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ActiveBrain Research Group
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The Active Brain is a Research Group based @ University of Canberra within UCRISE and UC Faculty of Health
Researching into #PhysicalActivity and the #brain in #health and #sport 🧠
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📢 #PublicationAlert ! 📢
Melissa's first PhD paper shows that across different gradients, athletes wearing shoes with advanced foam technology used ~1.2% less oxygen & felt less exertion compared to traditional foam🏃

#TrailRunning #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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#Farewell Dr Hollie Speer 👋 You have been such an integral part of Active Brain and you will be sorely missed. Best of luck with your future endeavours - any team would be lucky to have such a superstar ✨

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October 31, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Excited to share Annaleise's new discussion paper! 🎉
This discussion paper offers new perspectives on physical literacy within Masters athletes, highlighting its relevance for lifelong engagement in sport and physical activity 💪
🔗 buff.ly/a0RsPiI

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October 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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#Farewell Jelle! It was pleasure having you on board with #ActiveBrainUC throughout September - #ThankYou for everything you taught us in the #MentalFatigue and #SportScience 🧠 space and we hope you enjoyed your Aussie stay! Come back soon 🤗

#UniCBR #AcademicSky
October 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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🔔#PublicationAlert🔔 Former #ActiveBrainUC student Aidan, has published a review investigating #TranscranialDirectCurrentStimulation in an exercise context. Check it out here: buff.ly/b0NF20p

#AcademicSky #BrainStimulation #BrainStim #tdcs
October 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Shoutout to our awesome speakers who came and discussed their research and experience as #ExercisePhysiologists in cancer populations 💪

#ExercisePhysiology #AcademicSky
September 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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What a success 🙌 Last week Active Brain hosted a #Cancer #ResearchSymposium to share research about physical activity and health in cancer populations

Special thank you #WorldCancerResearchFund and #CancerAustralia for supporting the event 🙏

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September 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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#MeetOurTeam Jelle, our visiting PhD student from Belgium, researches #MentalFatigue, exercise & the brain 🧠 Outside the lab, you’ll find Jelle being active in many ways- even playing underwater hockey! 🤽‍♂️
We’re thrilled to have Jelle's global perspective in our research team!

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September 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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📣 Check out our speakers below!

#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky #ProstateCancer #Research #Symposium
September 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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📣Looking forward to the exciting results being shared from all the speakers at the upcoming #ProstateCancer #Research #Symposium hosted by Active Brain on Monday! Exciting things brewing! ☕

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September 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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#MeetOurTeam: Meet Alex - our #SportEnthusiast 🏈, beach-loving masterchef! From #ClinicalPsychology to #CommunitySport, his research focuses on investigating #Resilience and #Mental Health in diverse populations 🧠

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September 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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#ThrowBackThursday - Prof Ben Rattray spoke at the UCRISE #HDR Winter Research Workshop not long ago about #ThesisSubmission 📜- something all AB students have on their radar for the future! 📡

📸Photos taken by UC Media

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September 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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👈#ThrowbackThursday: Andrew, one of our AB staff researchers, presented the #Endometriosis, #Pain and #PhysicalActivity study at the UCRISE Winter Research Showcase a month ago ❄️ For more information about the study, contact apsresearch@canberra.edu.au 📥

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August 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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From bike 🚴 to bench top 🔬 Hollie & Joe have been busy finishing up the #CerebralBloodFlow + #BDNF study which involved setting up a new space for biochem analyses with help from our incredible technical services colleagues 🙏 Excited to share results soon! 🙌

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August 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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📣 #ActiveBrainUC is hosting a #ResearchSymposium to disseminate the results from a #ClinicalTrial investigating concurrent cognitive and physical training on #Cognition & #Fatigue in those with #ProstateCancer and you're invited! 🫵
Interested? Register here to attend: buff.ly/Xm68rFt

#UniCanberra
August 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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#MeetOurTeam: Andrew Flood is Active Brain's resident #Neuropsychology specialist and #Pain expert! You may have seen him in the media recently for the #Endometriosis study he's currently leading and working on! #BrainsRUs 🧠

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August 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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#InTheMedia: Tino has been popular, promoting a study investigating #PainProcessing in those with and without #Endometriosis. Check out ABC Radio or The Canberra Times for more information or reach out to apsresearch@canberra.edu.au to get involved 🙋‍♀️

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August 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Are you 60-75? Want to stay sharp and active? 🚴‍♀️
#ActiveBrainUC is supporting #recruitment of volunteers to join a 12-week study at #UniCanberra to explore how physical & #CognitiveTraining can support #BrainHealth and safe driving 🚗
Learn more at buff.ly/j5H1A7m or contact phabhead@canberra.edu.au
August 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Alanah attended the @anzuptrials.bsky.social ASM to present on concurrent cognitive & physical training and its influence on #Fatigue & #Wellbeing in men with #ProstateCancer 😴 What a great opportunity to showcase her work in a clinical space 🙌

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July 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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#ThrowbackThursday Mélissa delivering her presentation on 'The Impact of #Footwear Foam on #Running Economy and Perceptual Metrics at different treadmills gradients' at #ECSS2025! 👟Great to see her applied #SportsScience research on an international stage! 🎉

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July 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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#MeetOutTeam: Yleia is our in-house expert on #MentalFatigue and #Attention in #TeamSport ⛹️ They also teach across both Anatomy and Physiology AND Psychology units at UC! What an all-rounder 👏

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July 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Prof Ben Rattray hosted an ActiveBrain #SpecialInterestGroup session last Wednesday at #ECSS2025 in Rimini, Italy! The session provided an intro to the potential uses of #MRI and #EEG within #SportScience & #ExerciseScience 🧠🚴

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July 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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📣 Don't forget to check out Mélissa's presentation at the #SportsTechnology session on Thursday at #ECSS2025! More presentation details in the pic ⬇️

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July 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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They were happy to report that their results are so far following the trend they expected, and with more participants, they're looking forward to providing more conclusions 👀 Want to get involved? Get in touch!

#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #attention #MentalFatigue #TeamSport #AcademicSky
June 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Another day, another AB presentation! Yleia presented prelim data from their 1st PhD study last week at the 2025 joint Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision (APCV) and the Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference (EPC)! 🔎 @expsyanz.bsky.social

#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #attention #AcademicSky
June 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM