stanford University. I joined Brunel University London in 2013 as a Research Fellow and in 2015 I became a Lecturer in Rehabilitation Psychology in the Department of Clinical Sciences.

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Employment (4)

University of Exeter: Exeter, Devon, GB

2019-09-01 to present | Senior Lecturer (Sport and Health Sciences)
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Brunel University: London, GB

2015-08-01 to present | Lecturer in Rehabilitation Psychology (Clinical Sciences)
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Brunel University: Uxbridge, Hillingdon, GB

2013-05-01 to present | Post Doctoral Research Fellow (Centre for Sports Medicine and Human Performance)
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Queen's University Belfast: Belfast, Belfast, GB

2008-11-01 to 2013-04-31 | Postdoctoral Researcher (Psychology)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Birmingham: Birmingham, Birmingham, GB

2005-10-01 to 2008-07-01 | PhD (Sport and Exercise Sciences)
Education
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University of Birmingham: Birmingham, Birmingham, GB

2001-10-01 to 2004-07-01 | BSc (Sport and Exercise Sciences)
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Professional activities (3)

British Psychological Society: Leicester, GB

2012-07-01 to present | Full
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International society for posture and gait research: Toronto, CA

2010-05-01 to present | Full
Membership
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Brunel University Brunel International: Uxbridge, Middlesex, GB

2019-09-01 | Honorary Senrior Lectureship (Institute for the Environment and Health Sciences)
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Funding (6)

Evaluation of "Exercise Leadership in Community Settings" programme

2018-02 to 2019-09 | Award
Sport England (London, England, GB)
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Awarded to Oomph Wellness

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Using analogies to overcome freezing of gait: a first step towards making the first step

2017-05 to 2018-07 | Grant
Parkinson's UK (London, GB)
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K-1604

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Scoping our future research Priorities

2015-05 to 2015-10 | Grant
Motability 10th Anniversary Trust (London, GB)
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Designing serious games for enhancing physical function and social interactivity in older adults

2014-09 to 2015-08 | Grant
Richard Benjamin Trust (London, GB)
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RBT1411

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The influence of anxiety and increased age on visual control of posture and gait

2014-03 to 2016-03 | Grant
Royal Society (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

IE131576

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Examining visual search behaviour as a function of movement specific reinvestment in older adults during adaptive walking tasks

2014-01 to 2015-01 | Grant
British Academy (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

SG132820

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Works (50 of 54)

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A Perspective on Using Virtual Reality to Incorporate the Affective Context of Everyday Falls Into Fall Prevention

JMIR Aging
2023-01-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Tiphanie E Raffegeau; William R Young; Peter C Fino; A Mark Williams
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“Is that a coincidence?”: Exploring health perceptions and the causal attributions of physical health conditions in British nuclear test veterans

SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: George Collett; Wendy Martin; William R. Young; Rhona M. Anderson
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Exposure Worry: The Psychological Impact of Perceived Ionizing Radiation Exposure in British Nuclear Test Veterans

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-11-20 | Journal article
Contributors: George Collett; William R. Young; Wendy Martin; Rhona M. Anderson
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Concern about falling is associated with segmental control when turning in older adults

Gait & Posture
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Adam J. Cocks; William R. Young; Toby J. Ellmers; Robin C. Jackson; A. Mark Williams
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Translating Attentional Control Theory to Applied Psychological Eye Tracking Research

2021-07-07 | Other
Contributors: William Young; Toby J Ellmers
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Conscious Control of Gait Increases with Task Difficulty and Can Be Mitigated by External Focus Instruction

Experimental Aging Research
2021-05-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Toby C. T. Mak; William R. Young; Thomson W. L. Wong
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Evidence of a Link between Fall-Related Anxiety and High-Risk Patterns of Visual Search in Older Adults during Adaptive Locomotion

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85073678398

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1758535X 10795006

Contributors: Ellmers, T.J.; Cocks, A.J.; Young, W.R.
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Fear of Falling Alters Anticipatory Postural Control during Cued Gait Initiation

Neuroscience
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85084808524

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18737544 03064522

Contributors: Ellmers, T.J.; Maslivec, A.; Young, W.R.
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Gait Stability in Older Adults during Level-Ground Walking: The Attentional Focus Approach

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85077941991

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10795014

Contributors: Mak, T.C.T.; Young, W.R.; Chan, D.C.L.; Wong, T.W.L.
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The feasibility of using virtual reality to induce mobility-related anxiety during turning

Gait and Posture
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85077745016

