Dr Germano Gallicchio
Darlithydd Gwyddorau Chwaraeon ac Ymarfer Corff (Addysgu ac Ymchwil)
Email: g.gallicchio (at) bangor.ac.uk
Office number: 303.1
Office address: University Normal Site, George Building, Holyhead Rd, Bangor LL57 2PZ
Student meetings:
- Tutorial: A 15-min meeting that can be booked through this page. If you would like the meeting to last longer than 15 minutes, please book multiple contiguous sessions.
Please note that these meetings are run online using MS Teams.
Cymwysterau
- Profesiynol: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
2022 - PG Cert in Advanced Research Methods and Skills
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, 2015–2018 - PhD: Psychophysiology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, 2015–2018 - MSc: Sport Sciences with Specialization in Sports Psychology
Lund University, 2011–2013 - MSc: Sports Science: Diagnostic and Intervention
University of Leipzig, 2011–2013 - MSc: Experimental Psychology and Cognitive-Behavioural Neuroscience
University of Padova, 2007–2009 - BSc: Psychological, Cognitive, and Psychobiological Sciences
University of Padova, 2004–2007
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Areas: Psychophysiology; Neuroscience
Bio. My background is in Psychology. In 2007 I received a BSc in Psychological, Cognitive, and Psychobiological Sciences from the University of Padova (Italy) followed in 2009 by an MSc in Experimental Psychology and Cognitive-Behavioural Neuroscience. It was during these years that I developed my passion for psychophysiology. After completing my MSc degree, I continued working as a research assistant at the Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, and then at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham (UK). I then returned to Italy to sit the State Examination for Psychology, which is necessary for the professional practice in psychology. While continuing my personal study in psychophysiology, I decided to formally study Sport and Exercise Sciences and in 2013 I completed a double MSc awarded jointly by Lund University (Sweden) and the University of Leipzig (Germany). In 2014-15 I worked as a research assistant at the Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Salzburg (Austria), deepening my study of electrophysiological signal processing. I returned to the UK in 2015 to start an ESRC-funded PhD in Psychophysiology at the University of Birmingham while at the same time completing a PGCert in Advanced Research Methods and Skills. As part of my doctoral training, I had the opportunity to visit the Cognitive Motor Neuroscience Laboratory of the University of Maryland. In 2018 I started a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship at the School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University. Since 2020 I have been a Lecturer at the School of Psychology and Sport Science, Bangor University, where I am a member of the research institutes for the Psychology of Elite Performance (IPEP) and for Applied Human Physiology (IAHP).
Research. I use and develop methods of computational psycho/electrophysiology to study the modulatory effect of cognitive processes (e.g., motor control, working memory, perception), psychological states (e.g., mental fatigue), and disease (e.g, essential hypertension) on biological systems (e.g., cortical, cardiovascular, ocular, somatic) and their interplay (e.g., cross-frequency cross-system coupling).
Teaching. I organize and teach several modules for the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences within a wide area that, within my lectureship at Bangor, has spanned psychophysiology, psychology, biomechanics, and anatomy. I supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students. Since 2022 I have been a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Admin. In addition to being a personal tutor for some students, I hold/have held the following roles:
- 2024-25 Lead of Internationalisation for Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences
- 2023-25 Reviewer in the Research Ethics and Governance Committee
- 2022-24 Lead of the School of Psychology and Sport Science Research Colloquia
- 2020-22 Admission Tutor for the School of Sport, Health, and Exercise Sciences
Addysgu ac Arolygiaeth
In addition to teaching modules (see table below), I supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students (e.g., Dissertations, Research Project, Sport and Exercise Science Practitioner).
Example topics/questions for UG and PG supervision:
- What task characteristics contribute to mental fatigue the most? How can we counter mental fatigue?
- Optimal preparation, monitoring, and control of skilled actions, such as target sports.
