Coordinator:
Andrea Deslandes – adeslandes@ipub.ufrj.br
1- Brief description of what the laboratory is:
The Exercise Neuroscience Laboratory (LaNEx) is a pioneer in Brazil in actions on research, education and extension projects about physical exercise as prevention and treatment of mental illnesses. Since 2008, the laboratory has a multidisciplinary team of undergraduate, master, doctorate and postdoctoral students from different areas, including Physical Education, Physiotherapy, Psychology and Medicine. It is coordinated by Professor Andrea Deslandes, associate professor at the Institute of Psychiatry at UFRJ, Scientist of Our State (FAPERJ) and CNPq productivity fellow. The coordinator of the LaNEx receives financial support from FAPERJ and CNPq for the development of the researches. The laboratory develops partnerships with National and International Institutions to run projects in the area of Exercise Physiology, Exercise and Sport Psychobiology, Human Aging, Exercise Neuroscience and Mental Health.
2- Year of formation of the laboratory:
2010
3- Available structure:
LaNEx has two rooms equipped with six computers, three iPad with Millisecond License, an electroencephalogram (EEG), two labyrinths for evaluating spatial navigation (Floor Maze Test), two data show, two Nintendo Wii, 10 heart rate sensors, 10 pedometers, one weight scale, two automatic external defibrillators (DEA) and six dynamometers. In addition, LaNEx has a room with strength training equipment (one legpress, one leg extension, one leg curl, one bench press and one horizontal row) and aerobic training equipment (two treadmills and two bikes), located in the Physiotherapy sector of INDC/UFRJ (Financing FAPERJ). Licensed for the following software: IBM SPSS Statistics Base Authorized User License, GraphPad and Comprehensive Meta-Analysis.
4- Main research projects:
- ACUTE EFFECT OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES
- EFFECT OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE ON TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION AND DEMENTIA
- EFFECT OF PHYSICAL TRAINING ON INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY
- IMPACT OF CAPOEIRA CLASSES ON CHILDREN’S EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
- COGNITIVE, HORMONAL, AND MOTOR BIOMARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE OF COGNITIVE DECLINE AND DEMENTIA: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY
- LEVEL OF HABITUAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PRACTICE IN PATIENTS WITH MENTAL DISORDER
- FUNCTIONAL, COGNITIVE, HORMONAL AND TROPHIC FACTORS RESPONSES TO A PROGRAM WITH VIRTUAL REALITY IN ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE DECLINE AND DEMENTIA.
- CREATION AND VALIDATION OF AN APP FOR ANIMATION-BASED VISUAL SUPPORT FOR A TEST OF GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT