Affiliations

• School of Kinesiology and Exercise Science (EKSAP), Faculty of Medicine
• Research Center of the Geriatric University Institute of Montreal (CRIUGM)

Research expertise

• Use of psychophysical scales to evaluate the perception of effort, pain, and fatigue
• Evaluation of neuromuscular function with muscle, nerve, and transcranial stimulation techniques
• Eccentric pedaling
• Motor performance

Main research projects

• Understand the mechanisms underlying the increase in perceived exertion in the presence of physical and mental fatigue and pain.
• Improve the effectiveness of training and rehabilitation methods by manipulating the mechanisms underlying the perception of effort.
• To understand the role played by the perception of effort in the regulation of physical activity and performance.
• Effects of aging on the perception of effort

Approaches used

• Multidisciplinary approach integrating movement and exercise neurophysiology with experimental theories and techniques from neuropsychology
• Motivational psychology
• Psychophysics.

Keywords

Effort, Tiredness, Pain, Neuromuscular system, Performance