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18792219 09666362

Contributors: Raffegeau, T.E.; Fawver, B.; Clark, M.; Engel, B.T.; Young, W.R.; Williams, A.M.; Lohse, K.R.; Fino, P.C.
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The Role of Movement-Specific Reinvestment in Visuomotor Control of Walking by Older Adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85077942153

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10795014

Contributors: Uiga, L.; Capio, C.M.; Ryu, D.; Young, W.R.; Wilson, M.R.; Wong, T.W.L.; Tse, A.C.Y.; Masters, R.S.W.
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The role of reinvestment in conservative gait in older adults

Experimental Gerontology
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85079060084

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18736815 05315565

Contributors: Mak, T.C.T.; Young, W.R.; Wong, T.W.L.
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‘Recoupling’ the attentional and motor control of preparatory postural adjustments to overcome freezing of gait in Parkinson’s

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
2020-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Amy Maslivec; Anna Fielding; Mark Wilson; Meriel Norris; William Young
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Re-evaluating the measurement and influence of conscious movement processing on gait performance in older adults: Development of the Gait-Specific Attentional Profile

Gait & Posture
2020-09 | Journal article
Contributors: William R. Young; Toby J. Ellmers; Noel P. Kinrade; John Cossar; Adam J. Cocks
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‘Recoupling’ the attentional and motor control of preparatory postural adjustments to overcome Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s

2020-09-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Amy Maslivec; Anna Fielding; Mark Wilson; Meriel Norris; William Young
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The psychological consequences of (perceived) ionizing radiation exposure: a review on its role in radiation-induced cognitive dysfunction

International Journal of Radiation Biology
2020-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: George Collett; Kai Craenen; William Young; Mary Gilhooly; Rhona M. Anderson
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‘Recoupling’ the attentional and motor control of preparatory postural adjustments to overcome Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s

2020-06-01 | Preprint
Contributors: Amy Maslivec; Anna Fielding; Mark Wilson; Meriel Norris; William Young
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‘Recoupling’ the attentional and motor control of preparatory postural adjustments to overcome Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s

2020-05-21 | Preprint
Contributors: Amy Maslivec; Anna Fielding; Mark Wilson; Meriel Norris; William Young
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Exploring attentional focus of older adult fallers during heightened postural threat

Psychological Research
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85072047477

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14302772 03400727

Contributors: Ellmers, T.J.; Cocks, A.J.; Young, W.R.
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Investigating Changes in Real-time Conscious Postural Processing by Older Adults during Different Stance Positions Using Electroencephalography Coherence

Experimental Aging Research
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85072686416

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10964657 0361073X

Contributors: Chan, D.C.L.; Wong, T.W.L.; Zhu, F.F.; Cheng Lam, C.; Young, W.R.; Capio, C.M.; Masters, R.S.W.
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Kinect4FOG: monitoring and improving mobility in people with Parkinson’s using a novel system incorporating the Microsoft Kinect v2

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85047245191

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17483115 17483107

Contributors: Amini, A.; Banitsas, K.; Young, W.R.
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Revisiting the relationship between internal focus and balance control in young and older adults

Frontiers in Neurology
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85065442751

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16642295

Contributors: Chow, V.W.K.; Ellmers, T.J.; Young, W.R.; Mak, T.C.T.; Wong, T.W.L.
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The influence of anxiety and attentional focus on visual search during adaptive gait

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85066457917

Part of ISBN:

19391277 00961523

Contributors: Ellmers, T.J.; Young, W.R.
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The role of attentional focus on walking efficiency among older fallers and non-fallers

Age and Ageing
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85074185087

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14682834 00020729

Contributors: Mak, T.C.T.; Young, W.R.; Lam, W.-K.; Tse, A.C.Y.; Wong, T.W.L.
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Cognitively and socially induced stress affects postural control

Experimental Brain Research
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85033731616

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14321106 00144819

Contributors: Doumas, M.; Morsanyi, K.; Young, W.R.
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Recalibrating disparities in perceived and actual balance abilities in older adults: A mixed-methods evaluation of a novel exergaming intervention

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85044379555

Part of ISBN:

17430003

Contributors: Ellmers, T.J.; Paraskevopoulos, I.T.; Williams, A.M.; Young, W.R.
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Conscious motor control impairs attentional processing efficiency during precision stepping

Gait & Posture
2018-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Toby J. Ellmers; William R. Young
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Integratingfall-risk assessments within a simple balance exergame

2017 9th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications, VS-Games 2017 - Proceedings
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85034655917

Contributors: Ellmers, T.J.; Young, W.R.; Paraskevopoulos, I.T.
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Measuring standing balance in multiple sclerosis: Further progress towards an automatic and reliable method in clinical practice

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85020430154

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18785883 0022510X

Contributors: Keune, P.M.; Young, W.R.; Paraskevopoulos, I.T.; Hansen, S.; Muenssinger, J.; Oschmann, P.; Müller, R.
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Gazing into Thin Air: The Dual-Task Costs of Movement Planning and Execution during Adaptive Gait.

