Dr. Alice Witney
Assistant Professor, Physiology
Assistant Professor, Trinity Inst. of Neurosciences (TCIN)
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Syed Salman Shahid, Christian M. Kerskens, Malcolm Burrows, Alice G.Witney, Elucidating the complex organization of neural micro-domains in the locust Schistocerca gregaria using dMRI, Scientific Reports, 11, (3418), 2021, p1 - 12
From Mechanisms to Analgesia: Towards the Use of Non-Invasive Neuromodulation for Pain Relief in the Clinic in, editor(s)Denis Larrivee and Seyed Mansoor Rayegani , Neurostimulation and Neuromodulation in Contemporary Therapeutic Practice, London, Intech Open, 2020, pp191 - 208, [Alice G Witney]
Neurostimulation techniques for the modulation of pain in, editor(s)Ustohal Libor , Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Neuropsychiatry, London, UK, intech, 2018, pphttp://hdl.handle.net/2262/851 , [Alice G. Witney]
Karok, S., Witney, A.G., Topical issues of transcranial direct current stimulation usage revealed through a cross-sectional university-wide survey, Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics, 4, (3), 2017, p1 - 32
Karok,S., Fletcher, D., Witney, A.G., Task-specificity of unilateral anodal and dual-M1 tDCS effects on motor learning, Neuropsychologia, 94, 2017, p84 - 95
Moloney, T.M and Witney, A.G., Pressure pain thresholds increase after preconditioning 1Hz repetitive magnetic stimulation with transcranial direct current stimulation, PLoS One, (9), 2014, pe92540
Karok S, Witney AG, Enhanced motor learning following task-concurrent dual transcranial direct current stimulation., PloS one, 8, (12), 2013, pe85693
Moloney, T and Witney A.G., Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) priming of 1Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) modulates experimental pain thresholds., Neuroscience Letters, 534, 2013, p89 - 94
Witney, A.G., Hedwig,B., The kinematics of phonotactic steering in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus, Journal of Experimental Biology, 214, 2011, p69 - 79
Witney, A.G. Hedwig, B, From simple to complex auditory behaviour: the kinematics of phonotactic steering in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus (de Geer), Salk Ipsen Symposium on Biological Complexity: Sensory Systems , La Jolla, US, 2010, 2010
Witney, A.G.,Wing, A.M.,Kitas, G.D. , The dynamics of pain: a new measurement method for spatiotemporal scaling of joint pain., Annals of Rheumatic Diseases , EULAR, Rome, June, 2010, 69, (S3), 2010, pp742-
Witney AG, Wolpert DM., The effect of externally generated loading on predictive grip force modulation., Neuroscience Letters , 414, (1), 2007, p10 - 15
Witney, A.G., Sensory motor integration for path navigation and postural stability, EWOMS, Amsterdam, 2007, 2007
Witney AG, Treharne GJ, Tavakoli M, Lyons AC, Vincent K, Scott DL, Kitas GD., The relationship of medical, demographic and psychosocial factors to direct and indirect health utility instruments in rheumatoid arthritis., Rheumatology (Oxford), 45, (8), 2006, p975 - 981
Witney, A.G., Hedwig, B., Kinematics of phonotactic walking in the cricket, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, US, 449, 2006, pp2-
Eye-Hand Coordination: Dextrous Object Manipulation in New Gravity in, editor(s)Andrew Wilson, coordination: Benny Elmann-Larsen. , Topical Teams in Life & Physical Sciences: Towards new research applications, ESA SP-1281,ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, ESA Publications Division, 2005, pp148 - 163, [Thonnard, J. L.; Smith, A.; Wing, A.; McIntyre, J.; Lefèvre, P.; White, O.; Augurelle, A. S.; Langlais, J. S.; Witney, A.; Blohm, G.; Penta, M.; Elmann-Larsen, B.; Bracewell, R. M.; Stramigioli, S. ]
Treharne, G., Batt, B., Hale, ED., Witney, A., Gordhan, C., Situnayake, R., Rankin, E., Kitas, G., & Bacon, P. , Assessing patient, carer and healthcare professional education provided by the Birmingham Arthritis Resource Centre (BARC)., Rheumatology, 43, (12), 2004, p1594 - 1595
Witney, A.G., Vincent, K., Tavakoli, M., Treharne, G., Scott, D.L., Kitas, G.D. , Comparative analysis of the SG, TTO and EQ-5D in RA patients , Annals of Rheumatic Diseases , EULAR, Berlin, May, 2004, 63, (S1), 2004, pp526-
Witney AG, Internal models for bi-manual tasks, Human Movement Science, 23, (5), 2004, p747 - 770
Witney, A.G., Treharne, G., Vincent, K., Tavakoli, M., Scott, D.L., Kitas, G.D, Do psychosocial and demographic factors explain the low correlation of functional disability with SG and TTO in RA patients?, Annals of Rheumatic Diseases , EULAR, Berlin, May, 2004, 63, (S1), 2004, pp77-
