This project integrates several lines of research, exploring how various forms of training (physical, imagined, or virtual) impact human behaviour, with a focus on the patterns, frequency, and amplitude of brainwaves recorded via EEG. The "NeuroTrain360º" project bridges neuroscience and sports psychology, concentrating on the analysis of brain activity and cognitive processes recorded during activities such as walking, running, climbing, and other sports. The project aims to address some of the gaps in research and intervention identified in this field.
Keywords:neuroscience, Electroencephalography (EEG), sports performance
General Objective
- To understand how various forms of training (physical, imagined, or virtual) impact human behavior, with a focus on the patterns, frequency, and amplitude of brainwaves recorded via EEG.
Specific objectives
- Understand the interaction between physical training and cognitive functions through EEG.
- Investigate the neuroplasticity induced by physical training through the monitoring of brain activity with EEG.
- Develop and apply mental training strategies to optimize sports performance based on EEG.
- Study the impact of physical training on brain recovery (alteration of excitation and stress states to a relaxed state) and emotional well-being using EEG.
References
- Domingos, C., Marôco, J. L., Miranda, M., Silva, C., Melo, X., & Borrego, C. (2023). Repeatability of Brain Activity as Measured by a 32-Channel EEG System during Resistance Exercise in Healthy Young Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031992
- Domingos, C., Silva, C. M. d., Antunes, A., Prazeres, P., Esteves, I., & Rosa, A. C. (2021). The Influence of an Alpha Band Neurofeedback Training in Heart Rate Variability in Athletes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312579
- Pedro M. R. Reis; Matthias Lochmann. "Using a motion capture system for spatial localization of EEG electrodes". Frontiers in Neuroscience 9 (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2015.00130.
- Pedro M. R. Reis; Felix Hebenstreit; Florian Gabsteiger; Vinzenz von Tscharner; Matthias Lochmann. "Methodological aspects of EEG and body dynamics measurements during motion". Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 8 (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00156.
- Florian Gabsteiger; Heike Leutheuser; Pedro Reis; Matthias Lochmann; Bjoern M. Eskofier. "ICA-based reduction of electromyogenic artifacts in EEG data: Comparison with and without EMG data". 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/embc.2014.6944466.
Project Coordinators
- Carlos Silva - Principal Investigator
- Pedro Reis - Co-Investigator Principal
Research team
- Carla Maria Chicau Costa Borrego, PhD
- Helder Miguel Fernandes, PhD
- Marco Alexandre Silva Batista, PhD
- Teresa de Jesus Trindade Moreira da Costa e Fonseca, PhD
- Samuel Alexandre de Almeida Honório, PhD
MSc/PhD students
- Diana Torres (PhD Student)
References
- Domingos, C., Marôco, J. L., Miranda, M., Silva, C., Melo, X., & Borrego, C. (2023). Repeatability of Brain Activity as Measured by a 32-Channel EEG System during Resistance Exercise in Healthy Young Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031992
- Domingos, C., Silva, C. M. d., Antunes, A., Prazeres, P., Esteves, I., & Rosa, A. C. (2021). The Influence of an Alpha Band Neurofeedback Training in Heart Rate Variability in Athletes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312579
- Pedro M. R. Reis; Matthias Lochmann. "Using a motion capture system for spatial localization of EEG electrodes". Frontiers in Neuroscience 9 (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2015.00130.
- Pedro M. R. Reis; Felix Hebenstreit; Florian Gabsteiger; Vinzenz von Tscharner; Matthias Lochmann. "Methodological aspects of EEG and body dynamics measurements during motion". Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 8 (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00156.
- Florian Gabsteiger; Heike Leutheuser; Pedro Reis; Matthias Lochmann; Bjoern M. Eskofier. "ICA-based reduction of electromyogenic artifacts in EEG data: Comparison with and without EMG data". 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/embc.2014.6944466.
Related projects
- 360 Training for Neuroplasticity and Performance Optimization (PI Carlos Silva)
- Repeatability of Brain Activity as Measured by a 32-Channel EEG System during Resistance Exercise in Healthy Young Adults.
Sponsors
- UIDB/04748/2020 | FCT
360 Training as a Promoter of Neuroplasticity and Performance Optimization
PI: Carlos Silva; Co-PI: Pedro Reis