Dr. Oliver Seidel-Marzi

• since 2022: Research staff at the Department for the Psychology of Human Movement and Sport, Institute of Sport Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
• 2021-2022: Research staff at the Department for Youth Elite Sports, Institute for Applied Training Science, Leipzig, Germany
• 2021: Ph.D., University of Leipzig, Topic: Neurodiagnostics in Sports: Investigating the Brain's Potential to Optimize Performance in Athletes
• 2016-2021: Guest researcher at the Department of Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
• 2017-2020: Research staff at the Department of Human Movement Neuroscience, Institute for General Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Leipzig, Germany
• 2012-2019: Student/scientific research assistant at the Department for Youth Elite Sports, Institute for Applied Training Science, Leipzig, Germany
• 2014-2016: Master of Science in Sport Science: Diagnostic & Intervention in Elite Sports, University of Leipzig, Thesis: Differences in motor learning in a complex balance task and associated neuroplasticity: a comparison between athletes and non-athletes
• 2011-2014: Bachelor of Arts in Sport Science, University of Leipzig, Thesis: Selected Factors Influencing an Athletic Career in Pole Vaulting - Case Study Danny Ecker

Research Interests:

• Anticipation and perception-action interactions
• Motor learning and motor control
• Motor expertise
• Neural correlates of motor performance
• Neural plasticity and "neural efficiency" in the context of sport
• Non-invasive brain imaging and stimulation techniques (fNIRS, tDCS)
• Talent identification and development
• Long-term athlete development

Prizes and Awards:

• 1st Place Young Researchers Award 2019 of the German Society for Sport Science (dvs) as part of the 24th annual meeting of the dvs 2019 in Berlin
• Winner of Meinel-Prize of the Faculty of Sport Science, Leipzig (2017), for the best scientific performance, "Dies academicus" (scientific competition)

Peer-review articles:

• Seidel-Marzi, O., Hähner, S., Ragert, P. & Carius, D. (2021). Task-Related Hemodynamic Response Alterations During Slacklining: An fNIRS Study in Advanced Slackliners. Frontiers in Neuroergonomics. 2:644490. doi: 10.3389/fnrgo.2021.644490
• Carius, D., Seidel-Marzi, O., Kaminski, E., Lisson, N. & Ragert, P. (2020). Characterizing hemodynamic response alterations during basketball dribbling. PLoS ONE. 15(9): e0238318. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238318
• Seidel-Marzi, O. & Ragert, P. (2020). Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation reduces motor slowing in athletes and non- BMC Neuroscience. 21:26. doi: 10.1186/s12868-020-00573-5
• Seidel-Marzi, O. & Ragert, P. (2020). Neurodiagnostics in Sports: Investigating the Athlete's Brain to Augment Performance and Sport-Specific Skills. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 14:133. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00133
• Seidel, O., Carius, D., Roediger, J., Rumpf, S. & Ragert, P. (2019). Changes in neurovascular coupling during cycling exercise measured by multi-distance fNIRS: a comparison between endurance athletes and physically active controls. Experimental Brain Research. 237 (11): 2957-2972. doi: 10.1007/s00221-019-05646-4
• Seidel, O. & Ragert, P. (2019). Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of Primary Motor Cortex on Reaction Time and Tapping Performance: A Comparison Between Athletes and Non-athletes. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 13:103. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00103
• Seidel, O., Carius, D., Kenville, R., & Ragert, P. (2017). Motor learning in a complex balance task and associated neuroplasticity: a comparison between endurance athletes and nonathletes. Journal of Neurophysiology, 118 (3), 1849-1860. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00419.2017

Other Publications:

• Seidel, O. (2017). Neuronale Plastizität im Kontext Sport: Die Rolle des Gehirns bei unterschiedlichen motorischen Leistungsvoraussetzungen. Leipziger Sportwissenschaftliche Beiträge, 58 (2), 180-193.

Conference Contributions:

• Seidel-Marzi, O. & Ragert, P. (2022). Neurodiagnostics in Sports: Investigating the Brain's Potential to Optimize Performance in Athletes. Poster 54th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Sport Psychology (asp), 16-18/06/2022 in Münster, Germany.
• Hinz, M., Teunissen, J. W., Seidel-Marzi, O., Trittenbach, S., Lenoir, M. & Pion, J. (2022). Project Sport Profiles: Generating sport-specific profiles based on expert ratings. Poster Youth Elite Sports Symposium, 09-11/05/2022 in Leipzig, Germany.
• Seidel, O., Carius, D. & Ragert, P. (2019). Intensity-dependent Changes in Cerebral Oxygenation during a Cycle Ergometry Measured by fNIRS: A Comparison between Experts and Non-experts. Talk 24th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Sport Science (dvs) 2019, 18-20/09/2019 in Berlin, Germany.
• Carius, D., Seidel, O., Lisson, N. & Ragert, P. (2019). Modulationen der zerebralen Oxygenierung während der Ausführung von Basketball-Slalomdribblingbewegungen - Eine fNIRS-Studie zu neuronalen Korrelaten sporttypischer Handlungen. Talk 24th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Sport Science (dvs) 2019, 18-20/09/2019 in Berlin, Germany.
• Seidel, O. & Ragert, P. (2018). Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Reaction Time and Tapping Performance: A Comparison between Athletes and Non-Athletes. Poster 11th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, 07-11/07/2018 in Berlin, Germany.
• Seidel, O. (2017). Neuronale Plastizität im Kontext Sport: Die Rolle des Gehirns bei unterschiedlichen motorischen Leistungsvoraussetzungen. Talk dvs (German Society for Sport Science) workshop for young researchers, 11-12/09/2017 in Munich, Germany.

Ad Hoc Journal Reviewer:

• Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise (SSEJ)
• European Journal of Applied Physiology (EJAP)
• Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (Front Hum Neurosci)
• Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (Front Aging Neurosci)
• PLOS ONE

Memberships:

• German Association of Sport Psychology (asp)

Summer Term 2023

• Seminar Sportpsychology & Colloquium for state examination preparation (Teacher's programme)
• Anticipation and Decision Making in Sport (seminar, Master's programme)

Winter Term 2022/23

• Seminar Motor control and performance & Colloquium for state examination preparation (Teacher's programme)
• In-depth Topics in the Psychology of Human Movement and Sport (seminar, Bachelor's programme; together with Prof. R. Cañal-Bruland)

Summer Term 2022:

• Motivation and Emotions in Sports (seminar, Master's programme)
• Selected Topics in the Psychology of Human Movement and Sport (seminar, Bachelor's programme; together with Prof. R. Cañal-Bruland)