2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Ellmers TJ; Cocks AJ; Doumas M; Williams AM; Young WR
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A validation of neural co-activation as a measure of attentional focus in a postural task.

2016-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Ellmers TJ; Machado G; Wong TW; Zhu F; Williams AM; Young WR
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Auditory cueing in Parkinson's patients with freezing of gait. What matters most: Action-relevance or cue-continuity?

2016-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Young WR; Shreve L; Quinn EJ; Craig C; Bronte-Stewart H
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Examining links between anxiety, reinvestment and walking when talking by older adults during adaptive gait.

2016-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Young WR; Olonilua M; Masters RS; Dimitriadis S; Mark Williams A
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Dynamic walking features and improved walking performance in multiple sclerosis patients treated with fampridine (4-aminopyridine).

2015 | Journal article
Contributors: Keune PM; Cocks AJ; Young WR; Burschka JM; Hansen S; Hofstadt-van Oy U; Oschmann P; Muenssinger J
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A Wii Bit of Fun: A Novel Platform to Deliver Effective Balance Training to Older Adults.

2015-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Whyatt C; Merriman NA; Young WR; Newell FN; Craig C
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How fear of falling can increase fall-risk in older adults: Applying psychological theory to practical observations

Gait & Posture
2015-01 | Journal article
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How fear of falling can increase fall-risk in older adults: applying psychological theory to practical observations.

2015-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Young WR; Mark Williams A
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Balls to the wall: how acoustic information from a ball in motion guides interceptive movement in people with Parkinson's disease.

2014-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Bieńkiewicz MM; Young WR; Craig CM
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Auditory observation of stepping actions can cue both spatial and temporal components of gait in Parkinson׳s disease patients

Neuropsychologia
2014-05 | Journal article
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Synthesis of walking sounds for alleviating gait disturbances in Parkinson's disease.

2014-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Rodger MW; Young WR; Craig CM
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We need a balanced perspective in Wii-search.

2014-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Young WR
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Perceiving and reenacting spatiotemporal characteristics of walking sounds

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84880993487

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00961523

Contributors: Young, W.; Rodger, M.; Craig, C.M.
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Synthesis of Walking Sounds for Alleviating Gait Disturbances in Parkinson’s Disease

IEEE Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
2013-10-25 | Journal article
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Time to get a move on: overcoming bradykinetic movement in Parkinson's disease with artificial sensory guidance generated from biological motion.

2013-09 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.bbr.2013.07.003

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23838076

Contributors: Bieńkiewicz MM; Rodger MW; Young WR; Craig CM
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Newly acquired fear of falling leads to altered eye movement patterns and reduced stepping safety: a case study.

2012 | Journal article
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10.1371/journal.pone.0049765

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23185432

PMC:

PMC3504096

Contributors: Young WR; Hollands MA
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Perceiving and Reenacting Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Walking Sounds

Journal of Experimental Psychology: HPP
2012-08-06 | Journal article
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Evidence for age-related decline in visuomotor function and reactive stepping adjustments.

2012-07 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.04.009

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22609043

Contributors: Young WR; Hollands MA
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Influences of state anxiety on gaze behavior and stepping accuracy in older adults during adaptive locomotion.

2012-01 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1093/geronb/gbr074

PMID:

21808071

Contributors: Young WR; Wing AM; Hollands MA
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Assessing and training standing balance in older adults: A novel approach using the 'Nintendo Wii' Balance Board

Gait and Posture
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79951552214

Part of ISBN:

09666362

Contributors: Young, W.; Ferguson, S.; Brault, S.; Craig, C.
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Health and well-being profiles of older European adults

European Journal of Ageing
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79957917780

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16139380 16139372

Contributors: Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C.; Barkoukis, V.; Grano, C.; Lucidi, F.; Lindwall, M.; Liukkonen, J.; Raudsepp, L.; Young, W.
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Peer review (3 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Experimental brain research. (1)
Review activity for Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation. (1)
Review activity for Parkinsonism & related disorders. (1)