Michael Dhaliwal’s MSc Thesis Defence

10 March 2025 9:00 AM

Venue: War Memorial Gymnasium, Motor Skills Lab, room 300
Categories: Graduate Student Event

Title: Investigating Visual and Motor Influences on Action Prediction of a Volleyball Set Action Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Nicola Hodges Committee members: Dr. Romeo Chua, Dr. Christian Vater Defence Chair: Dr. Hyosub Kim Abstract: In high-performance sports, anticipating an opponent’s actions provides a significant advantage for fast and accurate responding. One proposed mechanism for this anticipatory process is internal […]

Solenne Villemer’s MSc Thesis Defence

14 March 2025 10:30 AM

Venue: Chan Gunn Pavilion, seminar room 200
Categories: Graduate Student Event

Title: Implicit adaptation to galvanic vestibular perturbation during goal-directed postural movement Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Mark G. Carpenter, Dr. J. Timothy Inglis Committee member: Dr. Romeo Chua Defence Chair: Dr. Hyosub Kim Abstract: The vestibular system plays a crucial role in our dynamic control of posture and spatial orientation. While long-term adaptation to novel vestibular inputs […]