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Rebecca St George

Lecturer

Room 106 , Psychology Research Centre

Dr Rebecca St George is a lecturer and former NHMRC Early Career Fellow at the College of Health and Medicine. She is a neuroscientist with a focus on the biomechanical, sensorimotor and neurocognitive contributions to human movement. She uses novel behavioural experimental paradigms with brain recording and stimulation techniques to understand how balance, gait and movement are impacted by clinical disorders and the normal aging process.

Biography

Before joining the University of Tasmania, Rebecca was an Honorary Research Associate at University College London (UK) and did postdoctoral studies at the Oregon Health and Sciences University (USA).

Career summary

Qualifications

  • PhD, University of New South Wales, Australia, 2010
  • BSc (1st Class Hons), University of New South Wales, Australia, 2003
  • BA BSc, University of Newcastle, Australia, 2001

Teaching

Dr St George currently lectures in the School of Psychological Sciences.

Teaching expertise

Rebecca has experience teaching in undergraduate and post-graduate units relating to sensory systems, perception, ageing and motor control.

Teaching responsibility

  • PSY125 (Psychological Processes)
  • KHA452 (Theoretical Controversies).

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Expertise

  • Balance and Gait
  • Motor Control
  • Ageing
  • Movement Disorders
  • Brain imaging
  • Cognitive neuroscience

Research Themes

Rebecca’s research aligns to the University’s research theme of Better Health. Her research is interested in how ageing and disease impact on human movement control. She studies how sensory input from visual, vestibular and proprioceptive systems contribute to balance and walking ability.

She is currently investigating the impact of ageing on the cortical contributions to balance and gait.

Collaboration

Her research is conducted in collaboration with international colleagues at the Oregon Health and Sciences University in Portland (USA), University College London (UK) and the Department of Neurology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals (UK).

Locally, she is collaborating with colleagues at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research and the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre on the  Study Linking Ageing and Neurodegenerative Disease (ISLAND) Project, which is the world’s largest dementia prevention study.

Current projects

Using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study age-related changes in pre-frontal cortical activity during sensory and cognitive challenges of standing balance.

The influence of optic-flow velocity on standing and stepping responses when perturbed.

Fields of Research

  • Motor control (420703)
  • Geriatrics and gerontology (320210)
  • Neurology and neuromuscular diseases (320905)
  • Cognitive neuroscience (520203)
  • Neurosciences (320999)
  • Sensory processes, perception and performance (520406)
  • Decision making (520402)
  • Central nervous system (320903)
  • Behavioural neuroscience (520202)
  • Biomechanics (420701)
  • Sensory systems (320907)
  • Psychophysiology (520206)
  • Computer vision (460304)
  • Preventative health care (420605)
  • Psychology of ageing (520106)
  • Physiotherapy (420106)
  • Rehabilitation (420109)
  • Cognition (520401)
  • People with disability (420318)
  • Speech recognition (460212)
  • Applications in health (460102)
  • Aged health care (420301)
  • Implementation science and evaluation (420312)
  • Anaesthesiology (320201)
  • Computational neuroscience (incl. mathematical neuroscience and theoretical neuroscience) (320904)
  • Epidemiology (420299)

Research Objectives

  • Clinical health (200199)
  • Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions (200101)
  • Health related to ageing (200502)
  • Expanding knowledge in psychology (280121)
  • Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences (280102)
  • Artificial intelligence (220403)
  • Prevention of human diseases and conditions (200104)
  • Expanding knowledge in the health sciences (280112)
  • Health inequalities (200204)
  • Treatment of human diseases and conditions (200105)
  • Preventive medicine (200412)
  • Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services) (200301)
  • Evaluation of health outcomes (200202)
  • Injury prevention and control (200408)

Publications

Rebecca is a regular reviewer for scientific journals particularly Journal of Neurophysiology, Journal of Applied Physiology and PLOS ONE.

