Jesper Lundbye-Jensen

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ResearcherID: B-1345-2015

Scopus Author ID: 14008322700

Jeg forsker i hvordan hjernen og resten af centralnervesystemet kontrollerer vores bevægelser, men også i hvordan hjernen påvirkes af de aktiviteter, vi indgår i (indlæring, fysisk aktivitet, fysisk inaktivitet).

Hovedfokus i forskningen relaterer sig til indlæring og i særdeleshed motorisk indlæring samt de underliggende mekanismer. Igennem de senere år har vi i forskningsgruppen foruden fokus på neuroplasticitet og motorisk indlæring fået øget fokus på sammenhænge mellem fysisk aktivitet, kognitive funktioner og indlæring, og vi interesserer os her særligt for de årsagssammenhænge, der ligger til grund for interaktionen mellem fysisk aktivitet og indlæring . 

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Present position
Associate Professor and Head of research group for ‘Motor Performance and Health’ in the section 'Integrative Physiology' at Department of Nutrition, Exercise & Sports, University of Copenhagen. Affiliated at Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen

Education and academic degrees
2010  Ph.D. Human Motor Control, University of Copenhagen
2002  M.Sc. Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen
2000  Minor degree Psychology, University of Copenhagen
1998  B.Sc. Exercise & Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Positions

2015 -             Associate Professor and Head of research group for ‘Motor Performance and Health’ in the section 'Integrative Physiology' at Department of Nutrition, Exercise & Sports. Affiliated at Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen

2013 - 2015      Associate Professor and Group Coordinator for ‘Motor Learning and Neuroplasticity’ in the research group ‘Copenhagen Neural Control of Movement’ (www.cph-ncm.ku.dk), Department of Nutrition, Exercise & Sports & Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen.

2011-2013         Assistant Professor (adjunkt), and Group Coordinator for ‘Motor Learning and Neuroplasticity’ at Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences & Department of Neuroscience and
Pharmacology, University of Coopenhagen

2012                 Visiting Postdoc at Department of Medicine, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

2010-2011  Postdoc at Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences & Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen

2006-2010  Lab Manager (2006-2009 half time) at Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences & Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen

2004-2009  Ph.D. student (2006-2009 half time) at Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences & Graduate School of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen

2001-2004  Teacher at Krebs’ Skole, Copenhagen

1998-2000  Junior research assistant (part time) at Department of Medical Physiology, University of Copenhagen

1994-1997  Teacher (1995-1997 part time), (1994-1995 full time) at Oure Idrætshøjskole

Research areas
The neural control of human movement, and in particular human learning and neural plasticity accompanying learning, strength training, immobilization and rehabilitation. Furthermore I am very interested in optimization of learning protocols in rehabilitation and training and in the interaction between movement/exercise and learning.
In addition to measures of human motor behavior and neuropsychological assesment, primary methods include electrophysiological and neuroimaging methods such as electromyography (EMG), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electrical stimulation (TES) of the human motor cortex, electroencephalography (EEG), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), peripheral nerve stimulation and recording of single motor unit activity in healthy human subjects and in patients.

Postgraduate education
University Pedagogics and Teaching for Assistant Professors (1 year course),  Aug 2010-Aug 2011
Introduction to university pedagogy,  Oct 2010
Functional neuroimaging - from neuronal networks to man,  Nov 19-23, 2007
Neuroplasticity Course,  May 29-Jul 1, 2007
Clinical Methods In Neuroscience,  Sep 25-28, 2006 
Motor Control & Neuroscience,  Oct 25-26, 2005
Multimodal Brain Imaging,  Autumn 2005
Neuroanatomy,  Aug 14-26, 2005
From Neuron to Neurology and Psychiatry, Baltic Summer School,  Aug 2005
Basal Statistik for lægevidenskabelige forskere,  Spring 2005
Movement Disorders,  May 11, 2005
Neuromuscular Disease & Neuropathy,  May 10, 2005
Statistical Parametric Mapping for functional Neuroimaging,  May 12-14, 2005
Kinetics & Modelling with particular emphasis on imaging,  Feb 28-Mar 4, 2005
Exercise Physiology & Sports Medicine,  Nov 22-25, 2004
Repair of Central and Peripheral Nervous System,  Sep 23-25, 2004
Course in reference handling  Aug 23, 2004

Teaching
Teaching at the courses listed below since 2004:
  Human Physiology
  Motor Learning
  Human Neurobiology
  Human Motor Development
  Neuroplasticity
  Exercise Physiology

  Functional Neurobiologi

  Strength Training

  Human Neuroscience

Editorial work
Reviewer for the journals listed below:

  Journal of Neuroscience

  Cerebral Cortex
  Journal of Physiology (London)
  Journal of Neurophysiology
  PloS ONE 
  Journal of Applied Physiology
  Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise
  Experimental Brain Research

  Journal of Motor Behavior