Northumbria University Neuromuscular Function
@nuneurofunc.bsky.social
Neuromuscular Function Research Group
Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation
@NorthumbriaUni.bsky.social
Newcastle upon Tyne, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇬🇧
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/research-areas/sport-exercise-and-rehabilitation/neuromuscular-function/
Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation
@NorthumbriaUni.bsky.social
Newcastle upon Tyne, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇬🇧
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/research-areas/sport-exercise-and-rehabilitation/neuromuscular-function/
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
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@paul-ansdell.bsky.social @nuneurofunc.bsky.social @elisanedelec.bsky.social @stuart-goodall.bsky.social
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Menstrual cycle phase alters corticospinal excitability and spike-timing-dependent plasticity in healthy females
The known fluctuations in ovarian hormone concentrations across the eumenorrheic menstrual cycle contribute to modulations in cortical excitability and inhibition. However, how such changes affect spi...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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 🇮🇹
July 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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 🇮🇹
July 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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 🇮🇹
July 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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 🇮🇹
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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!
* setting up a low-noise lab
* consistent electrode placement
* digital filtering
* amplitude normalisation
A really useful talk!
📢 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:
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July 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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!
* setting up a low-noise lab
* consistent electrode placement
* digital filtering
* amplitude normalisation
A really useful talk!
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 🇮🇹
July 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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
July 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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 🇮🇹
July 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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 🇮🇹
July 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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
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June 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
@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
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@elisanedelec.bsky.social representing @northumbriauni.bsky.social and our research group at the @britishneuro.bsky.social North East networking event at Newcastle University.
#NeuroNE2025
#NeuroNE2025
June 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
@elisanedelec.bsky.social representing @northumbriauni.bsky.social and our research group at the @britishneuro.bsky.social North East networking event at Newcastle University.
#NeuroNE2025
#NeuroNE2025
Postdoc @elisanedelec.bsky.social presenting her work at the Women's Sport and Wellbeing Interdisciplinary Research Theme Conference at @northumbriauni.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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
June 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
@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!
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May 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Join us at Northumbria University as a Vice Chancellor Fellow!
Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation
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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.
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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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May 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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.
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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
May 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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
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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
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April 29, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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
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🚨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...
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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
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April 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
🚨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
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 🇬🇧.
April 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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!
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I forgot to take a photo, so go and read their latest paper instead!
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March 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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...
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!
March 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Some amazing work from one of our group members being highlighted here!
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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 🚴♀️🚴♂️
Here supporting Elisa Pastorio, who presented our collaborative work on sex differences in durability 🚴♀️🚴♂️
December 20, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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 🚴♀️🚴♂️
Here supporting Elisa Pastorio, who presented our collaborative work on sex differences in durability 🚴♀️🚴♂️