Total publications

39

Journal Article

(34 outputs)
YearCitationAltmetrics
2022Alty JE, Bai Q, Li R, Lawler K, St George RJ, et al., 'The TAS Test project: a prospective longitudinal validation of new online motor-cognitive tests to detect preclinical Alzheimer's disease and estimate 5-year risks of cognitive decline and dementia', BMC Neurology, 22 Article 266. ISSN 1471-2377 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1186/s12883-022-02772-5 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2

Co-authors: Alty JE; Bai Q; Li R; Lawler K; Hill E; Bindoff A; Garg S; Wang X; Huang G; Zhang K; Rudd KD; Bartlett L; Goldberg LR; Collins JM; Hinder MR; King AE; Vickers JC

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2022Costa S, St George RJ, McDonald JS, Wang X, Alty J, 'Diagnostic accuracy of the overlapping infinity loops, wire cube, and clock drawing tests in subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment and dementia', Geriatrics, 7, (4) Article 72. ISSN 2308-3417 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics7040072 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: McDonald JS; Wang X; Alty J

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2022Li R, St George RJ, Wang X, Lawler K, Hill E, et al., 'Moving towards intelligent telemedicine: Computer vision measurement of human movement', Computers in Biology and Medicine, 147 Article 105776. ISSN 0010-4825 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105776 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: Li R; Wang X; Lawler K; Hill E; Garg S; Bai Q; Alty J

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2022Puri R, St George RJ, Hinder MR, 'Investigating the role of contextual cues and interhemispheric inhibitory mechanisms in response-selective stopping: a TMS study', Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience ISSN 1530-7026 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3758/s13415-022-01047-3 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Puri R; Hinder MR

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2022St George RJ, Jayakodv O, Healey R, Breslin M, Hinder MR, et al., 'Cognitive inhibition tasks interfere with dual-task walking and increase prefrontal cortical activity more than working memory tasks in young and older adults', Gait and Posture, 95 pp. 186-191. ISSN 0966-6362 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.04.021 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 3

Co-authors: Healey R; Breslin M; Hinder MR; Callisaya ML

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2022Wang Xinyi, St George RJ, Bai Q, Tran S, Alty J, 'New horizons in late-onset essential tremor: a pre-cognitive biomarker of dementia?', Age and Ageing, 51, (7) pp. 1-8. ISSN 0002-0729 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac135 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Wang Xinyi; Bai Q; Tran S; Alty J

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2022Wang Xinyi, St George RJ, Bai Q, Tran SN, Alty J, 'Differences in clinical manifestations of late onset, compared to earlier onset essential tremor: a scoping review', Journal of the neurological sciences, 440 pp. 1-5. ISSN 0022-510X (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120336 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: Wang Xinyi; Bai Q; Tran SN; Alty J

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2021Cosgrone J, Hinder MR, St George RJ, Picardi C, Smith SL, et al., 'Significant cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease exacerbates the reliance on visual feedback during upper limb reaches', Neuropsychologia, 157 Article 107885. ISSN 0028-3932 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107885 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: Hinder MR; Alty JE

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2021St George RJ, Hinder MR, Puri R, Walker E, Callisaya ML, 'Functional near-infrared spectroscopy reveals the compensatory potential of pre-frontal cortical activity for standing balance in young and older adults', Neuroscience, 452 pp. 208-218. ISSN 0306-4522 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.10.027 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 15

Co-authors: Hinder MR; Puri R; Walker E; Callisaya ML

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2020Menant JC, Maidan I, Alcock L, Al-Yahya E, Cerasa E, et al., 'A consensus guide to using functional near-infrared spectroscopy in posture and gait research', Gait & Posture, 82 pp. 254-265. ISSN 0966-6362 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.09.012 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 41Web of Science - 41

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2020St George RJ, Day BL, Butler AA, Fitzpatrick RC, 'Stepping in circles: how locomotor signals of rotation adapt over time', Journal of Physiology, 598, (11) pp. 2125-2136. ISSN 0022-3751 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1113/JP279171 [eCite] [Details]

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2020St George RJ, Di Giulio I, Day BL, 'Visual field motion during a body pull affects compensatory standing and stepping responses', Journal of Physiology, 598, (10) pp. 1929-1941. ISSN 0022-3751 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1113/JP275436 [eCite] [Details]

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2018St George RJ, Gurfinkel VS, Kraakevik J, Nutt JG, Horak FB, 'Case studies in neuroscience: A dissociation of balance and posture demonstrated by camptocormia', Journal of Neurophysiology, 119, (1) pp. 33-38. ISSN 0022-3077 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00582.2017 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3

