David O’ Reilly (PhD)

David O' Reilly
Research Fellow
Computational Neuroscience
Complex Systems 
Health and rehabilitation 
Human-Environment interactions 
Ecological Psychology
 
David is a Computational Neuroscientist whose work links action, perception, and decision-making through a neuroscientific lense. His work develops and employs machine-learning tools to grow our collective fundamental understanding of the neural mechanisms underpinning human-environment interactions.
Journal articles
  1. O'Reilly, D., & Delis, I. (2025). Data-driven generation of targeted biomarkers for comprehensive motor function assessments: The network-information cluster framework. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/w6tpk_v2
  2. O’Reilly, D., Bolam, J., Delis, I., & Utley, A. (2025). Effect of a plant-based nootropic supplement on perceptual decision-making and brain network interdependencies: A randomised, double-blinded, and placebo-controlled study. Brain Sciences, 15(3), 226. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15030226
  3. Cabral, H. V., Inglis, J. G., Pourreza, E., Dos Santos, M. A., Cosentino, C., O'Reilly, D., Delis, I., & Negro, F. (2025). A single low-dimensional neural component of motor unit activity explains force generation across repetitive isometric tasks. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.04.635938
  4. O’Reilly, D., & Delis, I. (2025). Alterations of upper-extremity functional muscle networks in chronic stroke survivors. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-024-06973-x
  5. O’Reilly, D., & Delis, I. (2024). Dissecting muscle synergies in the task space. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.87651.4
  6. O’Reilly, D., & Delis, I. (2022). A network information theoretic framework to characterise muscle synergies in space and time. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ac5150
  7. O'Reilly, D., Shaw, W., Hilt, P., de Castro Aguiar, R., Astill, S. L., & Delis, I. (2023). Quantifying the diverse contributions of hierarchical muscle interactions to motor function. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.30.569159
  8. O’Reilly, D., Brady, A.-M., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Varley, J., Daly, L., Cotter, P., Elliot, N., Lehane, E., Fleming, S., Savage, E., Hegarty, J., & Drennan, J. (2021). Patient‐reported experiences of consultation with an advanced nurse practitioner: Factor structure and reliability analysis of the patient enablement and satisfaction survey. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15026
  9. O'Reilly, D. (2021). Slow walking synergies reveal a functional role for arm swing asymmetry in healthy adults: A principal component analysis with relation to mechanical work. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.01.023
  10. O'Reilly, D., & Federolf, P. (2021). Identifying differences in gait adaptability across various speeds using movement synergy analysis. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244582
  11. O'Reilly, D. (2019). Feature selection for the classification of fall-risk in older subjects: A combinational approach using static force-plate measures. https://doi.org/10.1101/807818