• BA: Physiological Sciences (Medicine)
  Magdalen College Oxford,
• MA
  Magdalen College Oxford,
• PhD
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
• BM, BCh (Medicine)
  Oxford University,
• Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
• Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London

Director, BSc, Neuropsychology, School of Psychology and Sports Sciences

Postgraduate Module Organiser, Behavioural Neurology, School of Psychology and Sports Sciences

Lead for SSCs, North Wales Medical School

Lead for Neurology, Psychiatry and Ophthalmology, North Wales Medical School

2024

• PublishedEffects of Home-Based EEG Neurofeedback Training as a Non-Pharmacological Intervention for Parkinson’s Disease
  Cooke, A., Hindle, J., Lawrence, C., Bellomo, E., Pritchard, A. W., MacLeod, C., Martin-Forbes, P., Jones, S., Bracewell, M., Linden, D. & Mehler, D., Sept 2024, In: Neurophysiologie Clinique/Clinical Neurophysiology. 54, 5, 102997.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMidbrain structure volume, estimated myelin and functional connectivity in idiopathic generalised epilepsy
  McKavanagh, A., Ridzuan-Allen, A., Kreilkamp, B. A. K., Chen, Y., Manjón, J. V., Coupé, P., Bracewell, M., Das, K., Taylor, P. N., Marson, A. G. & Keller, S. S., Mar 2024, In: Epilepsy & behavior : E&B. 140, 109084.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• E-pub ahead of printPosterior spinal artery infarct
  Panesar, H., Conry, A., Finocchi, V., Desai, C. & Bracewell, R. M., 2 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Practical neurology. 3, 2, p. 160-163
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

• PublishedSpatial Binding Impairments in Visual Working Memory following Temporal Lobectomy
  Alenazi, M. F. N., Al-Joudi, H., Bracewell, M., Dundon, N., Zia Ul Haq Katshu, M. & d'Avossa, G., 15 Feb 2022, In: eNeuro. 9, 2, p. 1-10 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedENact-PD: EEG Neuro-feedback to improve motor function in Parkinson’s
  Cooke, A., Lawrence, C., Bellomo, E., Pritchard, A., MacLeod, C., Martin-Forbes, P., Mehler, D., Jones, S., Bracewell, M. & Hindle, J., 29 Jun 2020, Springer Nature.
  Research output: Other contribution

2019

• PublishedTraining the Brain to Mimic Medication: An Investigation of the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Home-Based "Brain Training" as a Non-Pharmacological Treatment for Motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease.
  Cooke, A., MacLeod, C., Pritchard, A., Bellomo, E., Lawrence, C., Martin-Forbes, P., Bracewell, R., Linden, D., Mehler, D., Jones, S. & Hindle, J., 25 May 2019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

2018

• PublishedFacilitation of Fast Backward Priming After Left Cerebellar Continuous Theta-Burst Stimulation
  Allen-Walker, L., Bracewell, R., Thierry, G. & Mari-Beffa, P., Apr 2018, In: Cerebellum. 17, 2, p. 132-142
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedStudy protocol for a randomised pilot study of a computer-based, non-pharmacological cognitive intervention for motor slowing and motor fatigue in Parkinson’s disease
  Payne, J., Hindle, J. V., Pritchard, A. W., Davies, R., Coetzer, B., d'Avossa, G., Bracewell, R. M. & Leek, C., 26 Dec 2018, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 4, 190.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedCerebellar contributions to spatial memory.
  Tomlinson, S. P., Davis, N. J., Morgan, H. M. & Bracewell, R. M., 5 Jul 2014, In: Neuroscience Letters. 578, p. 182-186
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCerebellar Contributions to Verbal Working Memory
  Tomlinson, S. P., Davis, N. J., Morgan, H. M. & Bracewell, R. M., Jun 2014, In: Cerebellum. 13, p. 354-361
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDoes Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Prefrontal Cortex Affect Mood and Emotional Memory Retrieval in Healthy Individuals?
  Morgan, H. M., Davis, N. J. & Bracewell, R. M., 20 Mar 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 3
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedImpaired visuospatial transformation but intact sequence processing in Parkinson disease
  Leek, C., Leek, E. C., Kerai, J. H., Johnston, S. J., Hindle, J. V. & Bracewell, R. M., 1 Sept 2014, In: Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology. 27, 3, p. 130-138
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe salience network is responsible for switching between the default mode network and the central executive network: Replication from DCM
  Goulden, N., Khusnullina, A. A., Davis, N. J., Bracewell, R. M., Bokde, A. L., McNulty, J. P. & Mullins, P. G., 1 Oct 2014, In: Neuroimage. 99, p. 180-190
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWhat is the JRCPE for?
  Bracewell, R. M., Witham, M. D., Medford, A. R., Beveridge, A. W., Lee, Y. Y. & O'Mahony, S. G., 1 Sept 2014, In: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 44, 3, p. 194-195
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedBrain stimulation studies of non-motor cerebellar function: A systematic review
  Tomlinson, S. P., Davis, N. J. & Bracewell, R. M., 13 Mar 2013, In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 37, 5, p. 766-789
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedChallenges of proper placebo control for non-invasive brain stimulation in clinical and experimental applications
  Davis, N. J., Gold, E., Pascual-Leone, A. & Bracewell, R. M., 21 Jul 2013, In: European Journal of Neuroscience. 38, 7, p. 2973-2977
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• PublishedActive Collisions in Altered Gravity Reveal Eye-Hand Coordination Strategies
  White, O., Lefèvre, P., Wing, A. M., Bracewell, R. M. & Thonnard, J. L., 12 Sept 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 9, p. e44291
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedVisuospatial transformation impairments in Parkinson's disease
  Kerai, J. H., Bracewell, R. M., Hindle, J. V. & Leek, E. C., 2012, In: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 34, 10, p. 1053-64 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