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2016Di Giulio I, St George RJ, Kalliolia E, Peters AL, Limousin P, et al., 'Maintaining balance against force perturbations: impaired mechanisms unresponsive to levodopa in Parkinson's disease', Journal of Neurophysiology, 116, (2) pp. 493-502. ISSN 0022-3077 (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00996.2015 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 26

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2015St George RJ, Carlson-Kuhta P, King LA, Burchiel KJ, Horak FB, 'Compensatory stepping in Parkinson's disease is still a problem after deep brain stimulation randomized to STN or GPi', Journal of Neurophysiology, 114, (3) pp. 1417-1423. ISSN 0022-3077 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1152/jn.01052.2014 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 18Web of Science - 18

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2014Huisinga JM, St George RJ, Spain R, Overs S, Horak FB, 'Postural response latencies are related to balance control during standing and walking in patients with multiple sclerosis', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 95, (7) pp. 1390-1397. ISSN 0003-9993 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.01.004 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 42Web of Science - 43

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2014St George RJ, Carlson-Kuhta P, Nutt JG, Hogarth P, Burchiel KJ, et al., 'The effect of deep brain stimulation randomized by site on balance in Parkinson's disease', Movement Disorders, 29, (7) pp. 949-953. ISSN 0885-3185 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/mds.25831 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 34Web of Science - 33

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2013Huisinga JM, Mancini M, St George RJ, Horak FB, 'Accelerometry reveals differences in gait variability between patients with multiple sclerosis and healthy controls', Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 41, (8) pp. 1670-1679. ISSN 0090-6964 (2013) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1007/s10439-012-0697-y [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 73Web of Science - 71

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2012Menant JC, St George RJ, Ftizpatrick RC, Lord SR, 'Perception of the Postural Vertical and Falls in Older People', Gerontology, 58, (6) pp. 497-503. ISSN 0304-324X (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1159/000339295 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 16

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2012Spain RI, St George RJ, Salarian A, Mancini M, Wagner JM, et al., 'Body-worn motion sensors detect balance and gait deficits in people with multiple sclerosis who have normal walking speed', Gait & posture, 35, (4) pp. 573-578. ISSN 0966-6362 (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.026 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 213Web of Science - 191

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2012St George RJ, Carlson-Kuhta P, Burchiel KJ, Hogarth P, Frank N, et al., 'The effects of subthalamic and pallidal deep brain stimulation on postural responses in patients with Parkinson disease', Journal of Neurosurgery, 116, (6) pp. 1347-1356. ISSN 0022-3085 (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3171/2012.2.JNS11847 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 64Web of Science - 62

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2011Robertson LT, St George RJ, Carlson-Khuta P, Hogarth P, Burchiel KJ, et al., 'Site of deep brain stimulation and jaw velocity in Parkinson disease', Journal of neurosurgery, 115, (5) pp. 985-994. ISSN 0022-3085 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3171/2011.7.JNS102173 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 23

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2011St George RJ, Day BL, Fitzpatrick RC, 'Adaptation of vestibular signals for self-motion perception', The Journal of physiology, 589, (4) pp. 843-853. ISSN 0022-3751 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.197053 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 45Web of Science - 38

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2011St George RJ, Fitzpatrick RC, 'The sense of self-motion, orientation and balance explored by vestibular stimulation', Journal of Physiology, 589, (4) pp. 807-813. ISSN 0022-3751 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.197665 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 67Web of Science - 58

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2010King LA, St George RJ, Carlson-Kuhta P, Nutt JG, Horak FB, 'Preparation for compensatory forward stepping in Parkinson's disease', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 91, (9) pp. 1332-1338. ISSN 0003-9993 (2010) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.05.013 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 56Web of Science - 53

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2010Menant JC, St George RJ, Fitzpatrick RC, Lord SR, 'Impaired depth perception and restricted pitch head movement increase obstacle contacts when dual-tasking in older people', Journal of Gerontology, 65, (7) pp. 751-757. ISSN 1079-5006 (2010) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq015 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 35Web of Science - 29

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2010St George RJ, Nutt JG, Burchiel KJ, Horak FB, 'A meta-regression of the long-term effects of deep brain stimulation on balance and gait in PD', Neurology, 75, (14) pp. 1292-1299. ISSN 0028-3878 (2010) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181f61329 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 205Web of Science - 186

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2009Menant JC, St George RJ, Sandery B, Fitzpatrick RC, Lord SR, 'Older people contact more obstacles when wearing multifocal glasses and performing a secondary visual task', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57, (10) pp. 1833-1838. ISSN 0002-8614 (2009) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02436.x [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 19

