Marc Roig Pull, Ph.D.

Academic background

• Baccalaureate, Éducation physique et sciences sportives, Espagne, 2001
• Baccalaureate, Physiothérapie, Espagne, 2004
• Research master’s, Médecine sportive et sciences de l'exercice, Royaume-Uni, 2005
• Doctorate, Sciences de la réadaptation, University of British Columbia, 2010
• Postdoctorate, Neurophysiologie, Danemark, 2013

Research focus

Area 1: Sensory, motor and cognitive functions and activities

Thematic research unit

Thematic Unit 1. Functional mechanisms

Research laboratory

• Laboratoire de réadaptation de la mémoire et de la motricité (Memory Lab)

Research interests

• Comprendre les mécanismes qui contrôlent les nouvelles habiletés motrices apprises chez les personnes âgées; utilisation de techniques d'électrophysiologie et d'imagerie cérébrale)

Publications

• Cristini, J., Weiss, M., de Las Heras, B., Medina-Rincón, A., Dagher, A., Postuma, R.B., . . . Roig, M. (2021). The effects of exercise on sleep quality in persons with Parkinson's disease: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 55, 101384. [doi]
• Chen, J., Roig, M. Wright, D.L. (2020). Exercise reduces competition between procedural and declarative memory systems. eNeuro, 7(4), 0070-0020.2020. [doi]
• de Las Heras, B., Li, O., Rodrigues, L., Nepveu, J.F. Roig, M. (2020). Exercise improves video game performance: A win-win situation. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 52(7), 1595-1602. [doi]
• Centeno, C., Medeiros, D., Beck, M.M., Lugassy, L., Gonzalez, D.F., Nepveu, J.F. Roig, M. (2018). The effects of aging on cortico-spinal excitability and motor memory consolidation. Neurobiology of Aging, 70, 254-264. [doi]
• Dal Maso, F., Desormeau, B., Boudrias, M.H. Roig, M. (2018). Acute cardiovascular exercise promotes functional changes in cortico-motor networks during the early stages of motor memory consolidation. Neuroimage, 174, 380-392. [doi]