Preprint is up for the first of my PhD studies on the menstrual cycle and its effects on cortical excitability and neuroplasticty. Feedback welcome!

@paul-ansdell.bsky.social @nuneurofunc.bsky.social @elisanedelec.bsky.social @stuart-goodall.bsky.social

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Had a brilliant week at @ecssofficial.bsky.social. Four talks from our group about our latest work 🧠🚴‍♀️💪

Also great to catch up with friends and colleagues from all over. Already looking forward to next year🇨🇭

@padraig-spillane.bsky.social @elisanedelec.bsky.social
@nuneurofunc.bsky.social

Penultimate presentation from our group at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is @elisanedelec.bsky.social presenting her work on knee extensior neuromuscular function across the menstrual cycle at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

And now the final presentation from our group at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is @paul-ansdell.bsky.social presenting his work titled Hormone therapy attenuates menopause related impairments in cortical neuroplasticity at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

Next up from our group at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is @jandrushko.bsky.social presenting work on the contribution of the reticulospinal tract to concentric, Isometric, and eccentric muscle actions at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

🎉 Congratulations to the finalists of the ECSS Young Investigators Award – Orals & Posters! We’re excited to see your work showcased at the 30th ECSS Annual Congress in Rimini!

If your name is listed, please check your inbox for an email from the ECSS Office.

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Our department head from @northumbriauni.bsky.social gave a fantastic presentation at @ecssofficial.bsky.social

Next up from our group at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is Dr Luca Angius givin a talk titled Non-invasive brain stimulation: Implications for exercise science research and application for physical and mental health at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

Second up from our group from @northumbriauni.bsky.social is @padraig-spillane.bsky.social presenting his work titled Contraction intensity-specific fluctuations in motor unit behaviour across the menstrual cycle at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

First up from our group at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is Elisa Pastorio discussing Sex differences in durability during cycling exercise at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

First trip to the Toon in a while, should be a good one #AFC

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Congratulations to Dr Oliver Hayman for successfully passing his PhD Viva! He has been a star in our group over the past several years and is now a postdoc at the University of Glasgow.

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Dr Oliver Hayman
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