- Can individuals perceive and self-regulate their biological activity (e.g., cardiac parameters)?
| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 |
| JXH-1057 Applied Biomechanics and Anatomy | JXH-1057 Applied Biomechanics and Anatomy | JXH-1020 Biomechanics | JXH-1020 Biomechanics | |
| JXH-1055 Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology | JXH-1055 Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology | JXH-1055 Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology | JXH-1027 Psychomotor Behaviour | |
| JXH-3089 Psychophysiology of Sport and Exercise | JXH-2054 Psychophysiology of Sport and Exercise | |||
| JXH-3042 Stress and Performance | JXH-3031 Stress and Performance | JXH-3031 Stress and Performance | JXH-3031 Stress and Performance | JXH-3031 Stress and Performance |
bold = Module Organizer
Diddordebau Ymchwil
Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=i3h3GbMAAAAJ&hl=en
Software: https://github.com/GermanoGallicchio
Current PhD supervision:
- Thipkanlaya Jaiaue (primary supervisor)
- James Hodgetts
- Liam Hardman
- Kitty Forster
Cyfleoedd Project PhD
TOPIC: Please, look at my recent publications to have an idea of my research area.
FUNDING: No funded positions at the moment (July 2024).
SKILLS: Statistical proficiency and ambition are fundamental. The ability to code (e.g., MATLAB, R, Python) is desirable.
Cyhoeddiadau
2024
- CyhoeddwydComments on “The relationship between T7‑Fz alpha coherence and peak performance in self‑paced sports: a meta‑analytical review” (Raman, Filho, Exp Brain., 2024): a verbal (analytical) disagreement
Parr, J., Gallicchio, G. & Wood, G., 25 Medi 2024, Yn: Experimental Brain Research.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Sylw/Dadl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydEcological uses of external and internal foci of attention: A qualitative investigation into OPTIMAL Theory of Motor Learning.
Gottwald, V., Hardman, L., Owen, R., Gallicchio, G., Roberts, J. & Knight, C., 16 Gorff 2024.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydEffects of task difficulty on performance and event-related bradycardia during preparation for action
Henderson, J., Kavussanu, M., Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., Ion 2024, Yn: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 70, 102548.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydElectrophysiological signal processing as a tool to study preparatory processes in sports
Gallicchio, G., Medi 2024.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Arall › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydTemporal and spectral electrooculographic features in a discrete precision task
Gallicchio, G., Ryu, D., Krishnani, M., Tasker, G., Pecunioso, A. & Jackson, R., Maw 2024, Yn: Psychophysiology. 61, 3, e14461.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2023
- CyhoeddwydCan attentional focus and physical exertion affect interoception?
Forster, K., Maister, L., Wimpory, D., Cooke, A. & Gallicchio, G., 28 Meh 2023.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Murlen - CyhoeddwydCortical, muscular, and kinetic activity underpinning attentional focus strategies during visuomotor control
Parr, J., Gallicchio, G., Canales-Johnson, A., Uiga, L. & Wood, G., 10 Ion 2023, Yn: Psychophysiology. 60, 6, t. e14249
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydEEG correlates of verbal and conscious processing of motor control in sport and human movement: A systematic review
Parr, J., Gallicchio, G. & Wood, G., 2023, Yn: International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 16, 1, t. 396-427 32 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl adolygu › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydHold your fire! Effects of mental fatigue on motivation, executive function, eye-movements, and simulated gun-shooting performance
Sabattini, L., Gallicchio, G., Marcora, S., Piras, A. & Cooke, A., Gorff 2023.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Murlen › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydTemporal and spectral electrooculographic features in a discrete precision task
Gallicchio, G. (Datblygwr), Ryu, D. (Arall), Krishnani, M. (Arall), Tasker, G. (Arall), Pecunioso, A. (Arall) & Jackson, R. (Arall), Hyd 2023
Allbwn ymchwil: Ffurf annhestunol › Meddalwedd
2022
- CyhoeddwydCortical, muscular, and kinetic activity underpinning attentional focus strategies during visuomotor control
Parr, J. V. V., Gallicchio, G., Canales-Johnson, A., Uiga, L. & Wood, G., Gorff 2022, (bioRxiv).
Allbwn ymchwil: Papur gweithio › Rhagargraffiad - CyhoeddwydHow does an internal focus of attention alter the functional coupling between the brain and muscles?
