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Parkinsons Research Update

March 10, 2018March 10, 2018 Timothy Hodgson General news, Parkinsons, Public Engagement, research

This week is the AGM of the Lincoln and District Parkinsons group of which I am proud to be honorary president. I want to thank everyone from the local group and beyond who has participated in our eye tracking studies over the last few years. I am currently writing reports for research journals about the results but here are some of the interesting findings:

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eye movements in memory game

Memory Game Study: We asked people to play a memory game and used the eye tracker to measure eye movements while they searched for tokens hidden in boxes on a screen. We found that people with Parkinsons looked ahead and looked back less with their eyes when playing the game. We think Parkinsons affects planning ahead and keeping track of where you’ve already been when you’re searching for something.

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Where people look in the card guessing game

Guessing Game Study: We also asked people to play a card guessing game while they  wore an eye tracking helmet. They had to describe the thing that was on the card (e.g. “elephant”; “apple” etc.). When someone with Parkinsons was describing, we found players got through less cards in the allotted time, but people with Parkinsons were just as good at guessing when someone else was describing.

People without Parkinsons made eye contact to different degrees when playing the guessing game. We think the results show that other people making eye contact might help someone with Parkinsons get their words out better, as well as helping the other person to listen.

Please get in touch via e-mail or this blog page to let me know if you have any questions and let me know what you think about the findings?

 

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Positively Parkinsons @ Lincoln

November 13, 2017March 10, 2018 Timothy Hodgson Conferences, Impact, Parkinsons, Public Engagement

This Friday 17th November we will be hosting Lincoln’s first Positively Parkinsons event in conjunction with Parkinsons UK and the Lincoln and District Parkinsons group. Parkinson's disease
The event provides an opportunity to find out more about the condition and meet people with Parkinsons. It will include sessions in which you can find out about a day in the life of a Parkinsons nurse as well as a talk from former Lincoln psychology student Jade Pickering who is now carrying out research into Parkinsons disease as part of her PhD at the University of Manchesters BEAM research group.

The event takes place in the Sarah Swift building on the main University of Lincoln campus from 10-3pm. Members of the public, Lincoln staff and students are welcome to join us. To book your place or find out more contact Dave Swindells (dswindells@parkinsons.org.uk).

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Public Engagement Project Success!

October 10, 2017March 10, 2018 Timothy Hodgson Impact, Public Engagement, research

Over the next 12 months I will be busy as co-investigator on a grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council  as part of the Public Engagementenagement with Research Catalyst scheme.

Led by School of History and Heritage’s Prof Carenza Lewis (of Time Team fame), the PEARL (Public Engagement for All in Research at Lincoln) project aims to enrich the culture of public engagement in research across the university, putting it on an equal footing with research and teaching.

Public engagement with research seeks to inform, inspire, upskill and enrich individuals and communities. PEARL will establish Lincoln as a model for other universities in the extent to which it values and supports staff and student public engagement activity.

The project will initially seek views of staff and students to evaluate perceptions, strengths and weaknesses of how the University currently eEPSRCngages non-academics in its research, but there will also be opportunities to get more hands on with PEARL including funding for public engagement events, a conference and awards so watch this space!

 

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