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Li Ann Leow
Dr Li-Ann Leow
Lecturer
| Telephone: | +61 8 6304 6892 |
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| Email: | l.leow@ecu.edu.au |
| Campus: | Joondalup |
| Room: | JO4.220 |
| ORCID iD: | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9655-3181 |
Dr. Li-Ann Leow is an emerging leader in the field of motor learning and motor control. In her previous role, she led efforts to combine pharmacological manipulation of dopamine with non-invasive brain stimulation, to better understand how non-invasive brain stimulation alters human behaviour. Dr Leow’s current research program aims to (1) investigate the fundamental cognitive and neural mechanisms of motor learning, which forms the basis for evidence-based movement rehabilitation interventions; and (2) leverage techniques that induce neuroplasticity (including exercise, non-invasive brain stimulation, and pharmacological manipulations) to improve motor learning and function in neurotypical and clinical human populations.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 2015.
- Bachelor of Science with Second Class Honours (Division A), The University of Western Australia, 2007.
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Western Australia, 2006.
Research Outputs
Journal Articles
- Leow, LA., Bernheine, L., Carroll, TJ., Dux, PE., Filmer, HL. (2024). Dopamine Increases Accuracy and Lengthens Deliberation Time in Explicit Motor Skill Learning. eNeuro, 11(1), 14 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0360-23.2023.
- Miller-Mills, B., McAnally, K., Leow, LA., Keane, B., Grove, P., Carroll, T. (2024). Implicit audiomotor adaptation. Neuroscience, 558(2024), 81-91. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2024.08.026.
- Willmot, N., Leow, LA., Filmer, HL., Dux, PE. (2024). Exploring the intra-individual reliability of tDCS: A registered report. Cortex, 173(2024), 61-79. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2023.12.015.
- Garner, K., Leow, LA., Uchida, A., Nolan, C., Jensen, O., Garrido, M., Dux, P. (2024). Assessing the influence of dopamine and mindfulness on the formation of routines in visual search. Psychophysiology, 61(7), Article number e14571. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14571.
- Leow, LA., Jiang, J., Bowers, S., Zhang, Y., Dux, P., Filmer, H. (2024). Intensity-dependent effects of tDCS on motor learning are related to dopamine. Brain Stimulation, 17(3), 553-560. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2024.03.015.
Journal Articles
- Leow, LA., Marcos, A., Nielsen, E., Sewell, D., Ballard, T., Dux, P., Filmer, HL. (2023). Dopamine Alters the Effect of Brain Stimulation on Decision-Making. Journal of Neuroscience, 43(41), 6909-6919. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1140-23.2023.
- Filmer, H., Loughnan, K., Seeto, J., Ballard, T., Ehrhardt, S., Shaw, T., Wards, Y., Rideaux, R., Leow, LA., Sewell, D., Dux, PE. (2023). Individual Differences in Decision Strategy Relate to Neurochemical Excitability and Cortical Thickness. Journal of Neuroscience, 43(42), 7006-7015. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1086-23.2023.
- Willmot, N., Leow, LA., Filmer, H., Dux, P. (2023). Failure of tDCS to impact militarised threat-detection in a military cohort. Imaging Neuroscience, 1(2023), 11 pages. https://doi.org/10.1162/imag_a_00004.
Journal Articles
- Leow, LA., Watson, S., Prete, D., Waclawik, K., Grahn, J. (2021). How groove in music affects gait. Experimental Brain Research, 239(8), 2419-2433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-021-06083-y.
- Mackay, C., Brauer, S., Kuys, S., Schaumberg, M., Leow, LA. (2021). The acute effects of aerobic exercise on sensorimotor adaptation in chronic stroke. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 39(5), 367-377. https://doi.org/10.3233/RNN-211175.
- Leow, LA., Tresilian, J., Uchida, A., Koester, D., Spingler, T., Riek, S., Marinovic, W. (2021). Acoustic stimulation increases implicit adaptation in sensorimotor adaptation. European Journal of Neuroscience, 54(3), 5047-5062. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.15317.
Journal Articles
- Leow, LA., Marinovic, W., De Rugy, A., Carroll, T. (2020). Task Errors Drive Memories That Improve Sensorimotor Adaptation. Journal of Neuroscience, 40(15), 3075-3088. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1506-19.2020.
- Reuter, E., Leow, LA., Carroll, TJ. (2020). Task Feedback Processing Differs Between Young and Older Adults in Visuomotor Rotation Learning Despite Similar Initial Adaptation and Savings. Neuroscience, 451(2020), 79-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.09.038.
Research Projects
- Understanding how ageing impairs sensorimotor adaptation , Edith Cowan University, Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2025 (Stream 2), 2025 ‑ 2026, $39,780.
Research Student Supervision
No data available
Associate Supervisor
- The effect of aerobic exercise on brain derived neurotrophic factor, motor and cognitive function in people with stroke
- Implicit motor learning to perturbed visual and auditory feedback