Institute of Movement and Neurosciences

Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6
50933 Cologne

NawiMedi 4^th floor (Entrance A) / Track & Field Stadium 1^st floor

Email: r.schueler@­dshs-koeln.de 
Phone: +49 221 4982-4190
Fax: +49 221 4973 454
Website: http://www.dshs-koeln.de/neuro  

 

The Institute of Movement and Neurosciences of the German Sport University Cologne is divided into the following sections:

• Movement Technique, Movement Learning and Media Didactics: Athletics - Swimming - Gymnastics – Golf (I)
• Movement-Neurosciences (II)
• Movement- and Health Promotion (III)
• Movement Rehabilitation, Neuromechanics and Paralympic Sport (IV)

The work of Section I focusses on the observation of the main forms of motoric movement in track and field, swimming and gymnastics such as coordination, strength, speed, endurance and flexibility.

The main area of Section II is the analysis of the influence of physical (in-) activity on the brain of trained and untrained persons of different age groups and under specific environmental conditions. Another focus is the aspect of sport for people with disabilities and performance limitations.

The research conducted by Section III focuses on the relationships between (in-) active leisure time, motor development and the performance level of children and youths.

Section IV deals with specific aspects of movement science from rehabilitation to toplevel sport, especially in Paralympic sports. Neuromechanics an interdisciplinary approach to movement research that combines methods and findings from neuroscience and human mechanics is a central link here but also an independent field of research.

The Institute is a member of the following central scientific institutions at the University: the German Research Centre for Elite Sport Cologne (momentum), the Centre for Integrative Physiology in Space (ZiP) and Research Group Neuroplasticity and Neuromechanics.