Dr Maarten Immink

Adjunct Associate Professor UniSA Justice & Society

email Maarten.Immink@unisa.edu.au

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Research Degree Supervisor

About me

My expertise is in the learning and performance of motor skills. I am internationally recognised for my research that has furthered our theoretical understanding of how we acquire movement sequences as we progress from beginner to automaticity stages of learning. I am also recognised for my work that has investigated the benefits of cognitive training interventions for human performance enhancement. My research informs such applications as rehabilitation, sport high performance and personnel training. I am currently involved in several national and international collaborative and multi-disciplinary teams conducting basic, clinical and applied research.

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About me

In the media

Date	Title
26/06/2015	Yoga may be the missing link to stroke survivors’ rehabilitation - The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/yoga-may-be-the-missing-link-to-stroke-survivors-rehabilitation-36887?sa=pg2&sq=maarten+immink&sr=2
03/10/2014	Mindfulness: how to be in the moment … right here, right now - The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/mindfulness-how-to-be-in-the-moment-right-here-right-now-31576
01/04/2011	Meditate to reduce stress - Ten News, https://youtu.be/R_AsYyOcLXw
31/01/2011	Here's something to contemplate - The Advertiser, http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/heres-something-to-contemplate/news-story/b6061ae0ece411b2a13ead938d378787
10/06/2009	Study to investigate benefits of yoga for stroke survivors at the University of South Australia - Ten News, https://youtu.be/-p81EeBM2Pk

Research

Research focus

Cognitive Sciences
Clinical Sciences
Medical and Health Sciences
Psychology
Human Movement and Sports Science

Highlights

neurocognitive contributions to human movement learning and performance
strategies to enhance neural plasticity and memory consolidation processes for skill learning
stress, anxiety and mood modulators of skill learning and performance
mental training to improve skill learning and performance

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2018	Chan, RW, Lushington, K & Immink, MA 2018, 'States of focused attention and sequential action: a comparison of single session meditation and computerised attention task influences on top-down control during sequence learning', Acta Psychologica, vol. 191, pp. 87-100. Open access 9 8 8
2018	Jongkees, BJ, Immink, MA, Finisguerra, A & Colzato, LS 2018, 'Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) enhances response selection during sequential action', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 9, no. 6, article no. 1159, pp. 1-8. Open access 57 54
2017	Chan, RW, Immink, MA & Lushington, K 2017, 'The influence of focused-attention meditation states on the cognitive control of sequence learning', Consciousness and Cognition, vol. 55, pp. 11-25. 18 18 6
2017	Immink, MA, Colzato, LS, Stolte, M & Hommel, B 2017, 'Sequence learning enhancement following single-session meditation is dependent on metacontrol mode and experienced effort', Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 127-140. 18 10
2017	Jongkees, BJ, Immink, MA & Colzato, LS 2017, 'Influences of glutamine administration on response selection and sequence learning: a randomized-controlled trial', Scientific Reports, pp. 1-9. Open access 8 7

Chapters

Year	Output
2020	Immink, MA, Verwey, WB & Wright, DL 2020, 'The neural basis of cognitive efficiency in motor skill performance from early learning to automatic stages', in CS Nam (ed.), Neuroergonomics: Principles and Practice, Springer, Switzerland, ch.12, pp. 221-249. Open access 15

