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Denise Y. P. Henriques

Denise Y. P. Henriques

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Neuroscience

D-Index
38
Citations
4356
World Ranking
8640
National Ranking
506

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Denise Y. P. Henriques is affiliated with York University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and psychology. Their research primarily focuses on motor control and adaptation, cognitive neuroscience, and social psychology, among other areas intersecting physical therapy and rehabilitation.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Henriques' investigations delve deeper into subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, biomedical engineering, physical therapy, sports therapy, rehabilitation, and developmental and educational psychology.

Specific research topics covered in their work encompass motor control and adaptation, action observation and synchronization, muscle activation and electromyography studies, balance, gait and falls prevention, visual perception and processing mechanisms, sport psychology and performance, and tactile and sensory interactions.

Frequent co-authors in Henriques' publications include:

  • Bernard Marius 't Hart
  • Shanaathanan Modchalingam
  • Jennifer E. Ruttle
  • Raphael Q. Gastrock
  • Andrew J. King

Henriques has published in several scientific venues with notable frequency. These include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Vision
  • PLoS ONE
  • Experimental Brain Research

Recent publications by Henriques feature:

  • Implicit motor learning within three trials, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • The effect of age on visuomotor learning processes, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • External error attribution dampens efferent-based predictions but not proprioceptive changes in hand localization, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Adapting to visuomotor rotations in stepped increments increases implicit motor learning, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • Proprioceptive recalibration following implicit visuomotor adaptation is preserved in Parkinson's disease, 2021, Experimental Brain Research

Henriques received the Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation award in 2009, reflecting recognition in their professional career.

Best Publications

  • Gaze-Centered Remapping of Remembered Visual Space in an Open-Loop Pointing Task

    D. Y. P. Henriques;E. M. Klier;M. A. Smith;D. Lowy

  • Sensory recalibration of hand position following visuomotor adaptation.

    Erin K. Cressman;Denise Y. P. Henriques

  • Three-Dimensional Transformations for Goal-Directed Action

    J. Douglas Crawford;Denise Y. P. Henriques;W. Pieter Medendorp

  • Reach Adaptation and Proprioceptive Recalibration Following Exposure to Misaligned Sensory Input

    Erin K. Cressman;Denise Y. P. Henriques

  • Visuomotor Adaptation and Proprioceptive Recalibration

    Denise Y. P. Henriques;Erin K. Cressman

  • Proprioceptive localization of the left and right hands.

    Stephanie A. H. Jones;Erin K. Cressman;Denise Y. P. Henriques

  • Allocentric versus Egocentric Representation of Remembered Reach Targets in Human Cortex

    Y. Chen;S. Monaco;P. Byrne;X. Yan

  • Visuomotor adaptation and proprioceptive recalibration in older adults

    Erin K. Cressman;Danielle Salomonczyk;Denise Y. P. Henriques

  • Bias and sensitivity in the haptic perception of geometry

    Denise Y. P. Henriques;John F. Soechting

  • Proprioceptive recalibration following prolonged training and increasing distortions in visuomotor adaptation.

    Danielle Salomonczyk;Erin K. Cressman;Denise Y.P. Henriques

  • Role of Eye, Head, and Shoulder Geometry in the Planning of Accurate Arm Movements

    D Y P Henriques;J D Crawford

  • Task-dependent constraints in motor control: pinhole goggles make the head move like an eye.

    M. Ceylan;D. Y. P. Henriques;D. Y. P. Henriques;D. B. Tweed;D. B. Tweed;J. D. Crawford;J. D. Crawford

  • Direction-dependent distortions of retinocentric space in the visuomotor transformation for pointing.

    D. Y. P. Henriques;J. D. Crawford

  • Geometric computations underlying eye-hand coordination: orientations of the two eyes and the head.

    D. Y. P. Henriques;W. P. Medendorp;C. C. A. M. Gielen;J. D. Crawford

  • Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Adaptation Reveals the Cortical Networks for Processing Grasp-Relevant Object Properties

    Simona Monaco;Ying Chen;W.P. Medendorp;J.D. Crawford

  • The effects of awareness of the perturbation during motor adaptation on hand localization

    Shanaathanan Modchalingam;Chad Michael Vachon;Bernard Marius ‘t Hart;Denise Y. P. Henriques

  • Proprioceptive Guidance of Saccades in Eye–Hand Coordination

    L. Ren;A. Z. Khan;G. Blohm;D.Y.P. Henriques

  • Optimal integration of visual and proprioceptive movement information for the perception of trajectory geometry.

    Johanna Reuschel;Knut Drewing;Denise Y. P. Henriques;Frank Rösler

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over Human Dorsal–Lateral Posterior Parietal Cortex Disrupts Integration of Hand Position Signals Into the Reach Plan

    Michael Vesia;Xiaogang Yan;Denise Y. Henriques;Lauren E. Sergio

  • Approaches to the Study of Haptic Sensing

    Denise Y. P. Henriques;John F. Soechting

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Rösler
Frank Rösler Universität Hamburg
J. Douglas Crawford
J. Douglas Crawford York University
Patrick Cavanagh
Patrick Cavanagh York University
Howard Poizner
Howard Poizner University of California, San Diego
Lauren E. Sergio
Lauren E. Sergio York University
Tutis Vilis
Tutis Vilis University of Western Ontario
Andreas Straube
Andreas Straube Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Daniel M. Corcos
Daniel M. Corcos Northwestern University
W. Pieter Medendorp
W. Pieter Medendorp Radboud University
Karl R. Gegenfurtner
Karl R. Gegenfurtner University of Giessen

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