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Bases expert statement on the use of music for movement among people with Parkinson's
Karageorghis, Costas; Rose, Dawn C.; Annett, Lucy; Bek, Judith; Bottoms, Lindsay; Lovatt, Peter; Poliakoff, Ellen; Schultz, Benjamin; Whyatt, Caroline; Young, William R; Delevoye-Turrell, Yvonne (2020-02-11)Music is an artistic auditory stimulus that unfolds over time. It can prime specific actions and prompt engagement in physical activity as well as heighten motivation during motor tasks (Karageorghis, 2020). Contrastingly, ... -
Breaking away from set patterns of thinking : Improvisation and divergent thinking
Lewis, Carine; Lovatt, Peter (2013-08)This paper explores the relationship between improvisation and divergent thinking in the context of schema theory, where it is suggested that improvisation encourages people to break away from set patterns of thinking. ... -
Comparison of Spontaneous Motor Tempo during Finger Tapping, Toe Tapping and Stepping on the Spot in People with and without Parkinson's Disease
Rose, Dawn C.; Camreon, Daniel; Lovatt, Peter; Grahn, Jessica; Annett, Lucy (2020-01-27)ObjectiveSpontaneous motor tempo (SMT), observed in walking, tapping and clapping, tends to occur around 2 Hz. Initiating and controlling movement can be difficult for people with Parkinson’s (PWP), but studies have not ... -
A Computational Account of Phonologically Mediated Free Recall
Lovatt, Peter; Bairaktaris, Dimitrios (Springer Nature, 1995)This paper investigates, by means of experimentation and simulation, Phonological Mediation in Immediate Free List Recall. It consists of two parts. The first part presents novel experimental evidence on Phonological ... -
Dance Psychology: The Power of Dance across Behaviour & Thinking
Lovatt, Peter (2013-09)Psychologist and dance expert Peter Lovatt looks at some extraordinary facts about dance, including its health benefits, it's impacts on the way we problem-solve and the link between physical symmetry, sexual attraction and dance. -
Effects of Popping for Parkinson's dance class on the mood of people with Parkinson's disease
Sistarelli, Simone; Annett, Lucy; Lovatt, Peter (2023-03-03)Background/Aims Depression, low mood and apathy can affect people with Parkinson’s disease, impacting on quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of one Popping For Parkinson’s dance session ... -
A general procedure to measure the pacing of body movements timed to music and metronome in younger and older adults
Rose, Dawn C.; Ott, Laurent; Guérin, Ségolène; Annett, Lucy; Lovatt, Peter; Delevoye-Turrell, Yvonne (2021-02-05)Finger-tapping tasks are classically used to investigate sensorimotor synchronization in relation to neutral auditory cues, such as metronomes. However, music is more commonly associated with an entrained bodily response, ... -
Many hands make light work : The facilitative role of gesture in verbal improvisation
Lewis, Carine; Lovatt, Peter; Kirk, Elizabeth (2015-09-01)Verbal improvisation is cognitively demanding, placing great burden on working memory as the speaker is tasked to generate a novel, spontaneous narrative. It is at this point of cognitive overload when individuals pursuing ... -
Mood Changes Following Social Dance Sessions in People with Parkinson’s Disease
Lewis, Carine; Annett, Lucy; Davenport, Sally; Hall, Amelia; Lovatt, Peter (2016-04-01)Dance interventions have physical benefits for the elderly, especially those with Parkinson’s disease. This study assessed the psychological benefits of dance. Thirty-seven participants with Parkinson’s (n=22) or age-matched ... -
Music and Metronomes Differentially Impact Motor Timing in People with and without Parkinson's Disease: Effects of Slow, Medium, and Fast Tempi on Entrainment and Synchronization Performances in Finger Tapping, Toe Tapping, and Stepping on the Spot Tasks
Rose, Dawn C.; Delevoye-Turrell, Yvonne; Ott, Laurent; Annett, Lucy; Lovatt, Peter (2019-10-20)Introduction: Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) has successfully helped regulate gait for people with Parkinson’s disease. However, the way in which different auditory cues and types of movements affect entrainment, ... -
Re-evaluating the word-length effect
Lovatt, Peter; Avons, Steve (Psychology Press, 2001)Notes that the word-length effect, wherein subjects can recall a sequence of short words in the correct order more accurately than they can recall a sequence of long words, is one of the most salient features of immediate ... -
This is why we dance
Lovatt, Peter (2016-12) -
Understanding rhythm perception, production and entertainment in relation to dance for people with Parkinson’s disease
Rose, Dawn C.; Annett, Lucy; Lovatt, Peter (2017-07-03)Studies have shown that music and dance-based interventions can be of benefit to some people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), but not all (see e.g. Benoit et al., 2014; Lewis et al., 2014; Nombela et al., 2013). Why might ... -
Wrist-worn accelerometer measures of movement by people with Parkinson's attending dance classes at the University of Hertfordshire
Hadley, Rebecca; Lovatt, Peter; Annett, Lucy (2016-04-08)Introduction: Various forms of physical activity can be beneficial, both physically and psychologically, for people with Parkinson’s disease. Exercise, including dance and treadmill training, has been reported to improve ... -
Wrist-worn accelerometer measures of movement by people with Parkinson’s attending dance classes at the University of Hertfordshire.
Hadley, Rebecca; Annett, Lucy; Lovatt, Peter (2016-11-07)The present study investigated the feasibility of using wrist-worn accelerometers to quantify activity by people with Parkinson’s compared with age-matched and younger controls as they participated in a dance class. ...