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Dziego, CA, Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, I, Schlesewsky, M, Sinha, R, Immink, MA & Cross, ZR 2024, 'Augmenting complex and dynamic performance through mindfulness-based cognitive training: an evaluation of training adherence, trait mindfulness, personality and resting-state EEG', PLoS One, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 1-30. Open access
2024	Hall, KB, Immink, MA, Martin, DT, Bennett, H & Crowther, RG 2024, 'Dose-response effect of an inertia flywheel postactivation performance enhancement protocol on countermovement jump performance', Journal of Applied Biomechanics, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 147-154. 2
2023	Bitton, S, Chatburn, A & Immink, MA 2023, 'The influence of focused attention and open monitoring mindfulness meditation states on true and false memory', Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, vol. 7, no. 1-2, pp. 81-96. Open access 1 1 5
2023	Brown, JO, Chatburn, A, Wright, DL & Immink, MA 2023, 'A single session of mindfulness meditation expedites immediate motor memory consolidation to improve wakeful offline learning', Journal of Motor Learning and Development, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 45-70. Open access 1 1 4
2023	Dziego, CA, Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, I, Jano, S, Chatburn, A, Schlesewsky, M, Immink, MA, Sinha, R, Irons, J, Schmitt, M, Chen, S & Cross, ZR 2023, 'Neural and cognitive correlates of performance in dynamic multi-modal settings', Neuropsychologia, vol. 180, article no. 108483, pp. 1-14. 4 8
2022	Bartos, LJ, Funes, MJ, Ouellet, M, Posadas, MP, Immink, MA & Krägeloh, C 2022, 'A feasibility study of a program integrating mindfulness, yoga, positive psychology, and emotional intelligence in tertiary-level student musicians', Mindfulness, vol. 13, no. 10, pp. 2507-2528. Open access 9 6
2022	Goodman, SP, Immink, M A & Marino, FE 2022, 'Hypohydration alters pre-frontal cortex haemodynamics, but does not impair motor learning', Experimental Brain Research, vol. 240, no. 9, pp. 2255-2268. Open access 1 1
2021	Brinsley, J, Schuch, F, Lederman, O, Girard, D, Smout, M, Immink, MA, Stubbs, B, Firth, J, Davison, K & Rosenbaum, S 2021, 'Effects of yoga on depressive symptoms in people with mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis', British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 55, no. 17, pp. 992-1000. Open access 79 76 930
2021	Immink, MA, Cross, ZR, Chatburn, A, Baumeister, J, Schlesewsky, M & Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, I 2021, 'Resting-state aperiodic neural dynamics predict individual differences in visuomotor performance and learning', Human Movement Science, vol. 78, article no. 102829, pp. 1-13. 21 21 3
2021	Immink, MA, Pointon, M, Wright, DL & Marino, FE 2021, 'Prefrontal cortex activation during motor sequence learning under interleaved and repetitive practice: a two-channel near-infrared spectroscopy study', Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, vol. 15, no. 644968, pp.1-15. Open access 5 4
2021	Liebherr, M, Corcoran, AW, Alday, PM, Coussens, S, Bellan, V, Howlett, CA, Immink, MA, Kohler, M, Schlesewsky, M & Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, I 2021, 'EEG and behavioral correlates of attentional processing while walking and navigating naturalistic environments', Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no. 1, article no. 22325, pp. 1-13. Open access 16 12 11
2020	Chan, RW, Alday, PM, Zou-Williams, L, Lushington, K, Schlesewsky, M, Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, I & Immink, MA 2020, 'Focused-attention meditation increases cognitive control during motor sequence performance: Evidence from the N2 cortical evoked potential', Behavioural Brain Research, vol. 384, article no. 112536, pp. 1-17. Open access 14 12 14
2019	Jongkees, BJ, Immink, MA, Boer, OD, Yavari, F, Nitsche, MA & Colzato, LS 2019, 'The effect of cerebellar tDCS on sequential motor response selection', Cerebellum, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 738-749. Open access 19 18
