• PhD: Neuroscience
  Western University, Ontario, 2011
• BSc: Physiology and Psychology
  Western University, Ontario, 2002

I teach rehabilitation neuroscience, brain stimulation, clinical and applied neuroscience, and methods in cognitive neuroscience. I supervise BSc, MSc and PhD student dissertations.

2022

• PublishedHand choice is unaffected by high frequency continuous theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation to the posterior parietal cortex
  Fitzpatrick, A. M., Dundon, N. M. & Valyear, K. F., 13 Oct 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 10, e0275262.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedInterhemispheric transfer of post-amputation cortical plasticity within the human somatosensory cortex
  Valyear, K. F., Philip, B. A., Cirstea, C. M., Chen, P-W., Baune, N., Marchal, N. & Frey, S. H., 1 Feb 2020, In: Neuroimage. 206, 116291.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedActive haptic perception in robots: a review
  Seminara, L., Gastaldo, P., Watt, S. J., Valyear, K. F., Zuher, F. & Mastrogiovanni, F., 17 Jul 2019, In: Frontiers in Neurorobotics. 13, 53.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGrasping with a new hand: Improved performance and normalized grasp-selective brain responses despite persistent functional changes in primary motor cortex and low-level sensory and motor impairments
  Valyear, K. F., Mattos, D., Philip, B. A., Kaufman, C. & Frey, S. H., 15 Apr 2019, In: Neuroimage. 190, p. 275-288
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedNow and then: Hand choice is influenced by recent action history
  Valyear, K. F., Fitzpatrick, A. M. & Dundon, N. M., Feb 2019, In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 26, 1, p. 305-314 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPsychophysical and neuroimaging responses to moving stimuli in a patient with the Riddoch phenomenon due to bilateral visual cortex lesions
  Arcaro, M. J., Thaler, L., Quinlan, D. J., Monaco, S., Khan, S., Valyear, K. F., Goebel, R., Dutton, G. N., Goodale, M. A., Kastner, S. & Culham, J. C., May 2019, In: Neuropsychologia. 128, May, p. 150-165 16 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe neural basis of hand choice: An fMRI investigation of the Posterior Parietal Interhemispheric Competition model
  Fitzpatrick, A. M., Dundon, N. M. & Valyear, K. F., 15 Jan 2019, In: Neuroimage. 185, p. 208-221 14 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedRepresenting Visual Information in Motor Terms for Grasp Control
  Valyear, K., Sep 2018, Reach-to-grasp behavior: Brain, Behavior and Modelling Across the Life Span. Corbetta, D. & Santello, M. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2017

• PublishedContributions of the parietal cortex to increased efficiency of planning-based action selection
  Randerath, J., Valyear, K., Philip, B. A. & Frey, S. H., Oct 2017, In: Neuropsychologia. 105, October, p. 135-143
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedSensorimotor transformation: The hand that 'sees' to grasp
  Valyear, K. F., 29 Jul 2016, In: Elife. 5, e18887.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe Neuroscience of Human Tool Use
  Valyear, K., 16 Dec 2016, Evolution of Nervous Systems: Second Edition. Kaas, J. (ed.). 2 ed. Oxford: Academic Press, p. 341-353 12 p.
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2015

• PublishedHand selection for object grasping is influenced by recent motor history
  Valyear, K. F. & Frey, S. H., 2015, In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 21, p. 566-573
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHuman posterior parietal cortex mediates hand-specific planning
  Valyear, K. F. & Frey, S. H., 2 Apr 2015, In: Neuroimage. 114, p. 226-238
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTwo Routes to the Same Action: An Action Repetition Priming Study
  Randerath, J., Valyear, K. F., Hood, A. & Frey, S. H., 2015, In: Journal of Motor Behavior. 47, 2, p. 142-152
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedDecoding the neural mechanisms of human tool use
  Gallivan, J. P., McLean, D. A., Valyear, K. F. & Culham, J. C., 28 May 2013, In: Elife. 2, p. e00425
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• PublishedfMRI repetition suppression for familiar but not arbitrary actions with tools
  Valyear, K. F., Gallivan, J. P., McLean, D. A. & Culham, J. C., 21 Mar 2012, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 32, 12, p. 4247-59 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

• PublishedDecoding action intentions from preparatory brain activity in human parieto-frontal networks
  Gallivan, J. P., McLean, D. A., Valyear, K. F., Pettypiece, C. E. & Culham, J. C., 29 Jun 2011, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 31, 26, p. 9599-9610 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTo use or to move: goal-set modulates priming when grasping real tools
  Valyear, K. F., Chapman, C. S., Gallivan, J. P., Mark, R. S. & Culham, J. C., Jul 2011, In: Experimental Brain Research. 212, 1, p. 125-42 18 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

• PublishedObserving learned object-specific functional grasps preferentially activates the ventral stream
  Valyear, K. F. & Culham, J. C., May 2010, In: Journal of Cognitive Neurosience. 22, 5, p. 970-84 15 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedfMRI activation during observation of others' reach errors
  Malfait, N., Valyear, K. F., Culham, J. C., Anton, J-L., Brown, L. E. & Gribble, P. L., Jul 2010, In: Journal of Cognitive Neurosience. 22, 7, p. 1493-1503 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2007

