MFYS Sport Science Seminar - Samuele Marcora
Samuele Marcora currently works as a professor at the Department of Biomedical Science and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) of the University of Bologna (Italy) and at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences of the University of Kent (UK).
In 2006, Professor Marcora decided to integrate exercise physiology with motivation psychology and cognitive neuroscience. This psychobiological approach has generated several innovative studies including the effects of mental fatigue on endurance performance and brain training for endurance athletes (Brain Endurance Training).
The ultimate goal of his research programme is to find new ways to improve performance of endurance athletes, and reduce physical and mental fatigue in a variety of populations. These populations include soldiers, motorbike riders, and patients affected by diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic kidney disease.
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