Professor | Deputy Director
Email: romeo.chua@ubc.ca
Phone: 604 822 1624
Lab Website: Perceptual-Motor Dynamics Laboratory
Office: Osborne Centre Unit 2, Room 205 | 6108 Thunderbird Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3
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Education
Simon Fraser University, 1995, PhD, (Kinesiology)
McMaster University, 1992, MSc, (Human Biodynamics)
Simon Fraser University, 1991, BSc, (Kinesiology)
Courses Taught
KIN 211 Human Motor Behaviour I
KIN 311 Sensorimotor Control of Human Movement
KIN 419 Laboratory Investigations in Neuromechanical Kinesiology
KIN 568 Seminar in Human Sensorimotor Control
Research Area
Research Interests
Publications
See Google Scholar for an up-to-date list of publications.
Research and Teaching
My research focus is centered on the study of human perceptual-motor control. The long-term objective of this research program is to understand the neurobehavioural mechanisms underlying the sensory and perceptual contributions to the preparation and execution of goal-directed actions. The research program is motivated by longstanding interests in issues pertaining to 1) the volitional and automatic control of visually-guided action, 2) the mechanisms underlying motor preparation, and 3) the processes underlying sensorimotor adaptation and learning. A current objective of my research is to investigate the principles that govern the sensorimotor adaptation of goal-directed actions in the face of systematic perturbations to the sensory/perceptual environment and/or the effector machinery. The capacity of our sensorimotor system to adapt – to detect and correct movement error, to refine our actions and adjust to changing conditions in the environment and/or neuromuscular system – is important to act upon and interact with the world. The aim of this research to further our understanding of sensorimotor adaptation.