Sean Meehan, University of Waterloo

Research

Attention Declarative Motor Learning Neural Plasticity Neuromotor Control Procedural Sensory-motor Short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI)

Latest funding

Electroencephalography (EEG) System
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$105,586
Sensory-motor substrates of executive influence over skilled performance and learning
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$140,000

All 2 grants and awards

Electroencephalography (EEG) System

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Staines, William

$105,586

Sensory-motor substrates of executive influence over skilled performance and learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Meehan, Sean

Keywords: neuromotor control; motor learning; neural plasticity; short-latency afferent inhibition (sai); transcranial magnetic stimulation (tms); sensory-motor; procedural; declarative; working memory; attention

$140,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Attention Dear Professor Meehan, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on attention connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Sensory-motor substrates of executive influence over skilled performance and learning" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]