Browsing Open Research by Author "Taylor, D"
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A service delivery model of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy utilising clinical education
Binns, E; Taylor, D (World Confederation for Physical Therapy, 2011)Purpose: To use a unique method of service delivery for Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Relevance: Despite strong evidence of effectiveness Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy is not a readily available treatment option ... -
ACE and UCP2 gene polymorphisms and their association with baseline and exercise-related changes in the functional performance of older adults
Keogh, JW; Palmer, BR; Taylor, D; Kilding, AE (PeerJ, 2015)Maintaining high levels of physical function is an important aspect of successful ageing. While muscle mass and strength contribute to functional performance in older adults, little is known about the possible genetic basis ... -
Ageing With Cerebral Palsy; What Are the Health Experiences of Adults With Cerebral Palsy? A Qualitative Study
Mudge, S; Rosie, J; Stott, S; Taylor, D; Signal, N; McPherson, K (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2016)Objective To enhance understanding of the experiences of ageing with cerebral palsy (CP) in adulthood with a particular focus on experiences with health services. Design A qualitative descriptive methodology was applied ... -
Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Learning a Novel Split-belt Treadmill Task: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Kumari, N; Taylor, D; Rashid, U; Vandal, AC; Smith, PF; Signal, N (Nature Publishing Group, 2020)This study aimed to examine the effect of repeated anodal cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (ctDCS) on learning a split-belt treadmill task. Thirty healthy individuals randomly received three consecutive ... -
Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Motor Learning in People With Chronic Stroke: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
Kumari, N; Taylor, D; Olsen, S; Rashid, U; Signal, N (MDPI AG, 2020)Cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (ctDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique that alters neural plasticity through weak, continuous, direct currents delivered to the cerebellum. This study aimed ... -
Combining Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and Fall Prevention Exercise (CogEx) in Older Adults With Mild to Moderate Dementia: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial
Binns, E; Kerse, N; Peri, K; Cheung, G; Taylor, D (BMC, 2020)Background: People living with dementia (PLwD) have a high fall risk as cognitive impairment compromises control of gait and balance. Fall prevention exercises that are effective in healthy older adults may not work for ... -
An EEG Experimental Study Evaluating the Performance of Texas Instruments ADS1299
Rashid, U; Niazi, IK; Signal, N; Taylor, D (MDPI, 2018)Texas Instruments ADS1299 is an attractive choice for low cost electroencephalography (EEG) devices owing to its low power consumption and low input referred noise. To date, there have been no rigorous evaluations of its ... -
The Effect of Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Motor Learning: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Kumari, N; Taylor, D; Signal, N (Frontiers Media, 2019)Background: Cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (ctDCS) appears to modulate motor performance in both adaptation and motor skill tasks; however, whether the gains are long-lasting is unclear. Objectives: ... -
The Effectiveness of Real-time Haptic Feedback Gait Retraining for Reducing Resultant Tibial Acceleration With Runners
Sheerin, KR; Reid, D; Taylor, D; Besier, TF (Elsevier BV, 2020)Objectives To examine the effectiveness of real-time haptic feedback gait retraining for reducing resultant tibial acceleration (TA-R) with runners, the retention of changes over four weeks, and the transfer of learning ... -
Evaluating the Effects of an Exercise Program (Staying UpRight) for Older Adults in Long-term Care on Rates of Falls: Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial
Taylor, L; Parsons, J; Taylor, D; Binns, E; Lord, S; Edlin, R; Rochester, L; Del Din, S; Klenk, J; Buckley, C; Cavadino, A; Moyes, SA; Kerse, N (BioMed Central, 2020)Background: Falls are two to four times more frequent amongst older adults living in long-term care (LTC) than community-dwelling older adults and have deleterious consequences. It is hypothesised that a progressive exercise ... -
