🚨Publication Alert🚨 In The Lancet Digital Health "Associations between contralesional neuroplasticity and motor impairment through deep learning-derived MRI regional brain age in chronic stroke (ENIGMA): a multicohort, retrospective, observational study" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Associations between contralesional neuroplasticity and motor impairment through deep learning-derived MRI regional brain age in chronic stroke (ENIGMA): a multicohort, retrospective, observational st...

Our findings reveal that larger stroke lesions are associated with accelerated ageing in the ipsilesional hemisphere and paradoxically decelerated brain ageing in the contralesional hemisphere, sugges...

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📢Publication Alert📢 One of our incredible students has done it again! Please check this one out, it's a great study. Neurophysiology across the menstrual cycle. #AcademicSky #AcademkcSkyUK #Science #Research @northumbriauni.bsky.social

Padraig Spillane@padraig-spillane.bsky.social · 7mo ago

First of my PhD studies investigating cortical neurophysiology across the menstrual cycle. We found progesterone to increase the magnitude and duration of neuroplasticity post PAS. Huge thanks to the team @nuneurofunc.bsky.social #neuro #femalephysiology journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Some exciting new work from one of our excellent PhD students! #AcademicSky #AcademicSkyUK #science

Padraig Spillane@padraig-spillane.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Preprint is up for the first of my PhD studies on the menstrual cycle and its effects on cortical excitability and neuroplasticty. Feedback welcome! @paul-ansdell.bsky.social @nuneurofunc.bsky.social @elisanedelec.bsky.social @stuart-goodall.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

And now the final presentation from our group at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is @paul-ansdell.bsky.social presenting his work titled Hormone therapy attenuates menopause related impairments in cortical neuroplasticity at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

Penultimate presentation from our group at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is @elisanedelec.bsky.social presenting her work on knee extensior neuromuscular function across the menstrual cycle at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

Next up from our group at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is @jandrushko.bsky.social presenting work on the contribution of the reticulospinal tract to concentric, Isometric, and eccentric muscle actions at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

At our last meeting @jandrushko.bsky.social & Jason DeFreitas introduced the physiology & physics of #EMG & how to get optimal signals. They stressed the importance of: * setting up a low-noise lab * consistent electrode placement * digital filtering * amplitude normalisation A really useful talk!

TMSMultiLab@tmsmultilab.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 This Friday at 14:00 BST, the first themed meeting of TMSMultiLab, on Electromyography (EMG) signals & processing, with @jandrushko.bsky.social & Jason DeFreitas. To receive the regular meeting zoom links, join our github organisation, or the slack channel. Details: github.com/TMSMultiLab/...

Next up from our group at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is Dr Luca Angius givin a talk titled Non-invasive brain stimulation: Implications for exercise science research and application for physical and mental health at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

Our department head from @northumbriauni.bsky.social gave a fantastic presentation at @ecssofficial.bsky.social

Second up from our group from @northumbriauni.bsky.social is @padraig-spillane.bsky.social presenting his work titled Contraction intensity-specific fluctuations in motor unit behaviour across the menstrual cycle at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

First up from our group at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is Elisa Pastorio discussing Sex differences in durability during cycling exercise at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

@paul-ansdell.bsky.social and Luca Angius, PI's in our group presenting their work to interested parties at the UK Sensorimotor Conference in Oxford #AcademicSky

@elisanedelec.bsky.social representing @northumbriauni.bsky.social and our research group at the @britishneuro.bsky.social North East networking event at Newcastle University. #NeuroNE2025

Postdoc @elisanedelec.bsky.social presenting her work at the Women's Sport and Wellbeing Interdisciplinary Research Theme Conference at @northumbriauni.bsky.social

@padraig-spillane.bsky.social presenting his work examining the relationship between simple reaction time and intracortical facilitation across the menstrual cycle at the Women's Sport and Wellbeing Interdisciplinary Research Theme Conference at @NorthumbriaUni.bsky.social

Join us at Northumbria University as a Vice Chancellor Fellow! Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_... Psychology work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

Congratulations to Northumbria's Professor Glyn Howatson, who has been appointed as Deputy Chair of sub-panel 24 (Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism) for the 2029 Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment. www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Northumbria Professor appointed as REF sub-panel Deputy Chair

Northumbria University’s Professor Glyn Howatson will be playing a key role in the next national assessment of research quality across UK universities, it has been announced today.

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Had a great time at the Women's Nutrition and Physiology symposium at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social today. Some fascinating talks and discussions througout the day. I also enjoyed presenting a poster of some data from my first PhD study on neurophysiology across the menstrual cycle

Yesterday I had the pleasure to speak with several people living with knee osteoarthritis over at the @healthworks.bsky.social charity in Newcastle upon Tyne. This was an incredible discussion that is going to directly impact my future research in this area. #AcademicSky #AcademicSkyUK

🚨Publication Alert🚨 This was a really challenging study and despite the end result being low n with mostly null findings, we still saw value in getting this out there! Congratulations to JC Carr for leading this effort! doi.org/10.14814/phy... #AcademicSky #AcademicSkyUK

Poster presentation as part of @tmsmultilab.bsky.social's TMS@40 event. A great consortium working to advance the field of TMS research in Birmingham 🇬🇧.

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Enjoyed having Dr Emma Cowley and Dr Kelly McNulty present their ‘Invisible Sportswomen’ research at our department seminar today. I forgot to take a photo, so go and read their latest paper instead! journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...

Some amazing work from one of our group members being highlighted here!

Paul Ansdell@paul-ansdell.bsky.social · last yr.

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Two very enjoyable days at #BBEP2024 thank you to the @physoc.bsky.social for putting on a great event! Here supporting Elisa Pastorio, who presented our collaborative work on sex differences in durability 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

Read the study protocol for our interdisciplinary research into female veteran brain health - more to follow! 🧠 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Hello pals! I knooow, it's only December, but who else is already getting excited for July? 🙋🙋‍♀️ I'm sure it's because of IMRF, and not the sun and the long days, amirite? 🥰 Abstract submissions opens in January 2025 For more key dates and deets, check out our website imrf2025.sciencesconf.org

🎊PhD Viva Success🎊 Congratulations to Dr Emma Squires for successfully defending her PhD thesis! Examiners: Dr Tom Clifford Dr Penny Rumbold Primary supervisor: Prof Glyn Howatson @northumbriauni.bsky.social

Our group’s latest work on sex differences during high-intensity interval exercise 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Sex differences in the cardiopulmonary and neuromuscular response to high-intensity interval exercise

Sex differences exist in the integrative response to exercise, however, these are typically researched during constant-load exercise. Interval exercise involves high-intensity efforts interspersed wit...

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🚨Funded #PhD opportunity🚨 to join @northumbriauni.bsky.social and work with some world leading researchers in blood flow restriction #BFR and bone health! www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #AcademicSky #UKAcademics

Optimising exercise interventions for musculoskeletal health using blood flow restriction (RDF25/HLS/SER/ALLISON) at Northumbria University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Optimising exercise interventions for musculoskeletal health using blood flow restriction (RDF25/HLS/SER/ALLISON) at Northumbria University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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