Research Foci
- Motor control and learning in aging populations
- Bimanual coordination in chidlren with unilateral cerebral palsy
- Joint action coordination
CV
Academic Education
- PhD at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
- Master degree in 'sports medical training & clinical exercise physiology' at J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt (Germany)
- Bachelor degree in sports sicences at the University of Konstanz, Germany
Positions
- Postdoctoral reserach fellow at the department of neuromotor behavior and exercise (institute of sports sciences at the University of Münster, Prof. Dr. Claudia Voelcker-Rehage)
- Postdoctoral reserach fellow at the institute of human movement science and health at Chemnitz University of Technology (Sports psychology, Prof. Dr. Claudia Voelcker-Rehage)
- PhD studentship at the institute of sport and health sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
Publications
- . (). The Influence of Object Weight on Handover Actions in Young and Old Adults. In Neural Control of Movement, Dubrovnik.
- . (). Force-fluctuations during role-differentiated bimanual movements reflect cognitive impairments in older adults. A cohort sequential study. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, glae137. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glae137.
- . (). Impact of Object Weight and Participant Age on the Dynamics of Human-to-Human Object Handovers. In REPAIRS Closing Conference, Groningen.
- . (). A systematic review of observational practice for adaptation of reaching movements. NPJ science of learning, 9(1), 1–17. doi: 10.1038/s41539-024-00271-5.
- . (). Unveiling the invisible: receivers use object weight cues for grip force planning in handover actions. Experimental Brain Research, 242(5), 1191–1202. doi: 10.1007/s00221-024-06813-y.
- . (). Measuring System for Synchronous Recording of Kinematic and Force Data during Handover Action of Human Dyads. Sensors, 23, Article 9694. doi: 10.3390/s23249694.
- (). 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.
- . (). The influence of object weight on handover actions. In (Eds.): Leistung steuern. Gesundheit stärken. Entwicklung fördern. , p. 36. Hamburg: Feldhaus Verlag.
- . (). Predicting object properties from movement kinematics. Brain informatics, 10. doi: 10.1186/s40708-023-00209-4.
- (). A cohort study on the development of bimanual force-control in highly aged individuals with and without mild cognitive impairments. In Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.
- . (). From giver to receiver: Investigating the influence of object mass and giver's behavior on receiver's response in joint handover actions. In Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.
- . (). Cognitive, physical and emotional determinants of activities of daily living in nursing home residents-a cross-sectional study within the PROCARE-project. European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 20(1), 17–17. doi: 10.1186/s11556-023-00327-2.
- . (). Sex‑dependent performance differences in curvilinear aiming arm movements in octogenarians. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 9777. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-36889-5.
- (). Classification of age groups and task conditions provides additional evidence for differences in electrophysiological correlates of inhibitory control across the lifespan. Brain informatics, 10(1), 11–11. doi: 10.1186/s40708-023-00190-y.
- . (). A systematic review of handover actions in human dyads. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1147296.
- . (). Bimanual coupling is related to functional intra- and interhemispheric connectivity. In (Eds.): Sport, Mehr & Meer – Sportwissenschaft in gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung Hamburg: Feldhasu Verlag.
- (). Is finger tapping a biomarker to classify cognitive status in octogenarian. In Proceedings of the 39th congress of the IUPS 2022, Bejing.
- . (). Preliminary Validation of a Virtual Environment for Simulation and Recognition of Human Gestures. In (Eds.): Advances on Mechanics, Design Engineering and Manufacturing IV , pp. 605–613. Berlin: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-15928-2_53.
- . (). Object weights can be predicted from movement kinematics in a replacement task. In (Eds.): Modularität in der motorischen Kontrolle , pp. 89–90. Karlsruhe: KIT Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.5445/IR/1000150155.
- (). Finger Tapping as a Biomarker to Classify Cognitive Status in 80+-Year-Olds. Journal of personalized medicine, 12. doi: 10.3390/jpm12020286..
- . (). Kinematic and Dynamic Characteristics of Handover Actions in Human Dyads and Their Influencing Factors. In (Eds.): Sport, Mehr & Meer – Sportwissenschaft in gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung , p. 307. Hamburg: Feldhaus Verlag.