• PublishedFeature integration in visual working memory: Parietal gamma activation is related to cognitive coordination
  Morgan, H. M., Muthukumaraswamy, S. D., Hibbs, C. S., Shapiro, K. S., Bracewell, R. M., Singh, K. D. & Linden, D. E., 1 Dec 2011, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 106, 6, p. 3185-3194
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGrip force regulates hand impedance to optimize object stability in high impact loads
  White, O., Thonnard, J. L., Wing, A. M., Bracewell, R. M., Diedrichsen, J. & Lefèvre, P., 25 Aug 2011, In: Neuroscience. 189, p. 269-276
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHaptic and Visual Influences on Grasp Point Selection
  Endo, S., Wing, A. M. & Bracewell, R. M., 8 Dec 2011, In: Journal of Motor Behavior. 43, 6, p. 427-431
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHemispheric specialisation in haptic processing
  Morgan, H. M., Tomlinson, S., Davis, N., Morgan, H. & Bracewell, R. M., 1 Jul 2011, In: Neuropsychologia. 49, 9, p. 2703-2710
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe world's most famous neurologist? A rapid response
  Bracewell, R. M. & Bracewell, M., 1 Dec 2011, In: Practical Neurology. 11, 6, p. 381
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

• PublishedA Brief Historical Review of Motor Control Theory
  Bracewell, R. M., O'Brien, J. & Bracewell, M., 1 Jul 2010, In: Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation. 10, 3, p. 22-23
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe persistent mystery of the basal ganglia's contribution to motor control
  Bracewell, R. M., Mazzoni, P. & Bracewell, M., 1 Nov 2010, In: Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation. 10, 5, p. 22-24
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedUnitary haptic perception: integrating moving tactile inputs from anatomically adjacent and non-adjacent digits.
  Peelen, M. V., Rogers, J., Wing, A. M., Downing, P. E. & Bracewell, R. M., 1 Jul 2010, In: Experimental Brain Research. 204, 3, p. 457-464
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

• PublishedAutomatic activation of motor programs by object affordances in patients with Parkinson's disease.
  Ward, R. A., Oguro, H., Ward, R., Bracewell, R. M., Hindle, J. V. & Rafal, R. D., 29 Sept 2009, In: Neuroscience Letters. 463, 1, p. 35-36
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTwo hands in object-oriented action.
  Endo, S., Wing, A. M., Bracewell, R. M., Nowak, D. A. (Editor) & Hermsdörfer, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2009, Sensorimotor Control of Grasping: Physiology and Pathophysiology. 2009 ed. Cambridge University Press, p. 204-218
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2008

• PublishedA deviated tongue.
  Ramaraj, R., O'Beirn, D. & Bracewell, R. M., 12 Jul 2008, In: The Lancet. 372, 9633, p. 176
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedAortic dissection presenting as uniocular blindness.
  Ramaraj, R., O'Beirn, D. & Bracewell, R. M., 1 Aug 2008, In: Southern Medical Journal. 101, 8, p. 842-844
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedAre faces special? A case of pure prosopagnosia.
  Riddoch, M. J., Johnston, R. A., Bracewell, R. M., Boutson, L. & Humphreys, G. W., 1 Feb 2008, In: Cognitive Neuropsychology. 25, 1, p. 3-26
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedA tale of two agnosias: distinctions between form and integrative agnosia.
  Riddoch, M. J., Humphreys, G. W., Akhtar, N., Allen, H. & Bracewell, R. M., 1 Feb 2008, In: Cognitive Neuropsychology. 25, 1, p. 56-92
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHand interactions in rapid grip force adjustments are independent of object dynamics
  White, O., Dowling, N., Bracewell, R. M. & Diedrichsen, J., 1 Nov 2008, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 100, 5, p. 2738-2745
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMotor Timing.
  Bracewell, R. M., Wing, A. M. & Squire, L. R. (Editor), 1 Jan 2008, Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. 2008 ed. Academic Press, p. 1067-1075
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedThe management of transient ischaemic attacks.
  Bracewell, R. M., 1 May 2008, In: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 38, 2, p. 133
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe treatment of Bell's Palsy.
  Bracewell, R. M., 1 Mar 2008, In: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 38, 1, p. 38
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2007