Parr, J., Gallicchio, G., Uiga, L. & Wood, G., 2022.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Crynodeb › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydQuiet heart and quiet eye: Cardiac and ocular correlates of preparation for action
Pecunioso, A., Gallicchio, G., Ryu, D. & Jackson, R., Mai 2022.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Murlen › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydTemporal and spectral electrooculographic features in an aiming task
Gallicchio, G., Ryu, D., Tasker, G., Krishnani, M., Pecunioso, A. & Jackson, R., Gorff 2022.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Murlen › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2020
- CyhoeddwydAll talk? Challenging the use of left-temporal EEG alpha oscillations as valid measures of verbal processing and conscious motor control.
Parr, J., Gallicchio, G., Harrison, N., Johnen, A. K. & Wood, G., Medi 2020, Yn: Biological Psychology. 155, 107943.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydMind and body: Psychophysiological profiles of instructional and motivational self-talk
Bellomo, E., Cooke, A., Gallicchio, G., Ring, C. & Hardy, J., Medi 2020, Yn: Psychophysiology. 57, 9, e13586.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydThe quiet eye effect: A test of the visual and postural-kinematic hypotheses
Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., 1 Chwef 2020, Yn: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 9, 1, t. 143-159
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2019
- CyhoeddwydA psychophysiological account of the quiet eye phenomenon: novel methods and insights
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Gorff 2019.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydDon’t look, don’t think, just do it! Towards an understanding of alpha gating in a discrete aiming task.
Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., Maw 2019, Yn: Psychophysiology. 56, 3, e13298.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydNeural correlates of motor performance in target sports: the model of movement-related alpha gating
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Gorff 2019.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydThe advantage of a quiet eye: visual processing or postural stability?
Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., 2019.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Crynodeb › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydThe influence of physical exercise on the relation between the phase of cardiac cycle and shooting accuracy in biathlon
Gallicchio, G., Finkenzeller, T., Sattlecker, G., Lindinger, S. & Hoedlmoser, K., Mai 2019, Yn: European Journal of Sport Science. 19, 5, t. 567-575
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2018
- CyhoeddwydAssessing ocular activity during performance of motor skills using electrooculography
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Gorff 2018, Yn: Psychophysiology. 55, 7, 12 t., e13070.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydNeurofeedback research in sport: A critical review of the field
Cooke, A., Bellomo, E., Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., Hyd 2018, Handbook of Sport Neuroscience and Psychophysiology. Carlstedt, R. (gol.). New York: Routledge, t. 282-303 22 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2017
- CyhoeddwydEye quietness and quiet eye in expert and novice golf performance: An electrooculographic analysis.
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A., Kavussanu, M. & Ring, C., Gorff 2017.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydPractice makes efficient: Cortical alpha oscillations are associated with improved golf putting performance
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., 2017, Yn: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. t. 89-102
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydPractice makes efficient: Effects of golf practice on brain activity
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Mai 2017.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Crynodeb › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydQuiet eye and eye quietness: Electrooculographic methods to examine ocular activity in motor control tasks.
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Hyd 2017.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2016
- CyhoeddwydLower left temporal-frontal connectivity characterizes expert and accurate performance: High-alpha T7-Fz connectivity as a marker of conscious processing during movement
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Chwef 2016, Yn: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 5, 1, t. 14-24
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydShooting under cardiovascular load: Electroencephalographic activity in preparation for biathlon shooting.
Gallicchio, G., Finkenzeller, T., Sattlecker, G., Lindinger, S. & Hoedlmoser, K., Tach 2016, Yn: International Journal of Psychophysiology. 109, t. 92-99
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2015
- CyhoeddwydConscious processing and cortico-cortical functional connectivity in golf putting.
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Ebr 2015.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydEEG spectral power and coherence during biathlon rifle shooting: A pilot study.
Gallicchio, G., Sattlecker, G., Finkenzeller, T. & Hoedlmoser, K., Ion 2015.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Crynodeb › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydPreparatory EEG spectral power and coherence in biathlon rifle shooting: A pilot study.