2018	Chan, RW, Lushington, K & Immink, MA 2018, 'States of focused attention and sequential action: a comparison of single session meditation and computerised attention task influences on top-down control during sequence learning', Acta Psychologica, vol. 191, pp. 87-100. Open access 9 8 8
2018	Jongkees, BJ, Immink, MA, Finisguerra, A & Colzato, LS 2018, 'Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) enhances response selection during sequential action', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 9, no. 6, article no. 1159, pp. 1-8. Open access 57 54
2018	Thayabaranathan, T, Immink, MA, Stevens, P, Hillier, S, Thrift, AG, Brodtmann, A, Carey, L, Kilkenny, MF & Cadilhac, DA 2018, 'Understanding the potential for yoga and tai chi interventions to moderate risk factors for stroke-a scoping review', Future Neurology, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 239-252. 2 3 56
2017	Chan, RW, Immink, MA & Lushington, K 2017, 'The influence of focused-attention meditation states on the cognitive control of sequence learning', Consciousness and Cognition, vol. 55, pp. 11-25. 18 18 6
2017	Immink, MA, Colzato, LS, Stolte, M & Hommel, B 2017, 'Sequence learning enhancement following single-session meditation is dependent on metacontrol mode and experienced effort', Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 127-140. 18 10
2017	Jongkees, BJ, Immink, MA & Colzato, LS 2017, 'Influences of glutamine administration on response selection and sequence learning: a randomized-controlled trial', Scientific Reports, pp. 1-9. Open access 8 7
2017	Kohler, M, Rawlings, M, Kaeding, A, Banks, S & Immink, MA 2017, 'Meditation is effective in reducing sleepiness and improving sustained attention following acute sleep restriction', Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 210-218. Open access 1 5
2017	Kuipers, M, Richter, M, Scheepers, D, Immink, M, Sjak-Shie, E & Van Steenbergen, H 2017, 'How effortful is cognitive control? Insights from a novel method measuring single-trial evoked beta-adrenergic cardiac reactivity', International Journal of Psychophysiology, vol. 119, pp. 87-92. Open access 23 18
2017	Loudon, A, Barnett, T, Williams, AD, Visentin, D, Immink, MA & Piller, N 2017, 'Guidelines for teaching yoga to women with breast cancer-related lymphoedema: an evidence-based approach', International Journal of Yoga Therapy, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 95-112. Open access 2
2017	Thayabaranathan, T, Andrew, NE, Immink, MA, Hillier, S, Stevens, P, Stolwyk, R, Kilkenny, M & Cadilhac, DA 2017, 'Determining the potential benefits of yoga in chronic stroke care: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, vol. 24, pp. 279-287. 30 27 54
2016	Hordacre, B, Immink, MA, Ridding, MC & Hillier, S 2016, 'Perceptual-motor learning benefits from increased stress and anxiety', Human Movement Science, vol. 49, pp. 36-46. Open access 22 20 5
2016	Immink, MA 2016, 'Post-training meditation promotes motor memory consolidation', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 7, article no. 1698, pp. 1-10. Open access 13 11
2016	Loudon, A, Barnett, T, Piller, N, Immink, MA, Visentin, D & Williams, AD 2016, 'The effects of yoga on shoulder and spinal actions for women with breast cancer-related lymphoedema of the arm: a randomised controlled pilot study', BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol.16, article 343, pp.1-15. Open access 26 20
2016	Robertson, C V, Immink, MA & Marino, FE 2016, 'Exogenous cortisol administration: effects on risk taking behavior, exercise performance, and physiological and neurophysiological response', Frontiers in Physiology, vol. 7, article no. 640, pp. 1-14. Open access 10 8
2016	Rosso, EG, McGrath, R, Immink, MA & May, E 2016, 'Sport for development and peace (S4D) as 'core university business'? Modelling university participation in sport-based social development', Asia-Pacific Journal of Health Sport and Physical Education, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 77-90. 2 2
