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Dr Andrew Monaghan

School of Psychology
Dr Andrew Monaghan

Dr Andrew Monaghan

School of Psychology

My research interests include the neural control of balance, mobility, and gait across the lifespan, with a focus on ageing and neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis. My research integrates mobile EEG, motion capture, and clinical assessments to examine how perception, cognition, and attention shape reactive balance, freezing of gait, and fall risk. This work aims to identify neural mechanisms underlying mobility decline and inform targeted, evidence-based rehabilitation interventions.

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Open to PhD applications examining the neural control of balance, gait, and cognition across ageing and Parkinson’s disease. Current projects include identifying mobile EEG biomarkers of freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease to predict fall risk and guide adaptive therapies, and investigating cognitive-motor set-shifting in older adults to understand how attention and flexibility support balance under dual-task demands. Students will gain training in mobile EEG, motion capture, and behavioural neuroscience.

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  • Neural Signatures of Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease
  • Cognitive and Motor Set-Shifting in Aging

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