• PublishedNeurology for Optometrists: Motility (part 2).
  Bracewell, R. M., 18 May 2007, In: Optometry Today. 47, 10, p. 30-39
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedNeurology for Optometrists: Pupils and Visual Fields.
  Bracewell, R. M., 23 Mar 2007, In: Optometry Today. 47, 6, p. 30-37
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2006

• PublishedAnd finally…
  Tipper, S. P., Bracewell, R. M., Tipper, S. & Rafal, R., 7 Sept 2006, In: Nature. 443, 7107, p. 26
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2005

• PublishedElectrodiagnostic correlation of Uhthoffs phenomenon in a patient with an optic tract lesion due to multiple sclerosis.
  Bracewell, R. M., Anderson, I., Pane, A. & Matthews, T., 15 Nov 2005, In: Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 238, Supplement 1, p. S334
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInterlimb coordination deficits during cyclic movements in cerebellar hemiataxia.
  Bracewell, R. M., Balasubramaniam, R. & Wing, A. L., 22 Feb 2005, In: Neurology. 64, 4, p. 751-752
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedNeurological investigations.
  Bracewell, R. M., Williams, A. & Provan, A. (Editor), 1 Jan 2005, Oxford handbook of clinical and laboratory investigation. 2005 ed. Oxford University Press, p. 517-566
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2004

• PublishedAbsence of gaze direction effects on EEG measures of sensorimotor function.
  Hesse, C. W., Seiss, E., Bracewell, R. M. & Praamstra, P., 1 Jan 2004, In: Clinical Neurophysiology. 115, 1, p. 29-38
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSelective Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Attenuates Brain Metabolic Deficit in Aortic Arch Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial.
  Harrington, D. K., Walker, A. S., Kaukuntla, H., Bracewell, R. M., Clutton-Brock, T. H., Faroqui, M., Pagano, D. & Bonser, R. S., 14 Sept 2004, In: Circulation. 110, 11, p. II231-II236
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2003

• PublishedEye Simulator
  Bracewell, R. M. & Andersen, I. R., 1 Jan 2003, In: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 74, 1573, p. 4
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPredictive and reactive coordination of grip and load forces in bimanual lifting in man.
  Bracewell, R. M., Wing, A. M., Soper, H. M. & Clark, K. G., 1 Oct 2003, In: European Journal of Neuroscience. 18, 8, p. 2396-2402
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedStroke: neuroplasticity and recent approaches to rehabilitation.
  Bracewell, R. M., 1 Nov 2003, In: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 74, 11, p. 1465-
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe co-ordination of load and grip forces in a bimanual lifting task
  Bracewell, R. M., Wing, A. M., Clark, K. G. & Soper, H. M., 1 Jan 2003, In: European Journal of Neuroscience. 18, p. 2396-2402
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2002

• PublishedResponse guided learning: research in cognitive rehabilitation following stroke.
  Connor, B., Harvey, D. A., Bracewell, R. M., Humphreys, G. W., Wing, A. M. & Sassoon, R. (Editor), 1 Jan 2002, Understanding Stroke. 2002 ed. Pardoe Blacker Publishing Ltd, p. 157-178
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Wales Epilepsy Research Network

  01/10/2008 – 01/08/2013 (Finished)

• Hyper Interaction Viability Experiments (HIVE)

  01/09/2008 – 05/09/2013 (Finished)

• Depression In Parkinson's Disease

  01/05/2008 – 10/07/2009 (Finished)

• How Does Object Functionality Afect

  01/09/2007 – 05/09/2011 (Finished)

• Investigate Interlimb Co-Ordination

  01/04/2006 – 25/07/2007 (Finished)

Consultant Neurologist, Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Noble's Hospital, Isle of Man.

I have more than twenty years' experience in general adult neurology.  I have subspecialty interests in Epilepsy, Neuro-Ophthalmology and Behavioural (Cognitive) Neurology