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Kevin LeBlanc, PhD

@_thePerceiver

Instructor at Dalhousie University. Interested in the neuroscience of human movement.

 Halifax, Nova Scotia
Joined November 2010
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A big thanks to @NersesianSarah for doing an awesome presentation on how to create effective science infographics for my Experiential Learning in Science Communication class! The students learned a lot! #sciencecommunication
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My newest publication (done in collaboration with @HeatherNeyedli and @chelssanderson): The role of visual error and reward feedback in learning to aim to an optimal movement endpoint (Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance): psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-…
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Currently writing the final parts of my PhD. I investigated how the brain programs two consecutive grasping actions. Feel free to share any articles that you think I have not included that I should include. #motorcontrol #attention #neuroscience #perception
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New paper! Weakening the subjective sensation of own hand ownership does not interfere with rapid finger movements journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…

Weakening the subjective sensation of own hand ownership does not interfere with rapid finger...

When we perform a movement we generally have a clear distinction between which parts of the world constitute our body and which parts do not. However, how the sense of ownership over our body...

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Patrick Haggard@PatrickHaggard4 Sep 2019
The meaning of the Readiness Potential remains deeply controversial for studies of volition. New paper shows that conscious feeling of being about to move is accompanied by RP-like brain activity. Unbiased sampling of EEG and awareness. @elisabethpares doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage…
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Matthew Laye@mjlaye24 Jun 2019
It's happened! A Nature Medicine paper on the microbiome of elite marathoners has identified a microbe that enhances performance via lactate breakdown! #microbiome #powerpoop #ultrachat nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
Meta-omics analysis of elite athletes identifies a performance-enhancing microbe that functions via...

Meta-omics analysis of elite athletes identifies a performance-enhancing microbe that functions via...

Nature Medicine - A closer look at the gut microbiome of elite marathon runners unveils a microbe-encoded enzymatic process that contributes to enhanced athletic performance.

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Earl K. Miller@MillerLabMIT28 May 2019
High-order coordination of cortical spiking activity modulates perceptual accuracy nature.com/articles/s41593-0…

High-order coordination of cortical spiking activity modulates perceptual accuracy

Nature Neuroscience - Shahidi et al. show that the brain uses different strategies to encode sensory stimuli and behavior. They find that visual stimuli are encoded in firing rates, whereas...

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Marius Peelen@MariusPeelen28 May 2019
New paper in @TrendsCognSci discussing how the structure of natural environments modulates the perception of objects: adaptations to positional regularities facilitate object detection and recognition, and sharpen object representations in visual cortex. doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2019.…
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Akiyoshi Kitaoka
@AkiyoshiKitaoka17 May 2019
Hidden illusion
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@goreham97 from @BENLabDalhousie tell us about his wearables research measuring kayak sprint technique in the lab and on the water for the @ISBSOFFICIAL @BiomechanicsDay 2-minute-tweet competition. Retweet your favorite video from the @ISBSOFFICIAL page! youtube.com/watch?v=ZujzDH15…
Josh Goreham, Dalhousie University - ISBS 2019 NBD 2 Minute Tweet

Josh Goreham, Dalhousie University - ISBS 2019 NBD 2 Minute Tweet

International Society of Biomechanics in Sport - National Biomechan...

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David Novick@NovickProf3 Apr 2019
Here's another Munker illusion with small dots instead of stripes: The large circles appear to be salmon and yellow but are actually both the same color (RGB 255,223,0). The original png file is at bit.ly/2O74l2I.
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that is cool: prior learning biases how the outcomes of our actions is perceived. nature.com/articles/s41598-0…

Perception of action-outcomes is shaped by life-long and contextual expectations

Scientific Reports - Perception of action-outcomes is shaped by life-long and contextual expectations

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Ian Fiebelkorn@FiebelkornIan20 Mar 2019
Attention vs. working memory. This preprint suggests "a central sampling attentional rhythm which allocates shared attentional resources both to the flow of external visual stimulation and also to the internal maintenance of visual information." biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Shared resources between visual attention and visual working memory are allocated through rhythmic...

Shared resources between visual attention and visual working memory are allocated through rhythmic...

Attention and Visual Working Memory (VWM) are among the most theoretically detailed and empirically tested constructs in human cognition. Nevertheless, the nature of the interrelation between...

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David Novick@NovickProf18 Mar 2019
A four-color Munker illusion: Although they appear to be pink, yellow, orange, and nearly white, all four background ovals are the same color (RGB 255,236,196). Original png file is at bit.ly/2O74l2I .
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Josh Goreham@goreham8716 Mar 2019
A great colleague of mine (.@_thePerceiver) absolutely killing his presentation on exercise and attentional control at today’s .@DalHealth Crossroads conference. Well done Kev! .@PsychNeuroDal
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Mariam Aly@mariam_s_aly14 Mar 2019
Does systems consolidation exist? Or does an alternative process -- contextual binding -- account for post-encoding activity, sleep benefits, and forgetting over time? nature.com/articles/s41583-0… By Andy Yonelinas, @CharanRanganath, @ArneEkstrom1, & @Wiltgenlab Debate anyone? 🔥
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When you inhale or exhale correlates with task performance on a visuospatial task. What could be cooler? Neural processing of the task differs also depends on whether participants inhaled or exhaled at task onset shows this study buff.ly/2UzmEQU
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Mine was so inaccurate that I turned it off!
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Kevin LeBlanc, PhD@_thePerceiver11 Mar 2019
Currently working on a paper investigating the differences between high intensity vs. moderate intensity exercise on attentional control (+cerebral blood flow). I would appreciate any suggestions for relevant references. Thanks! #exercisescience #attention #exercisecognition
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