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2009Moseley AM, Sherrington C, Lord SR, Barraclough E, St George RJ, et al., 'Mobility training after hip fracture: a randomised controlled trial', Age and ageing, 38, (1) pp. 74-80. ISSN 0002-0729 (2009) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn217 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 61Web of Science - 57

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2009St George RJ, Delbaere K, Williams P, Lord SR, 'Sleep Quality and Falls in Older People Living in Self- and Assisted-Care Villages', Gerontology, 55, (2) pp. 162-168. ISSN 0304-324X (2009) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1159/000146786 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 42Web of Science - 40

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2008Sturnieks DL, St George RJ, Fitzpatrick RC, Lord SR, 'Effects of spatial and nonspatial memory tasks on choice stepping reaction time in older people', Journals of Gerontology, 63, (10) pp. 1063-1068. ISSN 1079-5006 (2008) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.10.1063 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 33

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2007St George RJ, Fitzpatrick RC, Rogers MW, Lord SR, 'Choice stepping response and transfer times: effects of age, fall risk, and secondary tasks', Journal of Gerontology, 62A, (5) pp. 537-542. ISSN 1079-5006 (2007) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.5.537 [eCite] [Details]

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2006Lord SR, Matters B, St George R, Thomas M, Bindon J, et al., 'The effects of water exercise on physical functioning in older people', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 25, (1) pp. 36-41. ISSN 1440-6381 (2006) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2006.00138.x [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 22

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2004Menz HB, Lord SR, St George RJ, Fitzpatrick RC, 'Walking Stability and Sensorimotor Function in Older People With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85, (2) pp. 245-252. ISSN 0003-9993 (2004) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.06.015 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 274Web of Science - 223

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Chapter in Book

(1 outputs)
YearCitationAltmetrics
2003Lord SR, St George R, 'Neuropsychological, sensory and motor changes with ageing', The Ageing Brain, CRC Press, PS Sachdev (ed) ISBN 9789026519437 (2003) [Research Book Chapter]

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Review

(2 outputs)
YearCitationAltmetrics
2013Ivanenko YP, Wright WG, St George RJ, Gurfinkel VS, 'Trunk orientation, stability, and quadrupedalism', Frontiers in Neurology, 4, (20) pp. 1-5. ISSN 1664-2295 (2013) [Review Several Works]

DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2013.00020 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 17

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2008Sturnieks DL, St George RJ, Lord SR, 'Balance disorders in the elderly', Clinical Neurophysiology, 38 pp. 467-478. ISSN 1388-2457 (2008) [Substantial Review]

DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2008.09.001 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 370Web of Science - 310

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Conference Publication

(2 outputs)
YearCitationAltmetrics
2022Costa S, St George RJ, McDonald S, Wang X, Alty J, 'Diagnostic accuracy of the overlapping infinity loops, wire cube, and clock drawing tests in subjective cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment and dementia', Australian Dementia Research Forum 2022 (ADFR), 30-31 May 2022, Online (2022) [Conference Extract]

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Co-authors: McDonald S; Wang X; Alty J

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2021Alty J, Bai Q, St George RJ, Bindoff A, Li R, et al., 'TasTest: moving towards a digital screening test for pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease', Biomarkers ISSN 1354-750X (2021) [Conference Extract]

DOI: 10.1002/alz.058732 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Alty J; Bai Q; Bindoff A; Li R; Lawler K; Hill E; Garg G; Bartlett L; King AE; Vickers JC