Evolving Spatio-temporal Data Machines Based on the NeuCube Neuromorphic Framework: Design Methodology and Selected Applications
Kasabov, N; Scott, N; Tu, E; Marks, S; Sengupta, S; Capecci, E; Othman, M; Doborjeh, M; Murli, N; Hartono, R; Espinosa-Ramo, JI; Zhou, L; Alvi, F; Wang, G; Taylor, D; Feigin, V; Gulyaev, S; Mahmoud, M; Hou, Z-G; Yang, J (Elsevier, 2015)The paper describes a new type of evolving connectionist systems (ECOS) called evolving spatio-temporal data machines based on neuromorphic, brain-like information processing principles (eSTDM). These are multi-modular ... -
Induction of long-term depression-like plasticity by pairings of motor imagination and peripheral electrical stimulation
Jochumsen, M; Signal, N; Nedergaard, RW; Taylor, D; Haavik, H; Niazi, IK (Frontiers Media S.A., 2015)Long-term depression (LTD) and long-term potentiation (LTP)-like plasticity are models of synaptic plasticity which have been associated with memory and learning. The induction of LTD and LTP-like plasticity, using ... -
Intra- and Inter-rater Reliability of Manual Feature Extraction Methods in Movement Related Cortical Potential Analysis
Alder, G; Signal, N; Rashid, U; Olsen, S; Niazi, IK; Taylor, D (MDPI, 2020)Event related potentials (ERPs) provide insight into the neural activity generated in response to motor, sensory and cognitive processes. Despite the increasing use of ERP data in clinical research little is known about ... -
Investigating the Intervention Parameters of Endogenous Paired Associative Stimulation (ePAS)
Alder, G; Signal, N; Vandal, AC; Olsen, S; Jochumsen, M; Niazi, IK; Taylor, DAdvances in our understanding of neural plasticity have prompted the emergence of neuromodulatory interventions, which modulate corticomotor excitability (CME) and hold potential for accelerating stroke recovery. Endogenous ... -
On Nonlinear Regression for Trends in Split-belt Treadmill Training
Rashid, U; Kumari, N; Signal, N; Taylor, D; Vandal, A (MDPI, 2020)Single and double exponential models fitted to step length symmetry series are used to evaluate the timecourse of adaptation and de-adaptation in instrumented split-belt treadmill tasks. Whilst the nonlinear regression ... -
Pairing Voluntary Movement and Muscle-located Electrical Stimulation Increases Cortical Excitability
Jochumsen, M; Niazi, I; Signal, N; Nedergaard, RW; Holt, K; Haavik, H; Taylor, D (Frontiers Media S.A, 2016)Learning new motor skills has been correlated with increased cortical excitability. In this study, different location of electrical stimulation (ES), nerve, or muscle, was paired with voluntary movement to investigate if ... -
Peripheral Electrical Stimulation Paired With Movement-related Cortical Potentials Improves Isometric Muscle Strength and Voluntary Activation Following Stroke
Olsen, S; Signal, N; Niazi, IK; Rashid, U; Alder, G; Mawston, G; Nedergaard, RB; Jochumsen, M; Taylor, D (Frontiers Media, 2020)Background: Endogenous paired associative stimulation (ePAS) is a neuromodulatory intervention that has potential to aid stroke recovery. ePAS involves pairing endogenous electroencephalography (EEG) signals known as ... -
Physical activity is medicine for older adults
Taylor, D (BMJ Publishing, 2013)There is evidence from high quality studies to strongly support the positive association between increased levels of physical activity, exercise participation and improved health in older adults. Worldwide, around 3.2 ... -
Reliability of Lower Limb Motor Evoked Potentials in Stroke and Healthy Populations: How Many Responses Are Needed?
Lewis, GN; Signal, N; Taylor, D (Elsevier, 2013)Objective To determine the intra- and inter-session reliability of motor evoked potential (MEP) size parameters in the lower limb of patients with stroke, focussing on the number of MEPs collected and the method of measuring ... -
Reliability of Tibialis Anterior Muscle Voluntary Activation Using the Interpolated Twitch Technique and the Central Activation Ratio in People With Stroke
Olsen, S; Signal, N; Niazi, IK; Alder, G; Rashid, U; Nedergaard, RB; Taylor, D (MDPI AG, 2021)Voluntary activation (VA) is measured by applying supramaximal electrical stimulation to a muscle during a maximal voluntary contraction (MVC). The amplitude of the evoked muscle twitch is used to determine any VA deficit, ...