Our new framework describing how fear of falling turns maladaptive (from protective) is finally out in @Age_and_Ageing. Final paper from my Fellowship with @willyoungexeter and @markwilson_psy (and @Elmar_Kal). Probably the one I am most proud of.

RT @AGSJournal: Older individuals who had more positive self-perceptions of aging at baseline were better protected against negative physic….

RT @ciocca_matteo: Can a brainstem reflex tell us how well you balance?.Our new study shows that prepulse inhibition varies with postural l….

RT @ImperialMed: Dr @Toby_Ellmers from @ImperialBrains spoke to @BBCRadioScot on research which finds there is a strong association between….

RT @ImperialBrains: Dr Toby Ellmers (@Toby_Ellmers) who co-led the study, said:. “Those who expressed more positive feelings about their ow….

RT @EuGMSSociety: We are pleased to share the Article of the Month, selected by our Academic Board and the Editor-in-Chief of the EGM Journ….

RT @JohnnyParr: Why is recovering from a loss of balance sometimes harder when we overthink it?. In our new EEG study (now out in Jneuro!),….

RT @dansoren: Excited to share a paper looking at the relationship between perceived and actual balance, and how it relates to falls: https….

Winding down activity here. New posts will be at:

RT @JohnnyParr: Paradoxically – it seems that trying too hard to maximise “current” stability reduces the cortex’s ability to effectively r….

RT @jmourabarbosa: We did it. We killed neuro twitter and it's resuscitation it's happening somewhere else. Come join us!. .

RT @micahgallen: Bluesky has now reached that sweet spot where the feed is much more engaging and interesting than it is here. I only visit….

RT @Age_and_Ageing: This led them to develop the UP-COF, the Updated Perceived Control of Falling Scale, informed by older adults and clini….

RT @Age_and_Ageing: But is concern about falling an independent risk factor for further falls, regardless of deconditioning etc? @Toby_Ellm….

RT @KatieJSheehan: 🌟 🌟 🌟 JOB OPPORTUNITY 🌟 🌟 🌟 . Research Assistant/Postdoctoral Research Assistant. APPLY 👇 . Come join a fantastic team @….

RT @DeborahJehu: I’m happy to 📢that there are >=2 competitive #PhDstudent assistantships in Fall ’25. Please send me your CV, transcripts,….

RT @MelissaTaylorOT: Thank you to @KatieJSheehan & @Toby_Ellmers for a great symposium on concerns about falls - who is at risk & how we ca….

RT @jlmirdamadi: Thrilled to share a long overdue reliability paper on the balance N1! The balance N1 is stable within an individual up to….

RT @AidenPayne15: Check out my latest paper showing the balance N1 is larger in anxious kids. It's also correlated to the error-related neg….

RT @Andrewtwin: Great work by Jasmine and team! Check it out!.

RT @DrLisa_AHP: *Dizziness is an independent predictor of future falls in older adults*.Important work from @Toby_Ellmers & Team 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼.