Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160100042

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE160100042

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Multitasking effects on motor control in childhood through adolescence. This project aims to increase knowledge on the development of motor control and its cognitive determinants. The ability to perform cognitive and motor tasks simultaneously is a critical skill for daily living. From childhood to adolescence, and across a range of developmental disorders, simultaneous performance of cognitive and motor tasks represents a major challenge. Children with cognitive and motor coordination problems show increased inattention, hyperactivity, psychosocial difficulties and negative perceptions of self-worth. This project aims to investigate how the cognitive demands of balance control during walking changes from childhood to adolescence. The results may help to identify the mechanisms underlying childhood disorders associated with comorbid cognitive and motor impairments and provide strategies for earlier identification.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 31-12-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $325,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Motor Control | Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Human Movement and Sports Science

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Child Health | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Child Health | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Human Movement and Sports Science | Motor Control

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