ActiveBrain Research Group
@activebrainuc.bsky.social
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 🧠
Researching into #PhysicalActivity and the #brain in #health and #sport 🧠
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#AboutUs 👋 - Here is a snapshot of the #research that #ActiveBrainUC HDR students are working on at the moment! Check out our socials to keep up to date on the latest 👀
#UniCBR #AcademicSky
#UniCBR #AcademicSky
📣 #StayTuned - Annaleise is delivering two presentations at the @aspactivity.bsky.social Annual Conference, as well as both Ben and Melissa at the @asocpsy.bsky.social Annual Meeting early next month! Keep an eye out for more details! 👀
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
November 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
📣 #StayTuned - Annaleise is delivering two presentations at the @aspactivity.bsky.social Annual Conference, as well as both Ben and Melissa at the @asocpsy.bsky.social Annual Meeting early next month! Keep an eye out for more details! 👀
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
We would like to formally welcome Dr Kristy Martin back from maternity leave 🤰
We hope you enjoyed all the special snuggles 🫶🏻 Kristy teaches into the #Anatomy and #Physiology units at UC
Great to have you back on board! 🙌🏼
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
We hope you enjoyed all the special snuggles 🫶🏻 Kristy teaches into the #Anatomy and #Physiology units at UC
Great to have you back on board! 🙌🏼
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
We would like to formally welcome Dr Kristy Martin back from maternity leave 🤰
We hope you enjoyed all the special snuggles 🫶🏻 Kristy teaches into the #Anatomy and #Physiology units at UC
Great to have you back on board! 🙌🏼
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
We hope you enjoyed all the special snuggles 🫶🏻 Kristy teaches into the #Anatomy and #Physiology units at UC
Great to have you back on board! 🙌🏼
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
📢 #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
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
📢 #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
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
#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 ✨
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#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 ✨
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
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
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR
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
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR
October 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR
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
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR
#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
#UniCBR #AcademicSky
October 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#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
#UniCBR #AcademicSky
🔔#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
#AcademicSky #BrainStimulation #BrainStim #tdcs
October 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
🔔#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
#AcademicSky #BrainStimulation #BrainStim #tdcs
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 🙏
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
Special thank you #WorldCancerResearchFund and #CancerAustralia for supporting the event 🙏
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
September 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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 🙏
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
Special thank you #WorldCancerResearchFund and #CancerAustralia for supporting the event 🙏
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
#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!
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR
We’re thrilled to have Jelle's global perspective in our research team!
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR
September 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
#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!
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR
We’re thrilled to have Jelle's global perspective in our research team!
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR
📣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! ☕
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
September 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
📣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! ☕
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
#MeetOurTeam: Meet Alex - our #SportEnthusiast 🏈, beach-loving masterchef! From #ClinicalPsychology to #CommunitySport, his research focuses on investigating #Resilience and #Mental Health in diverse populations 🧠
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
September 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#MeetOurTeam: Meet Alex - our #SportEnthusiast 🏈, beach-loving masterchef! From #ClinicalPsychology to #CommunitySport, his research focuses on investigating #Resilience and #Mental Health in diverse populations 🧠
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky
#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
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR
📸Photos taken by UC Media
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR
September 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#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
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR
📸Photos taken by UC Media
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR
👈#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 [email protected] 📥
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
August 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
👈#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 [email protected] 📥
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
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! 🙌
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
August 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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! 🙌
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
📣 #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
Interested? Register here to attend: buff.ly/Xm68rFt
#UniCanberra
August 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📣 #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
Interested? Register here to attend: buff.ly/Xm68rFt
#UniCanberra
#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 🧠
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
August 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#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 🧠
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#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 [email protected] to get involved 🙋♀️
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
August 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#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 [email protected] to get involved 🙋♀️
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
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 [email protected]
#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 [email protected]
August 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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 [email protected]
#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 [email protected]
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 🙌
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #ANZUP25 #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #ANZUP25 #AcademicSky
July 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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 🙌
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #ANZUP25 #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #ANZUP25 #AcademicSky
#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! 🎉
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
July 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#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! 🎉
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#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 👏
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky @ylmariano.bsky.social
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky @ylmariano.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#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 👏
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky @ylmariano.bsky.social
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky @ylmariano.bsky.social
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 🧠🚴
@ecssofficial.bsky.social #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
@ecssofficial.bsky.social #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
July 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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 🧠🚴
@ecssofficial.bsky.social #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
@ecssofficial.bsky.social #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
📣 Don't forget to check out Mélissa's presentation at the #SportsTechnology session on Thursday at #ECSS2025! More presentation details in the pic ⬇️
@ecssofficial.bsky.social #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #WeAreSportScience #AcademicSky
@ecssofficial.bsky.social #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #WeAreSportScience #AcademicSky
July 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📣 Don't forget to check out Mélissa's presentation at the #SportsTechnology session on Thursday at #ECSS2025! More presentation details in the pic ⬇️
@ecssofficial.bsky.social #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #WeAreSportScience #AcademicSky
@ecssofficial.bsky.social #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #WeAreSportScience #AcademicSky
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
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #attention #AcademicSky
June 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #attention #AcademicSky
The presentations keep coming! Last week, Alanah presented at the ACT Health #CHARM2025 conference at the University of Canberra, highlighting the benefits of moderate-vigorous physical activity for brain health in men with and without #ProstateCancer 🧠
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
June 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The presentations keep coming! Last week, Alanah presented at the ACT Health #CHARM2025 conference at the University of Canberra, highlighting the benefits of moderate-vigorous physical activity for brain health in men with and without #ProstateCancer 🧠
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky
#ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky