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SESIA Thibaut

  • Department of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery Animal Laboratory, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
  • Electrophysiology, Neuronal oscillations
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SEP 2014 - Now Leader of the Animal Laboratory of the Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at the University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany MAY 2012 – AUG 2014 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA FEB 2010 – APR 2012 Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA JUN 2006 – JAN 2010 Graduate Student, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience at the University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherland

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03 Jul 2023
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Optimizing the Benefits of Mental Practice on Motor Acquisition and Consolidation with Moderate-Intensity Exercise

Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise augments motor consolidation after mental practice coupled with motor imagery

Recommended by based on reviews by Thibaut Sesia and 2 anonymous reviewers

This manuscript [1] describes the effects of aerobic exercise on the mental (or cognitive) performance of young healthy volunteers. The authors report that moderate-intensity aerobic exercise (after mental practice) further enhanced performance during motor consolidation, at least at the level of the PP-rest group. Because an increase in performance was observed, the possibility of transferring these results to sports and rehabilitation is reasonable, as also suggested by similar work in this field [2]. This work is of great interest to researchers and sports practitioners interested in improving motor performance. The authors should also consider applying this model to clinical populations where the benefits of MP are more than welcome. Nevertheless, further studies should provide better insight into exercise intensity domains, individual oxygen uptake, muscle activation patterns, etc. Overall, the authors have responded to and implemented the reviewers' comments and suggestions well.

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1. Monany DR, Lebon F, Charalambos P (2023). Optimizing the Benefits of Mental Practice on Motor Acquisition and Consolidation with Moderate-Intensity Exercise. bioRxiv, 2022.11.12.516269 ver. 2 peer-reviewed and recommended by Peer Community in Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.11.12.516269  

2. Freitas, E., Saimpont, A., Blache, Y., & Debarnot U. (2020). Acquisition and consolidation of sequential footstep movements with physical and motor imagery practice. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 30(12), 2477-2484. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13799

 



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SESIA Thibaut

  • Department of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery Animal Laboratory, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
  • Electrophysiology, Neuronal oscillations
  • recommender, manager

Recommendations:  0

Review:  1

Areas of expertise
SEP 2014 - Now Leader of the Animal Laboratory of the Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at the University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany MAY 2012 – AUG 2014 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA FEB 2010 – APR 2012 Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA JUN 2006 – JAN 2010 Graduate Student, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience at the University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherland