PhD defence: Stimulating neuroplasticity in the aging brain to promote motor learning
Jonas Rud Bjørndal
PhD thesis
This thesis investigates strategies for enhancing motor learning, with a particular focus on older adults. Through three experimental studies, the research investigates how non-invasive brain stimulation and acute aerobic exercise can influence motor learning.
Electrophysiological measurements are used to assess the accompanying changes in the central nervous system when practicing new motor tasks.
2024, 161 pages.
Date
8 November 2024, 13:00
Place
Auditorium 1, August Krogh Building, Universitetsparken 13, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Opponents
Professor Inge Tetens (chair), Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Associate Professor Andrew Stevenson, Aalborg University, Denmark.
Professor Richard Carson, Trinity College Dublin.
Main supervisor
Associate professor Jesper Lundbye-Jensen, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Co-supervisor
Associate professor Anke Ninija Karabanov, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.