Our latest research using a challenging
#BuiltEnvironment to induce
#perturbation shows
#aging brains detect balance loss more slowly and respond with weaker neural signals, helping explain why
#fallrisk rises with age.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-39139-6
Age related alteration in EEG evoked responses to balance perturbations on an inclined surface - Scientific Reports
Falls in older adults are often worsened by environmental challenges, such as sloped terrain, which increase the demands on the control of upright stability. Studying cortical activities evoked by perturbations under such conditions can help elucidate the neural mechanisms underlying postural control. This study investigated age-related differences in cortical responses to slope-induced forward perturbations and whether these responses primarily reflect reactive motor control to regain balance. Ten older and ten young adults underwent lean-and-release perturbations on a slope while electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded during reactive stepping and non-stepping blocks, presented in a counterbalanced order. Analyses included event-related potentials, spectral dynamics, and graph theory approaches. Older adults showed delayed and reduced N100 responses compared to younger adults, with no differences between stepping conditions. Event-related spectral perturbations showed reduced post-perturbation theta and beta power synchronization in older adults. Network analysis indicated higher clustering coefficients and greater global efficiency in older adults compared to younger adults, particularly in the theta band. Similar early cortical activities across conditions suggest that perturbation-evoked responses are mainly driven by the detection of imbalance. These empirical results highlight the neural basis of age-related changes in postural adjustment, offering a potential outcome measure for targeted interventions.
A crescent moon sets over Port Melbourne, very close to where I live. These late summer sunsets can be gorgeous.
#photography #naturephotography #cityscape #melbourne #builtenvironment🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago’s capital city Port of Spain, International Waterfront Centre which includes two 26 story office towers (Tower C and Tower D) and the Hyatt Regency Hotel (22 stories). The following pictures were taken from the 26th floor of Tower D. Enjoy these beautiful views of the city taken in 2016....
#portofspain #trinidadandtobago #geography #photography #caribbean #urbanphotography #builtenvironment #citystreets #citylife #waterfront #seaside #buildings
https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2016/09/24/geopics-on-fmd-4/
GeoPics on ‘FMD’ #4…
Port of Spain International Waterfront Centre Situated on the waterfront Trinidad and Tobago’s capital city Port of Spain, the International Waterfront Centre comprises two 26 story office to…
Celebrating 34 Years of Architectural Excellence: JK Architect of the Year Awards 2025 – Tycoon World
The 34th edition of the prestigious JK Architect of the Year Awards (JK AYA), instituted and organized by JK Cement Ltd., will be held on 21st December 2025
Very proud to have my research featured in the latest edition of UCL's alumni magazine Portico alongside a stellar group of Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment colleagues including Fiona Zisch, Claire Heaviside and Haim Yacobi
Read the full piece on how the built environment can support or improve our health and wellbeing:
https://magazine.ucl.ac.uk/autumn-2025/portico-magazine-autumn-2025-ucl/features/designing-healthier-places-portico-magazine-ucl/index.html
#health #wellbeing #builtEnvironment #architecture #space #place #disability #neuroarchitecture
Designing healthier places | Portico Magazine | UCL
For better or worse, our environments shape us. Now, researchers from UCL’s The Bartlett are uncovering new ways for our built environment to support – and improve – our health and wellbeing.
London Hydraulic Power Company's Wapping Hydraulic Power Station. The last to close on 30 June 1977 as what little dock machinery remained converted to diesel or electricity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Hydraulic_Power_Company
#IndustrialArcheology #Heritage #BuiltEnvironment
🌡️ Climate change isn’t coming.
It’s already here — and it’s breaking things.
Runways are melting. Rails are twisting.
We built for a mild world.
That world is gone.
🔥 https://brewminate.com/the-price-of-heat-how-a-warming-world-is-breaking-what-we-built/
#Brewminate #ClimateCollapse #BuiltEnvironment
Heatwaves Strain Global Infrastructure
Rising heatwaves are pushing global infrastructure to its limits. Power grids, roads, and cities are cracking under climate pressure.
Ananda Sidarta
Michael King
formuchdeliberation
💧🌏 Greg Cocks
Tycoon World
Professor Kerstin Sailer
Matthew Malthouse
Laura aka LoboTC
Brewminate