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Personal profile
Biography
I am a neuroscientist interested in human movement and cognition, based at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health. I am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University, Melbourne Australia.
My undergraduate training was in Exercise Science at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. I was awarded a PhD in Human Movement Neuroscience in 2007, supervised by Professor Winston Byblow and Professor Cathy Stinear. From 2008 to 2012 I worked with Emeritus Professor Stephan Swinnen and Professor Nicole Wenderoth in the Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences at KU Leuven, Belgium. I was awarded Postdoctoral Research Fellowships from the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and Centre for Brain Research, before establishing my lab at Monash in 2015.
Research interests
The Movement and Exercise Neuroscience Laboratory at Monash University (MEXlab) seeks to better understand how cardiorespiratory exercise impacts brain plasticity, learning, and cognition. Our research is multidisciplinary, spanning the domains of exercise physiology, movement neurophysiology, and cognitive neuroscience. We use non-invasive brain stimulation and recording techniques (EEG and MRI) to gain insight into the neural control of human movement.
The goal of our research on exercise and the brain is to develop an evidence-base for exercise interventions that promote healthy brain ageing and help people living with neurological disease better manage their symptoms.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Movement Neuroscience, PhD, University of Auckland
Award Date: 21 Dec 2007
Exercise Science, Bachelor of Science (Hons)
Award Date: 31 Dec 2003
Research area keywords
- Ageing
- Brain stimulation
- Cognitive control
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Exercise
- Inhibition
- Motor learning
- Movement neuroscience
- Neurodegenerative disorders
- Neuroimaging
- Plasticity
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- GABA
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Lactate
Network
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Neuropharmacology of decision-making: causal brain network modelling across species
Bellgrove, M., Thiele, A., Chong, T., Coxon, J., Deco, G., Lyra Gollo, L., Arnatkeviciute, A., O’Connell, R. G., Fornito, A., Breakspear, M. J., Davey, C. G. & Razi, A.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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How exercise modulates neural plasticity and memory consolidation
Coxon, J., Byblow, W. D. & Hawi, Z.
3/02/20 → 2/02/24
Project: Research
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Transcranial focused ultrasound neuromodulation system
Coxon, J., Egan, G., Bellgrove, M., Rosa, M., Fornito, A., Verdejo-Garcia, A., Chong, T., Alizadeh Mansouri, F., Hendrikse, J. & Biabani, M.
1/10/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Neurobiology of Decision Making
Bellgrove, M., Coxon, J. & O'Connell, R.
Office of Naval Research Singapore
22/08/18 → 21/09/21
Project: Research
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The influence of attentional selection on perceptual decision making
Bellgrove, M., O’Connell, R. G. & Coxon, J.
1/01/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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A single bout of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise improves motor learning in premanifest and early Huntington’s disease
Andrews, S. C., Kämpf, L., Curtin, D., Hinder, M., Wenderoth, N., Stout, J. C. & Coxon, J. P., 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 14, 9 p., 1089333.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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D2 receptor blockade eliminates exercise-induced changes in cortical inhibition and excitation
Curtin, D., Taylor, E., Bellgrove, M., Chong, T. T. J. & Coxon, J., 1 May 2023, In: Brain Stimulation. 16, 3, p. 727-733 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise with brain white matter in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Maleki, S., Hendrikse, J., Chye, Y., Caeyenberghs, K., Coxon, J. P., Oldham, S., Suo, C. & Yücel, M., Oct 2022, In: Brain Imaging and Behavior. 16, 5, p. 2402–2425 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Effects of beta-band and gamma-band rhythmic stimulation on motor inhibition
Leunissen, I., Van Steenkiste, M., Heise, K-F., Santos Monteiro, T., Dunovan, K., Mantini, D., Coxon, J. & Swinnen, S., 20 May 2022, In: iScience. 25, 5, 19 p., 104338.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Effort reinforces learning
Jarvis, H., Stevenson, I., Huynh, A., Babbage, E., Coxon, J. & Chong, T. T. J., 5 Oct 2022, In: The Journal of Neuroscience. 42, 40, p. 7648-7658 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)