- (). Efficacy of a multicomponent chair-based exercise program with cognitive-motor exercises to promote independence in activities of daily living for nursing home residents with mobility restrictions. In European College of Sport Science 2022 , Sevilla.
- . (). Classification characteristics of fine motor experts based on electroencephalographic and force tracking data. Brain Research, 1792, 148001–148001. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2022.148001.
- . (). Agreement and consistency of five different clinical gait analysis systems in the assessment of spatiotemporal gait parameters. Gait & Posture, 85, 55–64. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.01.013.
- (). Multicomponent Exercise to Improve Motor Functions, Cognition and Well-Being for Nursing Home Residents who are Unable to Walk – A Randomized Controlled Trial. Experimental Gerontology, 153(111484). doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111484.
- . (). An interrater reliability study of gait analysis systems with the dual task paradigm in healthy young and older adults. European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 18(1), 17. doi: 10.1186/s11556-021-00271-z.
- (). Classification of visuomotor tasks based on electroencephalographic data depends on age-related differences in brain activity patterns. Neural Networks, 142, 363–374. doi: 10.1016/j.neunet.2021.04.029.
- . (). Motor Control. In (Eds.), The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology (pp. 342–355). London: Routledge.
- . (). How Age, Cognitive Function and Gender Affect Bimanual Force Control . Frontiers in Physiology, 11. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00245.
- . (). Sensor-based systems for early detection of dementia (SENDA): a study protocol for a prospective cohort sequential study. BMC Neurology, 20. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-01666-8.
- . (). Physical activity and health promotion for nursing staff in elderly care: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 10(10), e038202. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038202.
- (). Meilensteine der Motorischen Verhaltensforschung. Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie, 26. doi: 10.1026/1612-5010/a000259.
- . (). A multicomponent exercise intervention to improve physical functioning, cognition and psychosocial well-being in elderly nursing home residents: a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial in the PROCARE (prevention and occupational health in long-term care) project. BMC Geriatrics, 19(1), 369. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1386-6.
- . (). Dual-task costs in highly aged residents of primary care settings. In Society for Neuroscience, Chicago.
- . (). Complexity matching in asymmetric bimanual movement tasks is reduced in individuals with mild cognitive impairments. In Society for Neuroscience, Chicago.
- (). Exergaming at a self-selected intensity does not immediately improve working memory and task switching. In 50th Annual meeting of the German Society for Sport Psychology, Köln, Deutschland.
- (). Hemodynamic Correlates of Additional Task Loads In An Ecologically Valid Driving Scenario. In 50th Annual meeting of the German Society for Sport Psychology, Köln, Deutschland.
- (). Hemodynamic correlates of additional cognitive and motor tasks during driving in a virtual environment. In 51st Conference of the German Psychological Society, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
- (). Acute exergaming effects on cognitive performance. In 51st Conference of the German Psychological Society, Frankfurt am Main.
- (). Using Exergaming for Combining Cognitive Training and Cardiorespiratory Exercise. In 51st Conference of the German Psychological Society, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
- . (). A new clinical tool for measuring limited selective voluntary motor control in cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 60(4). doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13692.
- . (). Developmental Characteristics of Disparate Bimanual Movement Skills in Typically Developing Children. Journal of Motor Behavior, 50(1), 8–16DO - 10.1080/00222895.2016.1271302. doi: 10.1080/00222895.2016.1271302.
- . (). Understanding the relationship between brain and upper limb function in children with unilateral motor impairments: A multimodal approach. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 22(1), 143–154DO - 10.1016/j.ejpn.2017.09.012. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2017.09.012.
- . (). The relation between mirror movements and non-use of the affected hand in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 59(2), 152–159DO - 10.1111/dmcn.13204. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13204.
- . (). The relation between mirror movements and non-use of the affected hand in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 59(2). doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13204.
- . (). Kinematic parameters of hand movement during a disparate bimanual movement task in children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy. Human Movement Science, 46, 239–250. doi: 10.1016/j.humov.2016.01.010.
