- Modulation of Motor Vigor by Expectation of Reward Probability Trial-by-Trial Is Preserved in Healthy Ageing and Parkinson's Disease Patients Tecilla, Margherita; Michael, Grossbach; Gentile, Giovanni; Holland, Peter; Antonini, Angelo and Herrojo Ruiz, Maria. 2023. Modulation of Motor Vigor by Expectation of Reward Probability Trial-by-Trial Is Preserved in Healthy Ageing and Parkinson's Disease Patients. The Journal of Neuroscience, 43(10), pp. 1757-1777. ISSN 1529-2401
- Dopaminergic Modulation of Dynamic Emotion Perception Schuster, B. A.; Sowden, S.; Rybicki, A. J.; Fraser, D. S.; Press, C.; Holland, Peter and Cook, J. L.. 2022. Dopaminergic Modulation of Dynamic Emotion Perception. The Journal of Neuroscience, 42(21), pp. 4394-4400. ISSN 1529-2401
- Purkinje Cell Activity in the Medial and Lateral Cerebellum During Suppression of Voluntary Eye Movements in Rhesus Macaques Avila, Eric; Flierman, Nico A.; Holland, Peter; Roelfsema, Pieter R.; Frens, Maarten A.; Badura, Aleksandra and De Zeeuw, Chris I.. 2022. Purkinje Cell Activity in the Medial and Lateral Cerebellum During Suppression of Voluntary Eye Movements in Rhesus Macaques. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 16, 863181. ISSN 1662-5102
- Reward-Based Improvements in Motor Control Are Driven by Multiple Error-Reducing Mechanisms Codol, Olivier; Holland, Peter; Manohar, Sanjay G. and Galea, Joseph M.. 2020. Reward-Based Improvements in Motor Control Are Driven by Multiple Error-Reducing Mechanisms. Journal of Neuroscience, 40(18), pp. 3604-3620. ISSN 0270-6474
- Reward-driven enhancements in motor control are robust to TMS manipulation Codol, Olivier; Galea, Joseph M.; Jalali, Roya and Holland, Peter. 2020. Reward-driven enhancements in motor control are robust to TMS manipulation. Experimental Brain Research, 238(7-8), pp. 1781-1793. ISSN 0014-4819
- Domain-Specific Working Memory, But Not Dopamine-Related Genetic Variability, Shapes Reward-Based Motor Learning Holland, Peter; Codol, Olivier; Oxley, Elizabeth; Taylor, Madison; Hamshere, Elizabeth; Joseph, Shadiq; Huffer, Laura and Galea, Joseph M.. 2019. Domain-Specific Working Memory, But Not Dopamine-Related Genetic Variability, Shapes Reward-Based Motor Learning. Journal of Neuroscience, 39(47), pp. 9383-9396. ISSN 0270-6474
- The relationship between reinforcement and explicit control during visuomotor adaptation Codol, Olivier; Holland, Peter and Galea, Joseph M.. 2018. The relationship between reinforcement and explicit control during visuomotor adaptation. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 9121. ISSN 2045-2322
- Contribution of explicit processes to reinforcement-based motor learning Holland, Peter; Codol, Olivier and Galea, Joseph M.. 2018. Contribution of explicit processes to reinforcement-based motor learning. Journal of Neurophysiology, 119(6), pp. 2241-2255. ISSN 0022-3077
- The effects of reward and punishment on motor skill learning Chen, Xiuli; Holland, Peter and Galea, Joseph M. 2018. The effects of reward and punishment on motor skill learning. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 20, pp. 83-88. ISSN 2352-1546
Dr Peter Holland
Staff details
My research focusses on virtual reality and understanding the control and learning of actions and sequences of actions.
Peter is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology since April 2021. His research focusses on understanding the control and learning of actions and sequences of actions. He is interested in the use of virtual reality as a tool for experimentation and rehabilitation. Additionally, he is interested in the intersection of video games and psychology and the effects of 'gamification'. He employs a range of techniques including behavioural experiments, EEG and computational modelling.
Academic qualifications
- Doctorate (DPhil) in Clinical Neuroscience, University of Oxford 2011
- BA in Physiological Sciences 2005
Research interests
Motor control and learning
Virtual/augmented reality
Video games
‘Gamification’ for research and rehabilitation
Different forms of outcome feedback
Planning and execution of sequences of movements
Movement disorders (stroke, Parkinson’s disease etc.)
Publications and research outputs
Article
- A framework for neurophysiological experiments on flow states Durcan, Oliver; Holland, Peter and Bhattacharya, Joydeep. 2024. A framework for neurophysiological experiments on flow states. Communications Psychology, 2, 66. ISSN 2731-9121
- Disruption of dopamine D2/D3 system function impairs the human ability to understand the mental states of other people Kaplan, Raphael Samuel Matthew; Schuster, Bianca A.; Sowden, Sophie; Rybicki, Alicia J.; Fraser, Dagmar S.; Press, Clare; Hickman, Lydia; Holland, Peter and Cook, Jennifer L.. 2024. Disruption of dopamine D2/D3 system function impairs the human ability to understand the mental states of other people. PLOS Biology, 22(6), e3002652. ISSN 1545-7885
- A methodological framework to assess the accuracy of virtual reality hand-tracking systems: A case study with the Meta Quest 2 Abdlkarim, Diar; Di Luca, Massimiliano; Aves, Poppy; Maaroufi, Mohamed; Yeo, Sang-Hoon; Miall, R. Chris; Holland, Peter and Galea, Joeseph M.. 2024. A methodological framework to assess the accuracy of virtual reality hand-tracking systems: A case study with the Meta Quest 2. Behavior Research Methods, 56(2), pp. 1052-1063. ISSN 1554-3528