"It is indisputable that sport/movement performances depends not only on the physical prerequisites of an athlete, but also on the quality of the sensomotoric processes of the central nervous system", says Prof. Dr. Joachim Hermsdörfer, a tenured professor for the faculty of movement science.
Under the motto "The Athlete's Brain", the faculty for movement-science along with the German Society for Sport Sciences (Deutsche Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft; DVS) will hold the 14th annual convention of the DVS Section on Sport mobility from March 4-6. Site for this convention will be the College of Music and theater in Munich.
Large thematic spectrum
"The program gives insight into the variety of topics of the present research in the area of the movement sciences", says Prof. Dr. Joachim Hermsdörfer, tenured professor of the faculty for movement-sciences. Thus, the spectrum of lectures extends from the use of sport-motoric interventions to the optimization of movement-coordination with the young and more elderly, and up to basic scientific questions involving the structures and functions of the human movement-control.
Focus: The Athlete's Brain
With the special-topic "The Athlete's Brain", neuronal factors of movement-control are put into the foreground for the first time. An additional topic involves the consequences of mild trauma on the athlete. "Concussions are frequently trivialized. Possible is that already frequent blows against the head, as seen in intensive head-ball activity especially in children, can lead to long-term damages", explains Dr. Waltraud Stadler, who helps to organize the congress as a scientific co-worker of the faculty for movement science.
Neuroenhancement: Training-method or Doping?
One of the main-lectures is devoted to the topic of brain-stimulation or "neuroenhancement". In scientific studies, it could be shown that the brain-stimulation of electromagnetic impulses can improve sensomotoric performances. Its use in athletic training should be discussed against the backdrop of "enhancement" and doping.
Prize for the highly-endowed up-and-coming DVS researchers
Approximately 150 participants have registered for the convention that takes place every two years. Prominent lecturers could be won for the three main-lectures with Cliff Robbins and Gerhard Müller (Neuronal Consequences of Concussions in Sports), Julien Doyon and Avi Karni (Consolidation in Motor Learning) as well as Lutz Jäncke and Emily Cross (Neuronal Representation of Sport-Specific Expertise). Moreover, around 60 lectures will be presented and26 posters have been submitted.
The Reinhard-Daugs promotional prize will be awarded for up-and-coming researchers. This prize is endowed with €3,000 and is the highest prize of the DVS for young talents. The congress will begin on March 4, 2015 at 1 p.m. Participants can register and pick up their documents as of 11 a.m.
To the Homepage of the congress for "The Athlete's Brain"
To the Homepage of the Faculty of Movement Science
To the Homepage of the German Society of Sport sciences (Deutsche Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft)
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Joachim Hermsdorfer
Faculty for Movement Science
Uptown Munich Campus D
80992 Munich
Telephone: 089 289 24551
Email: info(at)motorik2015.de