Associate professor at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Physical Education (Bauru - SP, Brazil) and professor of the graduate program in Human Movement Sciences at the UNESP (Capes - 5). He has a degree in Physical Education (2004) and s master degree in Human Motor Sciences (2007) by the UNESP. He completed a double Ph.D. in Human Movement Science at the UNESP (2012) and at the Vrije University (Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2013). Also, he completed the postdoctoral fellowship in Physical Education at the UNESP (2015). He is coordinator of Human Movement research Laboratory (MOVI-LAB) and community project ATIVA PARKINSON. Also, he is member of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, International Society for Posture and Gait Research, International Society of Biomechanics; Brazilian Society of Motor Behavior, Brazilian Society of Biomechanics. Currently, he is vice-chief of the Department of Physical Education, vice-president of the Brazilian Society of Motor Behavior, and editor-in-chief of the Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior. He performed a research internship abroad in the VU Amsterdam University - Amsterdam - The Netherlands, Purdue University - West Lafayette - The United States of America and University of Porto - Porto - Portugal. The underlying principle of the his research endeavor has been to understand the neuromechanisms of human movements. Our group studies how the human movement is planned and controlled, especially in the context of ageing, movement disorders and sports performance. Our research?s approach consists of a combination of experimental, interventional and clinical studies aiming at unraveling the interplay between neural, perceptual and motor systems and considering the organismic, task-related, and environmental constraints. These approaches are developed to promote prevention, diagnostic, intervention and rehabilitation programs for improving the daily-life function in movement disorders population and to improve performance during sports practice. To achieve those aims, the studies employ neuromechanical (e.g., motion capture tools, EEG and EMG) and perceptual (e.g., eye-tracking) methodologies to understand human movement and related disorders. https://movilabunesp.com e-mail: fabio.barbieri@unesp.br (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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A range of motor and non-motor symptoms are present in Parkinson's disease (PD), including visual disturbance, cognitive decline, depression, and gait impairment. Addressing and managing these symptoms is important to ensure people with PD maintain a sufficient level of mobility and independence. People with PD at an increased risk of falls compared to the general older population due to …
The Parkinson's disease (PD) seems to reduce the cortical activity, which impairs the motor planning and the adjustments for a precise locomotion. However, the mechanisms of the cortical activities associated to locomotion disorders in PD, especially related to the effects of dopaminergic medication, the complexity of cognitive dual tasking and the asymmetry in the disease, are not well u…
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Gait asymmetry in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) is a factor that can differentiate PD from other neurodegenerative diseases and has been linked to a greater chance of falling during gait, as asymmetry can lead to worse control and coordination of movements to the most affected limb by the disease. Although the pharmacological treatment seems to alleviate the asymmetry between limbs…
The pass is a skill used in most team sports. Passing errors can hamper in a short-to-long term the competitive performance (e.g. match result and tournament ranking, respectively). It is known that oscillations in sleep are one of the factors that can directly impact athletic recovery experienced at night period. Low recovery rates may directly affect the game technical indicators in the…
Asymmetry between is a helpful tool used to diagnosis Parkinson's disease (PD). People with PD present asymmetry during gait, which is exacerbated during obstacle avoidance. Although not yet studied, it is possible that asymmetry is already present in the initiation of gait in people with PD, impairing the rest of this task. Gait initiation is an important period of gait, requiring antici…
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Walking in a complex environment, such as turning during walking, can impair interlimb coordination and affect gait asymmetry, especially in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) which shows deficits in neuronal structures. In addition, cortical activity can play an essential role in turning due to the deficits in the central area of the brain in PD, which can cause asymmetries during turn…
Multiple sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease that cause many symptoms. Gait disorders is one of the symptoms that most decrease quality of life in this population. Recently, many studies have been trying to recognize a sensible and low-cost biomarker to detect disease progression. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is well-documented a biomarker of disease progression, that cou…
People with Parkinson's disease (PD) show asymmetry during early stages of the disease, and may persist throughout its progression. Asymmetry in PD may help the diagnosis of the disease, as it differentiates it from other neurodegenerative diseases. Another factor that may influence gait initiation in people with PD is the decreasing in joint moments, caused by damage in muscle strength a…
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