Maaike Esselaar

Dr. Maaike Esselaar is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Manchester Metropolitan University, specialising in motor control and brain-muscle communication. Dr. Esselaar’s research spans biomechanics, EEG, and EMG analysis within a range of different conditions including Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Developmental Coordination Disorder. With over eight years of research experience, she has led multidisciplinary projects, including interventions for motor skill enhancement in different clinical populations. Dr. Esselaar’s work has been presented at leading international conferences, and she actively publishes on topics involving action observation, motor imagery, and motor cognition.