2016	Wright, D, Verwey, W, Buchanen, J, Chen, J, Rhee, J & Immink, M 2016, 'Consolidating behavioral and neurophysiologic findings to explain the influence of contextual interference during motor sequence learning', Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 1-21. Open access 66 58
2015	Hillier, S, Immink, M & Thewlis, D 2015, 'Assessing proprioception: a systematic review of possibilities', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, vol. 29, no. 10, pp. 933-949. 205 182 23
2015	Li, K, Wei, N, Yue, S, Thewlis, D, Fraysse, F, Immink, M & Eston, R 2015, 'Coordination of digit force variability during dominant and non-dominant sustained precision pinch', Experimental Brain Research, vol. 233, no. 7, pp. 2053-2060. 25 21
2014	Cathcart, S, Galatis, N, Immink, M, Proeve, M & Petkov, J 2014, 'Brief mindfulness-based therapy for chronic tension-type headache: a randomized controlled pilot study', Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 1-15. Open access 65 57
2014	Immink, MA 2014, 'Fatigue in neurological disorders: a review of self-regulation and mindfulness-based interventions', Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health and Behavior, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 202-218. Open access 7 3
2014	Immink, MA, Hillier, S & Petkov, J 2014, 'Randomized controlled trial of yoga for chronic poststroke hemiparesis: motor function, mental health, and quality of life outcomes', Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 256-271. Open access 62 52
2014	Loudon, A, Barnett, T, Piller, N, Immink, MA & Williams, AD 2014, 'Yoga management of breast cancer-related lymphoedema: a randomised controlled pilot-trial', BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 14, pp. 1-13. Open access 66 65
2013	Cathcart, S, Barone, V, Immink, M & Proeve, M 2013, 'Mindfulness training does not reduce generalized hyperalgesia in chronic tension-type headache', Journal of Pain Management, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 217-221. 3
2013	Cathcart, S, Della Vedova, C, Immink, M, Proeve, M & Hayball, J 2013, 'Mindfulness training does not reduce inflammatory cytokine levels in chronic tension-type headache', Journal of Pain Management, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 235-238. 3
2013	Della Vedova, C, Cathcart, S, Dohnalek, AJ, Lee, V, Hutchinson, MR, Immink, MA & Hayball, J 2013, 'Peripheral interleukin-1β levels are elevated in chronic tension-type headache patients', Pain Research and Management, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 301-306. Open access 34 26
2012	Cathcart, S, Bhullar, N, Immink, MA, Della Vedova, C & Hayball, JD 2012, 'Pain sensitivity mediates the relationship between stress and headache intensity in chronic tension-type headache', Pain Research and Management, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 377-380. Open access 20 21
2012	Chan, W, Immink, MA & Hillier, S 2012, 'Yoga and exercise for symptoms of depression and anxiety in people with poststroke disability: a randomized, controlled pilot trial', Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 34-43. 52 47
2012	Douglass, J, Immink, M, Piller, N & Ullah, S 2012, 'Yoga for women with breast cancer-related lymphoedema: a preliminary 6-month study', Journal of Lymphoedema, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 30-38. Open access 21
2012	Immink, MA, Wright, DL & Barnes, WS 2012, 'Temperature dependency in motor skill learning', Journal of Motor Behavior, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 105-113. 8 5
2012	Loudon, A, Barnett, T, Piller, N, Immink, MA, Visentin, D & Williams, AD 2012, 'The effect of yoga on women with secondary arm lymphoedema from breast cancer treatment', BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 12, article no. 66. Open access 26 20
2012	Loudon, A, Barnett, T, Piller, N, Williams, A & Immink, M 2012, 'Using yoga in breast cancer-related lymphoedema', Journal of Lymphoedema, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 27-36. Open access 4
2011	Garrett, R, Immink, MA & Hillier, S 2011, 'Becoming connected: the lived experience of yoga participation after stroke', Disability and Rehabilitation, vol. 33, no. 25-26, pp. 2404-2415. 53 46

