Maria Ekblom
Professor, Director of Doctoral Studies, Deputy Head of Department of Physical Activity and Health, Section for Health Science, Research Leader for Physical Activity and Brain Health
Email: maria.ekblom@gih.se
Phone: +46 8-120 53 736
Visiting address: Lidingövägen 1
Room: 1344
Belongs to: Department of Physical Activity and Health, Section for Health Science
Interests
Read more about my interests in research and collaboration.
My research focuses on how everyday physical activity and exercise affect the functions of the nervous system in childhood, adulthood and old age.
My research also includes neuromotor control of exercise exercises and everyday movements.
I lead an interdisciplinary research group External link. that collaborates with industry, schools and health care.
We work translationally with laboratory experiments, epidemiology, efficacy studies and implementation studies.
We want the research results to be put to use through the working methods, services and products that our partners work with.
Do you want your business to support physical activity that promotes brain health? Please feel free to contact me with your request for cooperation.
Latest publications
- Article
Short, frequent physical activity breaks improve working memory while preserving cerebral blood flow in adolescents during prolonged sitting - AbbaH teen, a randomized crossover trial.
2024- Karin Kjellenberg,
- Örjan Ekblom,
- Olga Tarassova,
- Article
Elevated heart rate and decreased muscle endothelial nitric oxide synthase in early development of insulin resistance.
2024- Sarah J Blackwood,
- Dominik Tischer,
- Myrthe P F van de Ven,
- Article
Pro-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), but Not Mature BDNF, Is Expressed in Human Skeletal Muscle
2024- Sebastian Edman,
- Oscar Horwath,
- Thibaux Van der Stede,
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Academic title
Professor in Sport Science, Docent, Ph.D. in Neuroscience