Gallicchio, G., Sattlecker, G., Finkenzeller, T. & Hoedlmoser, K., 2015.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Murlen › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydReduced cerebral and cardiovascular hemodynamics during sustained affective stimulation in young women with chronic low blood pressure
Cellini, N., de Zambotti, M., Covassin, N., Gallicchio, G., Stegagno, L. & Sarlo, M., 1 Mai 2015, Yn: Physiology and Behavior. 143, t. 83-89
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2014
- CyhoeddwydPreparation for action: Psychophysiological activity preceding a motor skill as a function of expertise, performance outcome, and psychological pressure
Cooke, A., Kavussanu, M., Gallicchio, G., Willoughby, A., McIntyre, D. & Ring, C., 1 Ebr 2014, Yn: Psychophysiology. 51, 4, t. 374-384
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2013
- CyhoeddwydImpaired cerebral and systemic hemodynamics under cognitive load in young hypotensives: a transcranial Doppler study.
Sarlo, M., de Zambotti, M., Gallicchio, G., Devigili, A. & Stegagno, L., Ebr 2013, Yn: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 36, 2, t. 134-142
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2012
- CyhoeddwydTemporal dynamics of cognitive-emotional interplay in moral decision-making.
Sarlo, M., Lotto, L., Manfrinati, A., Rumiati, R., Gallicchio, G. & Palomba, D., Ebr 2012, Yn: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 24, 4, t. 1018-1029
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
Gweithgareddau
2023
- Christopher Ring
One-week visit funded by the Higher Education Funding Council Wales (HEFCW)
Meh 2023
Gweithgaredd: Gwesteio ymwelydd academaidd (Gwesteiwr) - University of Granada, Granada, Spain
visit to Prof Andrés Catena funded by Taith
Mai 2023
Gweithgaredd: Ymweld â sefydliad academaidd allanol (Ymchwilydd Gwadd)
2022
- Electrophysiology as a tool for studying the preparation and control of skilled action
22 Meh 2022
Cysylltau:
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr) - BU-IIA Funded Project: Cardiac cycle effects on cognition in hypertensive individuals
Hypertension (elevated arterial blood pressure) is a medical condition affecting one in five adults in Wales. Remarkably, even prior to showing clinical evidence of cerebrovascular damage, hypertensive individuals develop mild cognitive functional deficits affecting working memory and attention. The objectives of this project are to (a) provide new evidence for aberrant cognitive processing (working memory and attention) in newly-diagnosed and unmedicated hypertensives through behavioural data and electroencephalographic signals (EEG), (b) improve our understanding of the pathophysiology of hypertension by determining the extent to which aberrant cognitive processing due to hypertension are moderated by the phase of the cardiac cycle wherein target stimuli are presented (cardiac cycle effect), and (c) identify a small portion of the data allowing to predict the severity of cognitive decline without the need for patients to undergo long testing sessions and operators to perform complex EEG signal processing.
Funding awarded through the Bangor University Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = £6947
1 Ebr 2022 – 31 Maw 2023
Gweithgaredd: Arall (Derbynnydd)
2021
- Psychophysiology of sport: preparation for action
Seminar conducted at the Department of General Psychology, University of Padova.
Mai 2021
Cysylltau:
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr) - A psychophysiological account of the Quiet Eye phenomenon in target sports.
17 Maw 2021
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
2020
- Movement-related alpha gating in a discrete aiming task
IPEP talk
29 Hyd 2020
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
2018
- University of Maryland , USA
visit to Prof Bradley Hatfield, funded by ESRC
2018
Gweithgaredd: Ymweld â sefydliad academaidd allanol (Ymchwilydd Gwadd)
Other Information
Professional affiliations:
- Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR)
- Italian Strength & Conditioning Society (ITASCS)
Previous positions (other institutions)
- 2018 → 2020 Research Fellow, School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, UK
- 2018 (1 month) Visiting Doctoral Researcher, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, USA
- 2015 → 2018 Doctoral Researcher and Teaching Assistant, School of Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK
- 2014 → 2015 Research Assistant, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Salzburg, Austria
- 2010 → 2011 Research Intern, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK
- 2009 → 2010 Research Intern, Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Italy
- 2008 → 2009 Research Intern, Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Italy
- 2006 → 2007 Research Intern, Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Italy
Ad hoc reviewer for:
- Psychophysiology
- Biological Psychology
- Physiology & Behavior
- Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
- Experimental Brain Research
- NeuroImage
- Neuroscience Letters
- Brain Topography
- Frontiers in Psychology
- European Journal of Sports Science
- Psychology of Sport & Exercise
- Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology
Up-to-date list here