Welcome
Welcome to the Body, Eyes and Movement (BEAM) Lab.The BEAM lab is jointly run by Drs Ellen Poliakoff and Emma Gowen, based in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. We research how our brains use sensory information such as vision and touch to create action and...
Publications
For full publication lists click on Dr Emma Gowen or Dr Ellen Poliakoff. Related...
People
Current BEAM Lab members Ying Bai (PhD student) Dr Judith Bek ((Post Doctorate Research Associate) Leneh Buckle (PhD student) Martin Casussus (PhD student) Benjamin Hamblin-Pyke (PhD student) Elizabeth Le Luan (PhD student) Ketan Parmar (Optometrist and PhD student)...
Participate in our research
If you would like to participate in our research please see the current studies listed here.Alternatively, if you would like to be considered in future research studies please contact Ellen (ellen.polikoff@manchester.ac.uk) or Emma (emma.gowen@manchester.ac.uk). ...
Work with us
Please click on the following links to find out about job and PhD opportunities in the BEAM lab Work with Dr Emma Gowen and Dr Ellen Poliakoff Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13...
July 2024: Ying passes PhD viva
Well done to Ying who passed her viva with minor corrections. Lucky for the BEAM lab, Ying will be staying with us as a Research Associate! Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13...
July 2024: Millie is awarded her PhD
Well done to Millie who attended the graduation ceremony for her PhD. Millie's PhD was on Motor Imagery in people with Parkinson's. We wish Millie best of luck in her future career. Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The...
May 2024: Levi completes his MSci Neuroscience project
Levi presented his Masters project at the annual poster session event. His project involved developing and piloting some new proprioception equipment which we hope to use with autistic people.
Research in Imagery and Observation (RIO) conference 2024
This year the RIO conference was held at Liverpool Hope University and the BEAM lab was well represented with 7 lab members presenting. Ellen gave the keynote talk "Imagery in action in people with Parkinson’s disease", while Sam Dodds, Ying Bai and Charlotte Growcott...
Funding success for autistic health inequalities study
Marginalisation multiplied: Improving autistic health inequalities with collaborative interdisciplinary research and knowledge transfer through Autism@Manchester Emma and Ellen have been awarded funding from The University of Manchester to carry out a project...
Funding success for autistic sensory motor study
Emma and Ellen have been awarded funding from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) to carry out a study to show the need for providing routine sensory motor assessment and support for autistic adults. Starting in April 2024, the two year study will also...
Premiere of BEAMlab song at our Christmas Party
Premiere of BEAMlab song at our Christmas Party Ellen Poliakoff performed as part of the band – Psychobabble – at the Christmas party for the two Psychology Divisions (Psychology Communication and Human Neuroscience, Psychology and Mental Health). A particular...
Imagining movement
Maeve Stillman, our Autism@Manchester intern, PhD student Ying Bai and Dr Emma Gowen describe one of the studies in the Body, Eye and Movement (BEAM) labMany autistic people have difficulty with recognising and performing movements. For example, they can find it more...
Summer 2023: Maeve, our Autism@Manchester intern shares her experience of the role
Maeve Stillman, a 2nd year Biosciences student completed an 6 week summer internship with us. The internship is jointly organised by Autism@Manchester and The University of Manchester’s Careers Service and aims to allow autistic students to experience working in an...
Millie presents at RIO conference
One of our PhD students in the BEAM Lab, Camilla Woodrow-Hill, recently attended the Research in Imagery and Observation conference in Limerick to give a talk on her research. The talk was entitled, ‘Combined action observation and motor imagery of keyboard typing:...
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