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Courtney C Walton

Academic Fellow & Psychologist
Verified email at unimelb.edu.au
Cited by 2757

Cognitive training in Parkinson disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IHK Leung, CC Walton, H Hallock, SJG Lewis… - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To quantify the effects of cognitive training (CT) on cognitive and behavioral
outcome measures in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). Methods: We systematically …

[HTML][HTML] An evidence-informed framework to promote mental wellbeing in elite sport

R Purcell, V Pilkington, S Carberry, D Reid… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Elite athletes, coaches and high-performance staff are exposed to a range of stressors that
have been shown to increase their susceptibility to experiencing mental ill-health. Despite …

Diffusion alterations associated with Parkinson's disease symptomatology: a review of the literature

JM Hall, KAE Martens, CC Walton… - Parkinsonism & Related …, 2016 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a heterogeneous neurological disorder with a variety of motor
and non-motor symptoms. The underlying mechanisms of these symptoms are not fully …

The major impact of freezing of gait on quality of life in Parkinson's disease

CC Walton, JM Shine, JM Hall, C O'Callaghan… - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a disabling motor symptom experienced by a large proportion of
patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). While it is known that FOG contributes to lower …

The functional network signature of heterogeneity in freezing of gait

KA Ehgoetz Martens, JM Hall, MJ Georgiades, M Gilat… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Freezing of gait is a complex, heterogeneous, and highly variable phenomenon whose
pathophysiology and neural signature remains enigmatic. Evidence suggests that freezing is …

Gender differences in mental health symptoms and risk factors in Australian elite athletes

CC Walton, S Rice, CX Gao… - BMJ open sport & …, 2021 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Objectives To examine gender differences in the reporting of, and contributors to, mental
health symptoms. Methods This was a cross-sectional observational study of adult athletes …

[HTML][HTML] The potential role for cognitive training in sport: more research needed

CC Walton, RJ Keegan, M Martin, H Hallock - Frontiers in psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Sports performance at the highest level requires a wealth of cognitive functions such as
attention, decision making, and working memory to be functioning at optimal levels in …

Self-compassion, social rank, and psychological distress in athletes of varying competitive levels

CC Walton, J Baranoff, P Gilbert, J Kirby - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Self-Compassion may be seen as a concept contrary to the aims of
athletes engaged in competitive sport. This could be accentuated at more elite levels, where …

Dopamine depletion impairs gait automaticity by altering cortico-striatal and cerebellar processing in Parkinson's disease

M Gilat, PT Bell, KAE Martens, MJ Georgiades, JM Hall… - Neuroimage, 2017 - Elsevier
Impairments in motor automaticity cause patients with Parkinson's disease to rely on
attentional resources during gait, resulting in greater motor variability and a higher risk of …

Evidence for subtypes of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

KA Ehgoetz Martens, JM Shine, CC Walton… - Movement …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The purpose of this study is to identify and characterize subtypes of freezing of
gait by using a novel questionnaire designed to delineate freezing patterns based on self …