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Our paper „Changes in cortical microstructure of the human brain resulting from long-term motor learning“, Nico Lehmann, Norman Aye, Jörn Kaufmann, Hans-Jochen Heinze, Emrah Düzel, Gabriel Ziegler and Marco Taubert was published in The Journal of Neuroscience. 

Martin from the C01 project team presented the first behavioral results of our training study during the CRC-Colloquium.

Marco started his 6-month research sabbatical with Tracy Kivell and Philipp Gunz from the Human Origins department at Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Here you can find more information.

Marco presented the groups research on „Predispositions and exercise-induced plasticity in the human brain“ at Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (Prof. Villringer) and the Institute of Sport Science at University Konstanz (Prof. Gruber).

A new MRI study on training-induced neuroplasticity in elderly participants started recently. We are happy to announce the start of our main MRI study of the CRC C01 sub-project. The study is conducted in collaboration with the Neurology Clinic at the Medical Campus (Director: Prof. Aiden Haghikia). Nisha Prabhu and Martin Matke (both PhD’s of C01) are responsible for this longitudinal training study. Not to be neglected, they receive valuable support from our team of student assistants including Christoph Klötzer, Henriette Kramer, Naemi Ristl, Johannes Riedel and Lukas Baldauf.

Marco Taubert accepted a position as Vice Dean for Research and Gender Equality at the Faculty for Humanities at OvGU Magdeburg.

Nisha Prabhu and Nico Lehmann presented their research on „Role of Prefrontal Cortex in Motor Learning and its Associated Cognitive Transfer“ (Nisha) and „Characterizing Learning-Related White Matter Plasticity With Advanced Diffusion MRI“ (Nico) at ASP meeting in Münster (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sportpsychologie).

This is the new website of our CRC 1436 project.

Nico Lehmann presented his work on „RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FUNDAMENTAL TRAINING VARIABLES AND ENDURANCE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT IN RECREATIONAL MALE CYCLISTS“ at ECSS (European College of Sport Science) in Sevilla.

Marco gave a lecture on „Structural MRI: plasticity and brain-behavioral relationships“ during the CRC workshop „Advanced MRI methods“. The workshop was organized by the IRTG of our CRC 1436.

We have published a new paper in NeuroImage. Here you can find the new paper „Test-Retest Reliability of Multi-Parametric Maps (MPM) of Brain Microstructure„.

We have published a new paper in Frontiers in Psychology. Here you can find the new paper „Differences in Decision-Making Behavior Between Elite and Amateur Team-Handball Players in a Near-Game Test Situation“.

We have published a new paper in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. Here you can find the new paper „Brain Activation During Active Balancing and Its Behavioral Relevance in Younger and Older Adults: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Study“.

We have published a new paper in Scientific Reports. Here you can find the new paper „Priming cardiovascular exercise improves complex motor skill learning by affecting the trajectory of learning-related brain plasticity“.

The annual retreat of Collaborative Research Center 1436 „Neural Resources of Cognition“ took place from September 28-30 at Festung Mark. Each CRC sub-project presented its research progress and fruitful discussions about new ideas and current problems shaped this important and beautiful event for the consortium.

We have published a new paper in NeuroImage. Here you can find the new paper „Making the rich richer: Frontoparietal tDCS enhances transfer effects of a single-session distractor inhibition training on working memory in high capacity individuals but reduces them in low capacity individuals“.

We have published a new paper in Applied Sciences. Here you can find the new paper about „Reliability of Perceptual-Cognitive Skills in a Complex, Laboratory-Based Team-Sport Setting“.

Together with our colleagues from the Medical Faculty and the University Clinic for Neurology in Magdeburg we have published a new paper in Neuroscience. Here you can find the new paper about „Longitudinal reproducibility of neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) derived metrics in the white matter„.

The DFG will fund a new Collaborative Research Center (SFB 1436) on „Neural Resources of Cognition“. Our group is involved in the SFB-project C01 on „Dynamic modelling of training-induced, response-optimized mobilization of neural resources“. We will perform this project together with Dr. Gabriel Ziegler from the Institute for Cognitive Neurology & Dementia Research.

The OvGU will fund a new project on small-animal MR imaging of training-induced brain plasticity. We closely collaborate with PD Dr. Eike Budinger and Patricia Wenk from the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (AG Funktionelle Neuroanatomie & Kleintier-MRT).

New paper “Intrinsic Connectivity Changes Mediate the Beneficial Effect of Cardiovascular Exercise on Sustained Visual Attention” published in Cerebral Cortex Communications!

Short article about the lab’s training facilities in Volksstimme

New study on effects of brain stimulation on balance performance. If you are interested to participate please contact us.

Prof. Herbert Wagner from Paris-Lodron University Salzburg joined the lab for a half-year research stay.

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