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Overview

Romeo Chua is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily spans the field of neuroscience, with particular emphasis on cognitive neuroscience, physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, biomedical engineering, social psychology, and orthopedics and sports medicine.

The main topics addressed in their research include motor control and adaptation, balance, gait, and falls prevention, muscle activation and electromyography studies, action observation and synchronization, vestibular and auditory disorders, effects of vibration on health, and tactile and sensory interactions.

Romeo Chua's recent publications cover a range of relevant topics in neuroscience and related fields. Notable papers include:

  • "Learning to stand with unexpected sensorimotor delays," 2021, published in eLife
  • "Cortical potentials time-locked to discrete postural events during quiet standing are facilitated during postural threat exposure," 2023, published in The Journal of Physiology
  • "Synthetic data in generalizable, learning-based neuroimaging," 2024, published in Imaging Neuroscience
  • "Facilitation and Habituation of Cortical and Subcortical Control of Standing Balance Following Repeated Exposure to a Height-related Postural Threat," 2022, published in Neuroscience
  • "Assessing and defining explicit processes in visuomotor adaptation," 2021, published in Experimental Brain Research

The scientist collaborates frequently with a core group of co-authors, which include J. Timothy Inglis, Mark G. Carpenter, Hyosub E. Kim, Gregg Eschelmuller, and Ryan M. Peters.

Romeo Chua tends to publish in venues that focus on experimental brain research, neurophysiology, motor behavior, and neuroscience communication, with recurrent publications appearing in:

  • Experimental Brain Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Journal of Motor Behavior
  • Neuroscience Letters

Across their career, Romeo Chua has contributed extensively to the understanding of postural control, sensorimotor adaptation, and neuroimaging techniques as they relate to balance and motor function. Their work integrates interdisciplinary approaches involving engineering, rehabilitation, and cognitive neuroscience, reflecting in their varied subfield interests and publication topics.

Best Publications

  • A century later: Woodworth's (1899) two-component model of goal-directed aiming.

    Digby Elliott;Werner F. Helsen;Romeo Chua

  • Visual regulation of manual aiming

    Romeo Chua;Digby Elliott

  • Discrete vs. continuous visual control of manual aiming

    Digby Elliott;Richard G. Garson;David Goodman;Romeo Chua

  • Can prepared responses be stored subcortically

    Anthony N. Carlsen;Romeo Chua;J. Timothy Inglis;David J. Sanderson

  • Eye-hand coordination in goal-directed aiming.

    Gordon Binsted;Romeo Chua;Werner Helsen;Digby Elliott

  • Prepared movements are elicited early by startle.

    Anthony N. Carlsen;Romeo Chua;J. Timothy Inglis;David J. Sanderson

  • Inferring online and offline processing of visual feedback in target-directed movements from kinematic data.

    Michael A. Khan;Ian M. Franks;Digby Elliott;Gavin P. Lawrence

  • Optimal control strategies under different feedback schedules: kinematic evidence.

    Michael A Khan;Digby Elliot;Jamie Coull;Romeo Chua

  • The influence of postural threat on the cortical response to unpredictable and predictable postural perturbations

    Allan L. Adkin;Adam D. Campbell;Romeo Chua;Mark G. Carpenter

  • Asymmetries in the regulation of visually guided aiming.

    Richard G. Carson;David Goodman;Romeo Chua;Digby Elliott

  • Possible contributions of CPG activity to the control of rhythmic human arm movement.

    E Paul Zehr;Timothy J Carroll;Romeo Chua;David F Collins

  • Sex differences in exercise-induced diaphragmatic fatigue in endurance-trained athletes

    Jordan A. Guenette;Lee M. Romer;Jordan S. Querido;Romeo Chua

  • Startle produces early response latencies that are distinct from stimulus intensity effects.

    Anthony N. Carlsen;Chris J. Dakin;Romeo Chua;Ian M. Franks

  • Asymmetries in Coupling Dynamics of Perception and Action.

    W. D. Byblow;R. Chua;D. Goodman

  • Human interlimb reflexes evoked by electrical stimulation of cutaneous nerves innervating the hand and foot.

    Paul E. Zehr;David F. Collins;Romeo Chua

  • The contribution of vision to asymmetries in manual aiming

    Richard G. Carson;Romeo Chua;Digby Elliott;David Goodman

  • Touch Noise Increases Vibrotactile Sensitivity in Old and Young

    Cari Wells;Lawrence M. Ward;R. Chua;J. Timothy Inglis

  • Considerations for the use of a startling acoustic stimulus in studies of motor preparation in humans

    Anthony N. Carlsen;Dana Maslovat;Melanie Y. Lam;Romeo Chua

  • The role of cutaneous receptors in the foot.

    J. Timothy Inglis;Paul M. Kennedy;Cari Wells;Romeo Chua

  • Asymmetries in the Preparation and Control of Manual Aiming Movements

    Digby Elliott;Eric A. Roy;David Goodman;Richard G. Carson

  • On-line control of rapid aiming movements: Unexpected target perturbations and movement kinematics.

    Matthew Heath;Nicola J. Hodges;Romeo Chua;Digby Elliott

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian M. Franks
Ian M. Franks University of British Columbia
Digby Elliott
Digby Elliott McMaster University
J. Timothy Inglis
J. Timothy Inglis University of British Columbia
Mark G. Carpenter
Mark G. Carpenter University of British Columbia
Nicola J. Hodges
Nicola J. Hodges University of British Columbia
Richard G. Carson
Richard G. Carson Trinity College Dublin
James T. Enns
James T. Enns University of British Columbia
Alan Kingstone
Alan Kingstone University of British Columbia
Winston D. Byblow
Winston D. Byblow University of Auckland
Eric A. Roy
Eric A. Roy University of Waterloo

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