He is a Research Fellow at Northumbria University (Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) and supervisor in the Graduate Program in Movement Science (São Paulo State University, Brazil). His research interests focus on approaches to understanding the neural correlates of gait in the context of ageing and Parkinson?s disease and developing enhanced therapeutic strategies to address gait impairments. His projects combine the use of behavioral measures (e.g., gait spatiotemporal parameters) with mobile neuroimaging technologies (i.e., functional near-infrared spectroscopy and electroencephalography; fNIRS and EEG) for a more complete investigation of the cortical mechanisms involved in gait. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The major consequence of impairments caused by Parkinson's disease (PD) is the increased occurrence of falls. The appropriate management of this problem requires the development of clinical tools able to identify individuals with increased risk of falling. However, the existing studies on prediction of falls in PD are limited by focusing on the performance of single variables. As multiple…
Recent studies suggest that the cerebral cortex is involved in two distinct pathways for the control of human locomotion: the first acts in the control of steady-state locomotion and the second one acts in the planning and modulation of walking on uneven terrain. As patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) have impairments in both walking conditions, one might suggest that deficits in the c…
Introduction: The progression of clinical and gait parameters, occurrence of falls and level of physical activity has not been jointly examined in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Data of this nature can serve as important tool in order to optimize the design of pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions. Objective: To analyze the progression of impairments on gait, clini…
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Introduction: To maintain an independent and mobile lifestyle we are often required to navigate complex and hazardous environments that present various visual, cognitive and motor challenges. The ability to visually perceive, cognitively process and formulate appropriate locomotor plans for navigation can be compromised both with ageing and in the presence of neurodegenerative disorders s…
Although people with Parkinson's disease (PD) can use environmental visual cues to improve gait parameters, it has not been established the kind of visual information (exproprioceptive or exteroceptive) that is critical for the benefits of visual cues on gait parameters in PD. Furthermore, none has investigated how patients with PD use visual information to control foot placement on speci…
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