Hugo M. Pereira
Assistant Professor, Health and Exercise ScienceHuMaN Lab (Human Movement and Neurophysiology Laboratory) 1401 Asp Ave., Room 122 405-325-0486 hugomax at ou dot edu https://www.ou.edu/cas/hes/people/faculty/hugo-pereira Ph.D., Integrative Neuromuscular Physiology & Rehabilitation - Marquette University, 2015RESEARCH:
We use an integrative approach to investigate neuromuscular determinants of human movement in health and disease. Initiatives involve understanding the acute and chronic adjustment of exercise interventions, such as the ones occurring during a fatiguing task or training, respectively. The ultimate goal is to apply these findings to improve functional capacity in young and older individuals.
Selected Publications:
Pereira, H. M. and Hunter, S. K. (2023) Cognitive challenge as a probe to expose sex- and age-related differences during static contractions. Frontiers in Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1166218.
Chow, A. M., Shin, J., Wang, H., Kellawan, J. M., and Pereira, H. M. (2022) Influence of transcranial direct current stimulation dosage and associated therapy on motor recovery post-stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.821915.
Freitas, E. D. S., Miller, R. M., Heishman, A. D., Aniceto, R. R., Larson, R. D., Pereira H. M., Bemben, D. A., and Bemben, M. G. (2021) The perceptual responses of multiple sclerosis patients to blood flow restriction versus traditional resistance exercise. Physiology & Behavior, doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113219.
Pereira, H. M., Larson, R. D., and Bemben, D. A (2020) Menstrual Cycle Effects on Exercise-Induced Fatigability. Frontiers in Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00517.
Pereira, H. M., de Lima, F. F., Silva, B. M., and Kohn, A. F (2020) Sex differences in fatigability after ischemic preconditioning of non-exercising limbs. Biology of Sex Differences, doi: 10.1186/s13293-020-00338-z.
Senefeld, J., Pereira, H. M., Elliott, N., Yoon, T., and Hunter, S. K. (2018) Sex differences in mechanisms of recovery after isometric and dynamic fatiguing tasks. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 50: 1070-1083. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001537.
Hunter, S. K., Pereira, H. M., and Keenan, K. G. (2016) The aging neuromuscular system and motor performance. Journal of Applied Physiology 121: 982-995. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00475.2016.