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“No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.”

- Sir Isaac Newton -

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Lam, M. Y., Clark, L.*, Chambers, H.*, Krüger, B., & Keck, J. (2026). Others’ facial and bodily expressions of emotion modulate willingness to engage in joint action—but actions and objects matter too. Cognition and Emotion, 1-22. 

https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2026.2682253

 

Lam, M. Y., Week, D. J., & Chua, R. (2025). The influence of advanced information on co-representation in a shared finger precuing task. Experimental Brain Research, 243, 7, 183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-025-07128-2

 

Levman, J., McCann, B.*, Baumer, N., Lam, M. Y., Shiohama, T., Cogger, L., ... & Takahashi, E. (2024). Structural magnetic resonance imaging-based surface morphometry analysis of pediatric Down syndrome. Biology, 13, 6, 575. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13080575

Lam, M. Y., & Chua, R. (2023). Spatial response discrimination may elicit a Simon effect on a non-complementary task. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 131, 1, 59-73. https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125231215854

McCann, B.*, Levman, J., Lam, M. Y., Ijner, P., & Takahashi, E. (2022). Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates gyral abnormalities in Tourette syndrome. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, 82, 6, 539-547. https://doi.org/10.1002/jdn.10209

Bubna, M.*, Lam, M. Y., & Cressman, E. K. (2022). The role of awareness on motor-sensory temporal recalibration. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 16, 747544. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2022.747544

​McCann, B.*, Levman, J., Baumer, N., Lam, M. Y., Shiohama, T., Cogger, L., MacDonald, A., Ijner, P., & Takahashi, E. (2021). Structural magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates volumetric brain abnormalities in Down syndrome: Newborns to young adults. NeuroImage: Clinical, 32, 102815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102815

 

Laforest, J.*, MacGillivray, M., & Lam, M. Y. (2021). The influence of social context and social connection on visual perceptual processes. Acta Psychologica, 215, 103270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2021.103270

Karlinsky, A., Lam, M. Y., Chua, R., & Hodges, N.J. (2019). Whose turn is it anyway? The moderating role of response certainty on the joint Simon effect. Psychological Research, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-017-0901-7

Lam, M. Y., Rubin, D. A., White, E., Duran, A. T., & Rose, D. J. (2018). Test-retest reliability of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition for youth with Prader-Willi syndrome. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 61, 5, 355-357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2018.06.001

Lam, M. Y., Blinch, J., Connors, E. M., Doan, J. B., & Gonzalez, C. L. R. (2018). Bimanual joint action: Correlated timing of “bimanual” movements accomplished by two people. Experimental Brain Research, 236, 8, 2263-2275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-018-5306-3

 

Karlinsky, A., Lohse, K. R, & Lam, M. Y. (2017). A Meta-Analysis of the Joint Simon Effect. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 39. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9bf4n967

 

Lam, M. Y., Rubin, D. A., Duran, A., Chavoya, F. A., White, E., & Rose, D. J. (2016). A characterization of movement skills in obese children with and without Prader-Willi syndrome. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 87, 3, 245-253. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2016.1182113

 

Lam, M. Y., Tatla, S. K., Lohse, K. R., Shirzad, N., Hoens, A. M., Miller, K. J., Holsti, L., Virji-Babul, N., & Van der Loos, H.F. M. (2015). Perceptions of technology and its use for therapeutic application for individuals with hemiparesis: Findings from adult and pediatric focus groups. JMIR: Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 3, 1, e1. https://doi.org/10.2196/rehab.3484

 

Tatla, S. K., Shirzad, N., Lohse, K. R., Virji-Babul, N., Hoens, A. M., Holsti, L., Li, L. C., Miller, K. J., Lam, M. Y., & Van der Loos, H.F.M. (2015). A qualitative study of therapists’ perceptions of technology use in upper limb rehabilitation. JMIR: Serious Games, 2, 1. https://doi.org/10.2196/games.3401

 

Cressman, E. K., Lam, M. Y., Franks, I. M., Enns, J. R., & Chua, R. (2013). Unconscious and out of control: Subliminal priming is insensitive to observer expectations. Consciousness and Cognition, 22, 3, 716-728.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2013.04.011

 

Carlsen, A., Lam, M. Y., Maslovat, D., & Chua, R. (2011).  Reaction time effects due to imperative stimulus modality are absent when a startle elicits a pre-programmed action. Neuroscience Letters, 500, 3, 177-181.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2011.06.027

 

Carlsen, A., Maslovat, D., Lam, M. Y., Chua, R., & Franks, I.M. (2011).  Considerations for the use of a startling acoustic stimulus in studies of motor preparation in humans. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 35, 366-376.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.04.009

 

Lam, M. Y. & Chua, R. (2010).  Influence of stimulus-response assignment on the joint-action correspondence effect. Psychological Research, 74, 476-480. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-009-0269-4

 

Lam, M. Y., Hodges, N.J., Virji-Babul, N., & Latash, M. L. (2009). Evidence for slowing as a function of index of difficulty in young adults with Down syndrome. American Journal of Developmental Disability, 114, 6, 411-426.  https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-114.6.411

 

Maslovat, D., Lam, M. Y., Brunke, K. M., Chua, R., & Franks, I. M. (2009). Anchoring in a novel bimanual coordination pattern. Human Movement Science, 28, 1, 28-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2008.07.004

 

Keetch, K., Glazebrook, C. M., Lyons, J., Lam, M. Y., Weeks, D.J., & Elliott, D. (2006). The effect of response uncertainty on illusory biases of perception and action. Neuroscience Letters, 406, 1-2, 117-121.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2006.07.025

 

Lam, M. Y., McFee, K., Chua, R., & Weeks, D. J. (2006). Macroscopic aspects of gross motor control: A test of the end-state comfort effect. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 77, 3, 408-412.  https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2006.10599374

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