• PublishedDoes tool-related fMRI activity within the intraparietal sulcus reflect the plan to grasp?
  Valyear, K. F., Cavina-Pratesi, C., Stiglick, A. J. & Culham, J. C., 31 Mar 2007, In: Neuroimage. 36 , Suppl 2, p. T94-T108
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedOrientation sensitivity to graspable objects: an fMRI adaptation study
  Rice, N. J., Valyear, K. F., Goodale, M. A., Milner, A. D. & Culham, J. C., 31 Mar 2007, In: Neuroimage. 36 , Suppl 2, p. T87-93
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2006

• PublishedA double dissociation between sensitivity to changes in object identity and object orientation in the ventral and dorsal visual streams: A human fMRI study
  Valyear, K. F., Culham, J. C., Sharif, N., Westwood, D. & Goodale, M. A., Feb 2006, In: Neuropsychologia. 44, 2, p. 218-28 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDissociating arbitrary stimulus-response mapping from movement planning during preparatory period: evidence from event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging
  Cavina-Pratesi, C., Valyear, K. F., Culham, J. C., Köhler, S., Obhi, S. S., Marzi, C. A. & Goodale, M. A., 1 Aug 2006, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 26, 10, p. 2704-13 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHuman parietal cortex in action
  Culham, J. C. & Valyear, K. F., Apr 2006, In: Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 16, 2, p. 205-212 8 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe fusiform face area is not sufficient for face recognition: evidence from a patient with dense prosopagnosia and no occipital face area
  Steeves, J. K. E., Culham, J. C., Duchaine, B. C., Pratesi, C. C., Valyear, K. F., Schindler, I., Humphrey, G. K., Milner, A. D. & Goodale, M. A., 1 Apr 2006, In: Neuropsychologia. 44, 4, p. 594-609 16 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe relationship between fMRI adaptation and repetition priming
  Ganel, T., Gonzalez, C. L. R., Valyear, K. F., Culham, J. C., Goodale, M. A. & Köhler, S., Sep 2006, In: Neuroimage. 32, 3, p. 1432-1440 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2005

• PublishedNo evidence for visuomotor priming in a visually guided action task
  Cant, J. S., Westwood, D. A., Valyear, K. F. & Goodale, M. A., 7 Jan 2005, In: Neuropsychologia. 43, 2, p. 216-26 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe involvement of the "fusiform face area" in processing facial expression
  Ganel, T., Valyear, K. F., Goshen-Gottstein, Y. & Goodale, M. A., 25 Feb 2005, In: Neuropsychologia. 43, 11, p. 1645-54 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2003

• PublishedPhotostimulation induces rapid growth of song-control brain regions in male and female chickadees (Poecile atricapilla)
  MacDougall-Shackleton, S. A., Hernandez, A. M., Valyear, K. F. & Clark, A. P., 17 Apr 2003, In: Neuroscience Letters. 340, 3, p. 165-8 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Mapping the consequences of peripheral nerve transection and repair on brain organisation and hand function

  01/12/2019 – 30/11/2023 (Active)

  Layman's description

  When a nerve of the hand is cut, the signalling between the hand and brain is disrupted, and as a consequence, the brain changes. These injuries are extremely common, with significant and longstanding personal and societal costs. Better understanding the links between brain changes and functional recovery holds promise for improving patient outcomes, and reducing these costs. This is the purpose of the proposed research. We will investigate the clinical significance of nerve-trauma-related brain changes in patients who have undergone surgical repairs of the nerve(s) of the hand. Using our established functional MRI and behavioural methods, we expect to identify brain changes in patients that predict poor sensory performance of the injured hand. This research will significantly advance our understanding of the functional consequences of brain changes following nerve damage to the hand, and set the stage for the development of new rehabilitation therapies designed to help reverse these changes.

• Improving child prostheses and rehabilitation of peripheral nerve injuries, using movement science

  01/08/2019 – 31/07/2021 (Finished)

  Description

  This research aims to (i) develop upper-limb prostheses for young children that work better and are easier to use, and (ii) better understand the real-world consequences of peripheral nerve injury to the hand, and associated brain changes. This requires high-precision recording of natural hand movements. Support from the Welsh Government Ser Cymru III Enhancing Competitiveness Infrastructure Award was used to purchase a state-of-the-art motion-capture system to enable this research.

• Using paried-pulse TMS to investigate cortical mechanisms…

  01/08/2015 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)

  Links:

  • https://sites.google.com/site/kfvalyear/

Research Grants

Welsh Government Ser Cymru III Enhancing Competitiveness Infrastructure Award

Improving child prostheses, and rehabilitation of peripheral nerve injuries, using movement science. 

Principal Investigators: Ken Valyear; Simon Watt

March 2020 

£64,472

Wellcome Trust Seed Award in Science (215186/Z/19/Z)

Mapping the consequences of peripheral nerve transection and repair on brain organisation and hand function.

Principal Investigator: Ken Valyear

December 2019 – May 2022

£94,063

Knowledge Exchange Skills Scholarships (KESS) II: PhD Studentship

The sensory and motor consequences of using an injured hand

Principal Investigators: Ken Valyear; Simon Watt; Edwin Jesudason

PhD candidate: Michela Paroli

June 2017 – 2020

£69300

Royal Society Research Grant (RG150098)

Specifying possible actions with objects: Paired-pulse TMS investigations of the underlying neural mechanisms

Principal Investigator: Ken Valyear

Co-investigator: Cosimo Urgesi

December 2015 – 2016

£15000