Team
Laboratory Head
Prof. Dr. Marco Taubert
E-Mail: marco.taubert@ovgu.de
Phone: +49 391 / 67 54940
Research Interests:
- Temporal dynamics of training-induced brain plasticity in gray and white matter
- Functional role of training-induced brain plasticity
- Microstructural correlates of training-induced brain plasticity
- Measuring cognitive capabilities in sport-specific settings
Scientific Staff
Dr. Nico Lehmann
E-Mail: nico1.lehmann@ovgu.de
Phone: +49 391 / 67 57327
- Research Interests:
Effects of cardiovascular exercise on motor learning and cognition and underlying neural mechanisms - Neural adaptations in response to long-term balance training
- Correlation between training characteristics and endurance performance in recreational athletes
- Reliability and reproducibility in diffusion imaging (Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging [NODDI])
Dr. Kevin Melcher
E-Mail: kevin.melcher@ovgu.de
Phone: +49 391 / 67 54939
Social media: www.researchgate.net/profile/Kevin_Melcher
Research Interests:
- Performance analysis in sports
- Cognitive capacities in sport game related settings
- Tactical behavior in sport game related settings (positional data analysis)
Norman Aye, M.A.
E-Mail: norman.aye@ovgu.de
Phone: +49 391 / 67 56528
Research Interests:
- Quantitative MRI
- Neuroplasticity
- Motor skill learning
Nisha Prabhu, M.Sc.
E-Mail: nisha.prabhu@ovgu.de
Phone: +49 391 / 67 54867
Research interests:
- Motor learning and it’s behavioral & cognitive transfer
- Effect of balance training on neuroplasticity and spinal excitability
- Injury prevention and rehabilitation
Alina-Sophie Boden
E-Mail: alina.boden@ovgu.de
Phone: +49 391 / 67 57361
Degree: Master Sport Science and Health
Research Interests:
- Sport-specific effects on training-induced brain plasticity
- Neural markers to quantify and predict brain plasticity capacity
- Quantitative measures to define individual cognitive reserve
Juliette Blaquart
E-Mail: juliette.blaquart@med.ovgu.de
Phone: +49 391 / 67 57361
Degree: MSc Human Movement Sciences (Montpellier, France)
Research Interests:
- Training-induced structural brain changes assessed by quantitative MRI
- Impact of balance training on visuospatial cognition and motor performances in aging adults
- Interindividual variability in neuroplasticity and learning trajectories