Yves-Alain Kuhn
Dr. rer. nat.
Senior Researcher
Medicine Section
Bd de Pérolles 90
1700 Fribourg
Senior Researcher
Medicine Section
Bd de Pérolles 90
1700 Fribourg
Biography
After my Master's degree at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) in 2015 in Sport Science with a specialization in health and research, I started my PhD in 2016 in the group of Prof. Dr. Taube at the Department of Neurosciences and Movement Science (University of Fribourg). I completed my doctoral degree at the University of Fribourg in 2021.
Research and publications
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Publications
8 publications
Changes in the Brain with an External Focus of Attention: Neural Correlates
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews (2025) | Journal articleAge‐related decline in GABAergic intracortical inhibition can be counteracted by long‐term learning of balance skills
The Journal of Physiology (2024) | Journal articleBrain Activation During Active Balancing and Its Behavioral Relevance in Younger and Older Adults: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Study
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (2022) | Journal articleEffects of an external compared to an internal focus of attention on the excitability of fast and slow(er) motor pathways
Scientific Reports (2021) | Journal articleHow to Serve Faster in Tennis: The Influence of an Altered Focus of Attention and Augmented Feedback on Service Speed in Elite Players
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2021) | Journal articleSurround inhibition can instantly be modulated by changing the attentional focus
Scientific Reports (2018) | Journal articleIntracortical Inhibition Within the Primary Motor Cortex Can Be Modulated by Changing the Focus of Attention
Journal of Visualized Experiments (2017) | Journal articleAdopting an external focus of attention alters intracortical inhibition within the primary motor cortex
Acta Physiologica (2017) | Journal article