Dr. Nils Henrik Pixa, PhD

Dr. Nils Henrik Pixa, PhD

Wilhelm-Schickard-Str. 8, room 205
48149 Münster

T: +49251-83-32425

Consultation Hours

Online-Sprechstunde via Zoom nach vorheriger Vereinbarung per E-Mail.

  • Teaching

  • Publications

    • , & (). "ElectriCise" the brain - effects of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with high-intensity interval training on the electrocortical activity of the motor cortex. 5th International Brain Stimulation Conference, Lissabon. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2023.01.367.
    • , , , , & (). Bimanual coupling is associated with left frontocentral network activity in a task-specific way. European Journal of Neuroscience, 58 (1), 2315–2338. doi: 10.1111/ejn.16042.

    • , , , , , & (). Bimanual coupling is related to functional intra- and interhemispheric connectivity. in Wegner, M., & Jürgensen, J. (ed.), Schriften der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft: Vol. 298. Sport, Mehr & Meer – Sportwissenschaft in gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung Feldhasu Verlag.
    • , & (). Boost the Brain with HIIT. Neurophysiological Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training. Manfred Wegner & Jonas Jürgensen (Hrsg.). Sport & Mehr. Sportwissenschaft in gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung. 25. Sportwissenschaftlicher Hochschultag der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft (dvs). 29-31.03.2022, Kiel.
    • , , , & (). Modulation of Reaction Times in Vigilance Tasks by Individually Adjusted Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation – tACS. 52. Congress of the German Psychological Society, Hildesheim.
    • (). Ist unimanuell eigentlich bilateral? Auch einhändige Bewegungen beruhen auf bilateraler Hirnaktivität. Trainerbrief Verband Deutscher Tischtennistrainer, 4, 10–14.
    • , & (). Stack it up! EEG signatures of Sport Stacking. 54. annual conference of the German Sport Psychological Association, Münster.

    • , & (). Effects of acute aerobic exercise on electrocortical activity during motor performance and learning. Sports, Medicine and Health , Summit.
    • , , , & (). A Single Bout of High-Intensity Cardiovascular Exercise Does Not Enhance Motor Performance and Learning of a Visuomotor Force Modulation Task, but Triggers Ipsilateral Task-Related EEG Activity. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18 (23). doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312512.
    • , , , , , & (). Prefrontal high definition cathodal tDCS modulates executive functions only when coupled with moderate aerobic exercise in healthy persons. Scientific Reports, 11 (8457). doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87914-4.

    • , , & (). Motor Control. in Hackfort, D., & Schinke, R. (ed.), The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology (pp. 342–355). Routledge.
    • , , , , , & (). Neither cathodal nor anodal transcranial direct current stimulation on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex alone or applied during moderate aerobic exercise modulates executive function. Neuroscience, 443, 71–83. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.07.017.
    • , , , , & (). P32 Effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on implicit motor sequence learning and alpha activity. 7th International Conference on Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation, Baden-Baden (Online). doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.12.143.
    • , , , , & (). P60 Cerebellar High-Definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) does not affect precise movement timing and rhythm reproduction. 7th International Conference on Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS), Baden-Baden (Online). doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.12.171.
    • , , , , , & (). P73 Applying tDCS during aerobic exercise: Acute offline effects on executive functions and perceived exertion. 7th International Conference on Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS), Baden-Baden (Online). doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.12.184.

    • , , & (). A Review of Acute Aerobic Exercise and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Effects on Cognitive Functions and Their Potential Synergies. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12, 534. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00534.

    • , , , & (). Parietal, but Not Motor Cortex, HD-atDCS Deteriorates Learning Transfer of a Complex Bimanual Coordination Task. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 3 (1), 111–123. doi: 10.1007/s41465-018-0088-x.
    • , & (). Effects of tDCS on Bimanual Motor Skills: A Brief Review. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 12, 63. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00063.
    • , , , & (). Brain Oscillatory and Hemodynamic Activity in a Bimanual Coordination Task Following Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS): A Combined EEG-fNIRS Study. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 12, 67. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00067.

    • , , & (). Electroencephalographic alpha activity modulations induced by breath-holding in apnoea divers and non-divers. Physiology and Behavior, 179, 90–98. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.05.028.
    • , , & (). High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation to both primary motor cortices improves unimanual and bimanual dexterity. Neuroscience Letters, 643, 84–88. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.02.033.
    • , , & (). Effects of High-Definition Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Applied Simultaneously to Both Primary Motor Cortices on Bimanual Sensorimotor Performance. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 11, 4506. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00130.

    • , , & (). Mirror Visual Feedback Training Improves Intermanual Transfer in a Sport-Specific Task: A Comparison between Different Skill Levels. Neural Plasticity, 2016, 8628039. doi: 10.1155/2016/8628039.
    • , , & (). Cerebellar, but not Motor or Parietal, High-Density Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Facilitates Motor Adaptation. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 22 (9), 1–9. doi: 10.1017/S1355617716000345.