The aim of the lab is to understand and improve human performance. The Cognitive and Motor Performance Lab is located in the Dalplex at Dalhousie University.

A general description of our research interests are below but click through to the members page to read more about specific topics and projects that members are working on.

The Influence of Cognition on Movement Planning:
Research in this area looks at how attention, decision making and memory can influence and be influenced by our actions. This research uses statistical decision making theory to explore how people can select and plan actions that achieve their goal while avoiding negative outcomes. Another line of research examines how our movement trajectories can be influenced by where our attention is directed.

Cognition and Performance in Applied Environments:
A soldier in a battlefield must make a rapid decision on whether to engage a target. A driver needs to be alert and quickly react to avoid an accident. This line of research takes a systems level approach to explore how people interact with technology and their environment.

The Changing Brain:
Research in this area examines how the brain changes in different situations. What sort of changes happen following stress, with age or after a stroke? How can we improve brain function through exercise or different therapeutic modalities such a neurofeedback?

CaMP Lab research is funded by NSERC, NSHRF, SSHRC, CFI, IDEaS, and The Faculty of Health