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Grants & Funding

Funding Summary

Number of grants

5

Total funding

$1,132,839

Projects

Giving people with Parkinson's Disease a voice (2024)$26,583
Description
Parkinsons Disease (PD) is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world and second most common after dementia. It is a debilitating condition with no cure. Research is crucial for developing new therapies to reduce symptoms and improve care. However, there is no simple way for people with PD to volunteer for studies or have a voice in setting research priorities. Delays in finding participants severely hinders researchers too resulting in studies taking longer to deliver, heightened costs and diminished effectiveness. A register of research-interested people with PD and an annual survey highlighting gaps in care and patient outcomes would help to solve this problem. The aim of this study is to design and implement a PD research-register and annual survey of healthcare experiences and unmet needs, with people with PD and their care partners.
Funding
Donation via Menzies Institute for Medical Research ($26,583)
Scheme
Donation - Individual
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Callisaya M; Alty JE; St George RJ; Radford JC; Giles L; Cartwright J
Year
2024
Hiding in plain sight: Early identification of neurodegenerative disorders with computer analysis of face and eye movements (2024 - 2028)$1,006,412
Description
Alzheimers disease (AD) and Parkinsons disease (PD) start damaging the brain 15-20 years before symptoms begin. At the time of diagnosis, AD and PD are hard to treat because the damage is so severe. We need a way to detect AD and PD much earlier. We will develop a simple new computer test to detect early signs of AD and PD by analysing face and eye movements. Then people can start prevention earlier and scientists can research better treatments to improve peoples quality of life.
Funding
National Health & Medical Research Council ($1,006,412)
Scheme
Grant-Ideas
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Alty JE; Vickers JC; St George RJ; Bindoff AD; Bai Q; Friedrich M
Period
2024 - 2028
Grant Reference
2028976
Follow the dream: Detecting Parkinson's disease decades earlier with a low-cost test (2024)$24,880
Description
Physically acting out your dreams is a very early symptom of Parkinson's Disease (PD). This project will investigate the cognitive-motor function of people with this sleep disorder compared to healthy controls and those with PD, to develop a simple test that detects PD >20 years earlier than we do now.
Funding
Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation ($24,880)
Scheme
Grant-Project
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bramich S; Alty JE; Callisaya M; St George RJ; McDonald JS
Year
2024
Developing a computer test to detect and monitor Parkinson's disease (2024)$49,998
Description
Parkinsons disease (PD) is the fastest growing neurological disorder in the world, with a doubling of prevalence in the last 20 years. Unfortunately, PD is vastly under-diagnosed as the early signs such as slowed movements and tremor are often attributed to old age or essential tremor. There are no objective tests to confirm PD and diagnosis relies on clinical acumen. The variability of human visual judgement contributes to mis-diagnosis rates of 25%, as well as imprecise monitoring of response to interventions. This means that undiagnosed people with PD (pwPD) miss out on treatments that reduce symptoms and improve quality of life. There is urgent need to develop new tools to improve early and accurate detection of pwPD - to provide therapies sooner, increase recruitment to clinical trials and improve the lives of many Tasmanians. This project aims to develop a new computer test, Tasmanian Test for PD (TT-PD) that can assist clinicians in detecting early-stage PD, and also help pwPD to monitor change, and response to interventions remotely from home.
Funding
The MPST Foundation Ltd ($49,998)
Scheme
Grant
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Alty JE; St George RJ; Callisaya M; Bennett WR; Li R
Year
2024
Exploring clinic manifestations of late-onset Essential Tremor: a pre-cognitive biomarker of dementia? (2023)$24,966
Description
Shaking up our approach to detecting dementia: using tremor analysis to develop a new pre-cognitive test of dementia risk
Funding
Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation ($24,966)
Scheme
Grant-Project
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Wang X; Alty JE; St George RJ; Lawler K; Hewer S; Collins J; Rudd KD; Sutherland A
Year
2023

Research Supervision

Dr St George has supervised 3 Honours students to completion within the College of Health and Medicine at the University of Tasmania.

Current

8

Completed

2

Current

DegreeTitleCommenced
PhDAdaptable Stepping Ability in Young and Older Adults2020
PhDChanges in Connectivity between Major Motor Brain Regions in Healthy Ageing: a multimodal approach2020
PhDHow do we Cancel or Modify Movements?2021
PhDApplying Artificial Intelligence to Identify New Tremor Biomarkers of Dementia Risk2021
PhDThe Effects of Natural Environments and Physical Activity on Cognition and Brain Activity: Implications for Productivity, Health and Wellbeing2022
PhDStopping (in) Cognitive Decline: How is the ability to stop and adapt ongoing movements affected by neurocognitive disorders?2022
PhDMotor function and dementia: Assessing the relationships between aging, motor function and dementia2022
PhDDetect Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's2023

Completed

DegreeTitleCompleted
PhDRapid-choice Motor Actions: The influence of age, brain connectivity, and cognitive processing
Candidate: Rohan Puri
2023
PhDDon't You Forget About Me: Overlooked factors in prospective memory research
Candidate: David John Elliott
2022