Background fear of falling is common in older adults and can have a profound influence on a
variety of behaviours that increase fall risk. However, fear of falling can also have potentially …

Advances in our understanding of postural control have highlighted the need to examine the
influence of higher brain centers in the modulation of this complex function. There is strong …

Introduction Postural threat elicits modifications to standing balance. However, the
underlying neural mechanism (s) responsible remain unclear. Shifts in attention focus …

The correct identification of facial expressions is critical for understanding the intention of
others during social communication in the daily life of all primates. Here we used ultra-high …

Background Persistent dizziness without a clear cause is common in older adults. We
explored whether an anxiety-driven preoccupation with consciously processing balance …

Introduction Standing upright at height is a challenging situation involving intense threat of
balance loss and fall. The ability to maintain balance in such conditions requires properly …

Humans exhibit changes in postural control when confronted with threats to stability. This
study used a prolonged threat exposure protocol to manipulate emotional state within a …

The 'two-system'view of fear builds on traditional conceptualisations of emotion; proposing
that the mechanisms responsible for behavioural and physiological responses to threat may …

The mechanisms underlying associations between cognitive set shifting impairments and
balance dysfunction are unclear. Cognitive set shifting refers to the ability to flexibly adjust …

Although Parkinson disease (PD) causes profound balance impairments, we know very little
about how PD impacts the sensorimotor networks we rely on for automatically maintaining …