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Dr Li-Ann Leow

Li-Ann is a Lecturer of Psychology within the School of Arts and Humanities, with research interests and expertise in cognitive neuroscience of motor learning and motor control.

Current teaching

  • PSY2105 - Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences
  • PSY1210 - Biopsychology, Sensation and Perception

Professional associations

  • 2024 - Australian Cognitive Neuroscience Society, member
  • 2024 - Australian Brain Stimulation Society, member
  • 2024 - Society for Neuroscience, member

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 2015.
  • Bachelor of Science with Second Class Honours (Division A), The University of Western Australia, 2007.
  • Bachelor of Science, The University of Western Australia, 2006.

Research Outputs

2026

Journal Articles

  • Leow, LA., Tan, AH., Carroll, T., Adam, R., Dux, P., Filmer, H. (2026). Dopamine alters motor learning performance in the presence and absence of feedback. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 224(March 2026), Article number 108140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2026.108140.
  • Lum, J., Moreau, C., Leow, LA., Marinovic, W., Lum, S., Joanisse, M., Batterink, L. (2026). Beta-band modulation reveals the cortical dynamics of auditory statistical learning in children. Cortex, 194(January 2026), 35-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2025.11.003.

2025

Journal Articles

  • Leow, LA., Corti, E., Nguyen, A., Marinovic, W. (2025). Informative Auditory Cues Enhance Motor Sequence Learning. European Journal of Neuroscience, 61(10), Article number e70140. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.70140.
  • Lum, J., Hamilton, K., Leow, LA., Marinovic, W., Fuelscher, I., Barhoun, P., Ford, TC., Hill, AT., Nahravani, S., Kirkovski, M., Enticott, PG., Hyde, C. (2025). Atypical Beta Oscillatory Dynamics Are Related to Poor Procedural Learning in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder. Developmental Science, 28(4), Article number e70031. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.70031.
  • Leow, LA., Marinovic, W., Albert, S., Carroll, T. (2025). Time Alters Distinct Memories Driven by Sensory Prediction Errors and Task Errors in Sensorimotor Adaptation. European Journal of Neuroscience, 62(1), Article number e70196. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.70196.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Garner, K., Leow, LA., Uchida, A., Nolan, C., Jensen, O., Garrido, M., Dux, P. (2024). Assessing the influence of dopamine and mindfulness on the formation of routines in visual search. Psychophysiology, 61(7), Article number e14571. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14571.
  • Miller-Mills, B., McAnally, K., Leow, LA., Keane, B., Grove, P., Carroll, T. (2024). Implicit audiomotor adaptation. Neuroscience, 558(2024), 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2024.08.026.
  • Leow, LA., Jiang, J., Bowers, S., Zhang, Y., Dux, P., Filmer, H. (2024). Intensity-dependent effects of tDCS on motor learning are related to dopamine. Brain Stimulation, 17(3), 553-560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2024.03.015.
  • Willmot, N., Leow, LA., Filmer, HL., Dux, PE. (2024). Exploring the intra-individual reliability of tDCS: A registered report. Cortex, 173(2024), 61-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2023.12.015.
  • Leow, LA., Bernheine, L., Carroll, TJ., Dux, PE., Filmer, HL. (2024). Dopamine Increases Accuracy and Lengthens Deliberation Time in Explicit Motor Skill Learning. eNeuro, 11(1), 14 pages. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0360-23.2023.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Filmer, H., Loughnan, K., Seeto, J., Ballard, T., Ehrhardt, S., Shaw, T., Wards, Y., Rideaux, R., Leow, LA., Sewell, D., Dux, PE. (2023). Individual Differences in Decision Strategy Relate to Neurochemical Excitability and Cortical Thickness. Journal of Neuroscience, 43(42), 7006-7015. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1086-23.2023.
  • Willmot, N., Leow, LA., Filmer, H., Dux, P. (2023). Failure of tDCS to impact militarised threat-detection in a military cohort. Imaging Neuroscience, 1(2023), 11 pages. https://doi.org/10.1162/imag_a_00004.
  • Leow, LA., Marcos, A., Nielsen, E., Sewell, D., Ballard, T., Dux, P., Filmer, HL. (2023). Dopamine Alters the Effect of Brain Stimulation on Decision-Making. Journal of Neuroscience, 43(41), 6909-6919. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1140-23.2023.

2022

Journal Articles

2021

Journal Articles

  • Leow, LA., Tresilian, J., Uchida, A., Koester, D., Spingler, T., Riek, S., Marinovic, W. (2021). Acoustic stimulation increases implicit adaptation in sensorimotor adaptation. European Journal of Neuroscience, 54(3), 5047-5062. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.15317.
  • Leow, LA., Watson, S., Prete, D., Waclawik, K., Grahn, J. (2021). How groove in music affects gait. Experimental Brain Research, 239(8), 2419-2433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-021-06083-y.
  • Mackay, C., Brauer, S., Kuys, S., Schaumberg, M., Leow, LA. (2021). The acute effects of aerobic exercise on sensorimotor adaptation in chronic stroke. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 39(5), 367-377. https://doi.org/10.3233/RNN-211175.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Leow, LA., Marinovic, W., De Rugy, A., Carroll, T. (2020). Task Errors Drive Memories That Improve Sensorimotor Adaptation. Journal of Neuroscience, 40(15), 3075-3088. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1506-19.2020.
  • Reuter, E., Leow, LA., Carroll, TJ. (2020). Task Feedback Processing Differs Between Young and Older Adults in Visuomotor Rotation Learning Despite Similar Initial Adaptation and Savings. Neuroscience, 451(2020), 79-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.09.038.

Research Projects

  • Understanding how ageing impairs sensorimotor adaptation, Edith Cowan University, Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2025 (Stream 2), 2025 ‑ 2026, $39,780.
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