Conferences

Year	Output
2015	Immink, M & Polley, S 2015, 'Opening minds: peer-based mindfulness training in a human movement degree first-year student camp', 29th ACHPER International Conference, Values into Action, A Brighter Future, ACHPER, pp. 73-79. Open access
2013	Chan, W & Immink, MA 2013, 'Yoga for the management of neurological motor impairments : a review and key recommendations', CBP 2013 : 2nd Annual International Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology, Global Science and Technology Forum, pp. 1-3. Open access

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

2009 University of South Australia, Division of Health Sciences Quality Learning and Teaching Award

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Auckland University of Technology	NEW ZEALAND
Australian Catholic University	AUSTRALIA
Australian Institute of Sport	AUSTRALIA
Charles Sturt University	AUSTRALIA
Defence Science and Technology Group	AUSTRALIA
Federal University of Santa Maria	BRAZIL
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Karolinska Institute	SWEDEN
King's College London	UNITED KINGDOM
Leiden University	NETHERLANDS
Liverpool John Moores University	UNITED KINGDOM
Max Planck Institute	GERMANY
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Royal Conservatory of Music Victoria Eugenia	SPAIN
Shandong University	CHINA
South Eastern Sydney LHD	AUSTRALIA
Technical University Of Dortmund	GERMANY
Texas A and M University	UNITED STATES
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Canberra	AUSTRALIA
University of Granada	SPAIN
University of Kassel	GERMANY
University of Manchester	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Tasmania	AUSTRALIA
University of Twente	NETHERLANDS
University of Wollongong	AUSTRALIA
Utrecht University	NETHERLANDS
Western Sydney University	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Academic Member National University Course Accreditation Program (NUCAP), Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)	2019
Associate Editor Frontiers in Psychology	2019
Board Member Forestville Eagles Basketball Club	2019
Editorial Board Member Journal of Cognitive Enhancement	2019
Editorial Board Member Journal of Motor Learning and Development	2019
Academic Member National University Course Accreditation Program (NUCAP), Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)	2018
Associate Editor Frontiers in Psychology	2018
Editorial Board Member Journal of Cognitive Enhancement	2018
Academic Member National University Course Accreditation Program (NUCAP), Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)	2017
Associate Editor Frontiers in Psychology	2017
Editorial Board Member Journal of Cognitive Enhancement	2017
Academic Member National University Course Accreditation Program (NUCAP), Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)	2016
Associate Editor Frontiers in Psychology	2016
Editorial Board Member Journal of Cognitive Enhancement	2016
Member, Academic Board-National University Course Accreditation Program (NUCAP) Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)	2016
Associate Editor Frontiers in Psychology	2015
Member, Academic Board-National University Course Accreditation Program (NUCAP) Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)	2015
Member, Academic Board-National University Course Accreditation Program (NUCAP) Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)	2014
University Liaison Officer Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)	2013
Member, Exercise Science Advisory Group, National University Course Accreditation Program (NUCAP) Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)	2012
University Liaison Officer Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)	2012
Member, Exercise Science Advisory Group, National University Course Accreditation Program (NUCAP) Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)	2011
University Liaison Officer Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)	2011
State Chair South Australian Chapter of Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)	2010

Other

2008 - 2010 State Chair, South Australian Chapter of Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA)

Teaching & student supervision

Teaching strengths

Motor Learning and Control
Motor Neuroscience
Brain and Cognition

Highlights

Dr Immink's teaching covers brain and cognitive aspects of skilled movement learning and performance, including applications for sport skill acquisition and rehabilitation of motor impairments. Dr Immink is actively engaged in curriculum development, course coordination and teaching, Honours Degree supervision, and Higher Degree by Research supervision.

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Neurophysiology of cognition and human performance: an investigation of EEG dynamics and mindfulness-based cognitive training in complex settings	Current
On the `Same Page¿: an exploration of shared mental model development, neurosynchrony and the effects of collaborative scripts in virtual teams.	Current
Diagnosing lateral epicondylalgia: underpinning pathology and evidence for the use of common provocation test	Completed
Executive function, mindfulness and athlete mental health	Completed
From stillness to action: meditation-based enhancement of cognitive control processes underlying motor sequence learning	Completed
Inertia flywheel resistance and its applications for post-activation performance enhancement	Completed
Participation in yoga as a form of exercise for managing mental health	Completed
The effect of post-training mindfulness meditation states on wakeful and sleep-dependent forms of motor memory consolidation	Completed

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