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Dr. Jennifer Ruttle

Assistant Professor (limited term)
DepartmentPsychology
EducationPhD, York University
OfficeJOR-933
Phone416-979-5000, ext. 552194
Areas of ExpertiseSensory-Motor systems, Motivation, Memory and Cognition

Biography: 

Dr. Jennifer Ruttle is an assistant professor (limited term). Dr. Ruttle is an experimental psychologist specializing in the neural mechanisms of visuomotor adaptation and proprioception. With a Doctorate in Psychology from York University (2017-2023), Dr. Ruttle has conducted research on the temporal dynamics of visuomotor learning under varied conditions. Her dissertation investigated adaptation processes within sensory-motor pathways, while she also investigated shape perception organization within the brain's ventral and dorsal pathways, using behavioural and MRI techniques. Dr. Ruttle's teaching career spans multiple institutions, including York University, Seneca Polytechnic and University of Guelph-Humber, where she led courses ranging from introductory psychology to advanced seminars in memory, cognition, and neuroscience. Her scholarly contributions include numerous peer-reviewed publications and presentations at prestigious conferences such as the Society for Neuroscience.

 

Selected Publications

‘t Hart, B. M., Taqvi, U., Gastrock, R. Q., Ruttle, J. E., Modchalingam, S., & Henriques, D. Y. P. (2024). Measures of implicit and explicit adaptation do not linearly add. eNeuro, 11(8). https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0021-23.2024

Ruttle J. E., ’t Hart B. M., Henriques D. Y. P. (2022). Reduced feedback barely slows down proprioceptive recalibration. Journal of Neurophysiology, 128, 1625-1633. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00082.2022

Ruttle, J. E., ‘t Hart, B. M., & Henriques, D. Y. P. (2021). Implicit motor learning within three trials. Scientific Reports, 11(1627), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81031-y

Ruttle J. E, ‘t Hart BM, & Henriques, DYP (2018). The fast contribution of visual-proprioceptive discrepancy to reach aftereffects and proprioceptive recalibration. PLoS ONE, 13(7): e0200621. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200621

Ruttle J. E, Cressman EK, ‘t Hart BM, Henriques, DYP. (2016). Time course of change in reaches and proprioception: After reaching with a misaligned cursor. PloS ONE, 11(10). https://doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163695