Roach, N, Witney, AG, Wing, AM, System for performance measures of predictive grip in a dynamic haptic environment, Proceedings of EuroHaptics, EuroHaptics, Munich, Germany, June 5- 7 2004, 2004, pp308 - 315
Lee, M.G., Witney, A.G., Kitas, G.D., Do Rheumatologists and patients have the same understanding of what is discussed in a consultation?, Rheumatology, Edinburgh, 2004, 43, (2), 2004, pp93-
Lee, M.G., Witney, A.G., Treharne, G. Kitas, G.D. , An analysis of uptake and usage of medical terminology by Rheumatology patients., Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, EULAR, Berlin, May, 2004, 63, (S1), 2004, pp55-
Witney, A.G., Tavakoli, M., Vincent, K., Treharne, G., Scott, D.L., Kitas,G.D., Degree of functional disability determines the usefulness of specific health utility measures in R.A., Rheumatology, Edinburgh, 43, (2), 2004, pp85-
Treharne, G., Batt, B., Hale, ED., Witney, A., Gordhan, C., Situnayake, R., Rankin, E., Kitas, G., & Bacon, P., Demographic and medical characteristics of visitors to a community based arthritis education resource centre over 1 year, Rheumatology, BSR, 2004, 2004
Witney AG, Wing A, Thonnard JL, Smith AM., The cutaneous contribution to adaptive precision grip., Trends in Neurosciences, 27, (10), 2004, p637 - 643
Witney, A.G.,Kitas,G.D., Rankin, E., Adab, P., Sitanyake, D., Bacon, P.A, Initial assessment of a community based arthritis resource centre, Rheumatology, Manchester, 2003, 42, (1), 2003, pp69-
Witney, A.G., Predictive motor learning of object manipulation, EWOMS, Munster, Germany, 2003, 2003
Witney AG, Wolpert DM., Spatial representation of predictive motor learning, Journal of Neurophysiology, 89, (4), 2003, p1837 - 1843
Witney AG, Vetter P, Wolpert DM., The influence of previous experience on predictive motor control., NeuroReport, 12, (4), 2001, p649 - 653
Feedforward and feedback contributions in precision grip. in, editor(s)Ganchev, N. , Motor Control II: From simple systems to coordinated action., Sofia,Bulgaria, Academic Publishing House, 2001, pp179 - 186, [Witney, A.G., Wing, A.M., Thonnard, J-L. & Smith, A.M. ]
Witney AG, Goodbody SJ, Wolpert DM., Learning and decay of prediction in object manipulation., Journal of Neurophysiology, 84, (1), 2000, p334 - 343
Witney AG, Goodbody SJ, Wolpert DM., Predictive motor learning of temporal delays., Journal of Neurophysiology, 82, (5), 1999, p2039 - 2048
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Niamh O'Connor, Hannah Ashe, Max Wragan, Ruairí O'Flaherty, Eoin Deevy-Gray, Alice G. Witney, Differential effects of conventional transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) of the cerebellum on offset analgesia. bioRXiV, 2024
Beck, E, Narayanan, S., McDermott,R., Witney, A., Can transcranial direct current stimulation over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex enhance proprioception?, bioRXiv, 2019
Witney, AG., Lee, M.G., Kitas, G.D., Correlating patient satisfaction with linguistic measures, http://hdl.handle.net/100068/395039, Cognitive Science Research Papers, University of Birmingham, January, 2003
Research Expertise
Projects
- Title
- The influence of neurostimulation on movement lateralization during object manipulation
- Summary
- The project aims to develop non-invasive neuromodulation protocols to enhance motor learning, particularly in bimanual tasks.
- Funding Agency
- Irish Research Council
- Date From
- 21:10:12
- Date To
- 20:10:15
- Title
- The development of non-invasive neuromodulation techniques for pain modulation
- Summary
- The project aims to develop robust and novel neuromodulation protocols using transcranial direct current stimulation and transcranial magnetic stimulation to modulate experimental pain thresholds in a healthy adult population.
- Funding Agency
- Trinity College Dublin
- Date From
- 01:09:12
- Date To
- 31:08:15
Recognition
Awards and Honours
Robert T Jones Jnr Scholarship (University of St Andrews/Western)
Oxford University Graduate Summer School Scholarship
MRC PhD Studentship, Institute of Neurology, London
Howard Hughes Medical Association Scholarship
Marjorie Stetton Scholarship
Journal of Experimental Biology Travel Fellow, Marine Biological Laboratory
Wellcome Advanced Training Fellowship, Cambridge University
Physiological Society Teaching Travel Award
Dean's Award for Innovation in Teaching
Memberships
British Neuroscience Association
Physiological Society
International Association for the Study of Pain