Sport and Exercise Psychophysiology Laboratory

The Sport and Exercise Psychophysiology Lab is part of the Department of Kinesiology at Mississippi State University. We are interested in how the brain works that underlie cognition and motor behavior. We are especially interested in how humans learn motor skills and change movements throughout the lifespan. Our research combines behavioral and EEG techniques in a range of populations, including young adults, older adults, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (e.g., Down syndrome, Autism), and patients with movement disorders (e.g., Parkinson’s disease).

Lab Directors

Lab Members

Doctoral:

Alumni

Qun Fang, Associate Professor, School of Physical Education, QingDao University

Yonjoong (YJ) Ryuh, Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Sonoma State University

Prospective Students

Student involvement is important to the ongoing success of our Laboratory. Students would be provided opportunities to directly engage in research and gain skills and confidence in problem-solving, observational movement analysis, and participant interaction.

Research

• Bingocize®: An evidence-based health promotion program to improve the quality of life of Mississippi certified nursing facility residents 
  • Researchers: Dr. Zhujun Pan and Dr. John Lamberth
  • External Collaborator: The Injury and Violence Prevention Bureau, Mississippi State Department of Health 
  • Description: This project is to promote Bingocize in 24 Mississippi-certified nursing facilities. Bingocize is a strategic combination of physical exercise and the game of bingo to increase activity and social engagement and improve the quality of life of nursing facility residents. 
  • Funding: It is funded by Mississippi Division of Medicaid, the Civil Money Penalty (CMP) award program for three years (2020-2023).
• Age-related Effects on Motor Asymmetry
  • Researchers: Dr. Zhujun Pan
  • Description: This project seeks to understand roles between central nervous system and peripheral nervous system as we age, and its relationship with neurological disease. The focus is to examine the differences between young adults, older populations and persons with neurological disease in order to further investigate the changes of motor asymmetry and hemispheric asymmetry that occur throughout our lifetime.

Community Engagement

• Bingocize to Mississippi Certified Nursing Facility Residents

• Inclusive Community Soccer to Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
  
  

• Bringing Tai Chi to Mississippi’s Aging Population
  
  

Publications

Chen, C.-C. (JJ), Ryuh, Y-J, Luczak, T., & Lamberth, J. (Accepted-in press). Examining Different Foci of Attention on Golf Putting Performance in Novice Learners. The Physical Educator.

Chen, C.-C. (JJ), Ryuh, Y-J, Luczak, T., & Lamberth, J. (Advanced online publication). The Effects of Attentional Focus and Skill Level on the Performance of Golf Putting. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2020-0072

Hill, C, Van Gemmert, A. W. A., Hou, L., Fang, Q., & Pan, Z (2020). Asymmetry in the Aging Brain: A Narrative Review of Cortical Activation Patterns and Implications for Motor Function. Journal of Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition. 25 (4), 413-429 http://doi.org/10.1080/1357650X.2019.1707219

Pan, Z., Su, X., Fang, Q., Hou, L., Lee, Y., Chen, C.C., Lamberth, J. & Kim, M.L. (2018). The Effects of Tai Chi Intervention on Healthy Elderly by Means of Neuroimaging and EEG: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 10, 110. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2018.00110

Equipment

• EMOTIV EPOC+ 14-Channel Wireless EEG
• Lafayette Instrument Purdue Pegboard
• Jamar Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer
• Wacom Intuos3 Digitizer Tablet
• Several assessments of cognitive and executive function, including the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test Fourth Edition (PPVT™-4), the NEPSY® Second Edition, and Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System.
• Several software packages, including MatLab, SPSS, and MS Office programs, for collection, processing, analysis, reporting, and presentation of data