Health and Human Performance
Performance Psychology Lab
Led by Christopher Janelle · Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
What we study
The lab studies how emotions affect movement and attention in athletes and people with movement disorders. Researchers use experiments to explore emotion regulation strategies for better performance.
What working here is like
- Human participants
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Emotion and motor function
Investigating how emotions interact with attention and motor function in healthy and disease populations.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Incorrect physical fitness feedback reduces positive thinking in non-anxious people after moderate exercise
2026 · Psychology of sport and exercise
- Emotions and ensuing motor performance are altered by regulating breathing frequency: Implications for emotion regulation and sport performance
2022 · Frontiers in Psychology
Checks how breathing rate affects motor skills under different emotional states.
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- Recalling fearful memories modifies approach and avoidance behavior based on spatial context.
2021 · Emotion
Finds that recalling fearful memories changes walking behavior based on spatial context.
- Familiarity with music influences stride amplitude and variability during rhythmically-cued walking in individuals with Parkinson’s disease
2021 · Gait & Posture
- Carrying Asymmetric Loads While Walking on a Treadmill Interferes with Lower Limb Coordination
2021 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Shows how carrying uneven loads disrupts walking coordination in the lower body.
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How to reach out
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