Dr Germano Gallicchio
Sport and Exercise Sciences Lecturer (Teaching & Research)
Email: g.gallicchio (at) bangor.ac.uk
Office: 303.1 in George Building, Normal Site
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.
Qualifications
- Professional: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
2022 - PG Cert in Advanced Research Methods and Skills
University of Birmingham, 2015–2018 - PhD: Psychophysiology
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
Overview
Psychophysiologist and cognitive neuroscientist.
Within the School of Psychology and Sport Science, I hold these roles:
Research
- Researcher. My research uses and develops computational methods of psychophysiology to improve understanding within the areas of cognitive neuroscience and biological psychology. I am affiliated with the Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance (IPEP) and the Institute for Applied Human Physiology (IAHP).
Admin:
- Research Colloquia Lead
- Research Ethics and Governance Committee Reviewer
- Pastoral care / Personal Tutor
Teaching:
- Module Organiser and Instructor. I organize several modules for the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences. I teach within a very wide area spanning psychology, biomechanics, and anatomy.
- Supervisor for students' Dissertations and Research Projects. I supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Teaching and Supervision
| 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-1027 Psychomotor Behaviour | |
| JXH-2054 Psychophysiology of Sport and Exercise | |||
| JXH-3031 Stress and Performance | JXH-3031 Stress and Performance | JXH-3031 Stress and Performance | JXH-3031 Stress and Performance |
bold = Module Organizer
In addition, I supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students (e.g., Dissertations, Research Project, Sport and Exercise Science Practitioner).
Research Interests
My research uses and develops methods of computational electrophysiology and cognitive science to study the
interactions within and between biological systems (e.g., cortical, cardiovascular, ocular, somatic) and how psychological states (e.g., attention) influence these interactions. See my publications for examples.
Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=i3h3GbMAAAAJ&hl=en
Software: https://github.com/GermanoGallicchio
Research topics for UG and PG supervision:
- Essential hypertension and cognitive processing
- Interoception, cardioception, cardiac-cortical relation
- Movement preparation, monitoring, and control
- Mental fatigue, executive functions, decision making
Current PhD supervision:
- James Hodgetts
- Thipkanlaya Jaiaue
- Liam Hardman
- Kitty Forster
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
TOPIC: Please, look at my recent publications to have an idea of my research area. I get easily (but slowly) interested outside of my main areas of research, so I am happy to have a chat.
FUNDING: No funded positions at the moment (Sep 2023).
SKILLS: Statistical proficiency and ambition are fundamental. The ability to code (e.g., MATLAB, R, Python) is desirable.
Publications
2024
- PublishedEffects of task difficulty on performance and event-related bradycardia during preparation for action
Henderson, J., Kavussanu, M., Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., Jan 2024, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 70, 102548.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTemporal and spectral electrooculographic features in a discrete precision task
Gallicchio, G., Ryu, D., Krishnani, M., Tasker, G., Pecunioso, A. & Jackson, R., Mar 2024, In: Psychophysiology. 61, 3, e14461.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2023
- PublishedCan attentional focus and physical exertion affect interoception?
Forster, K., Maister, L., Wimpory, D., Cooke, A. & Gallicchio, G., 28 Jun 2023.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster - PublishedCortical, muscular, and kinetic activity underpinning attentional focus strategies during visuomotor control
Parr, J., Gallicchio, G., Canales-Johnson, A., Uiga, L. & Wood, G., 10 Jan 2023, In: Psychophysiology. 60, 6, p. e14249
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedHold 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., Jul 2023.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - PublishedTemporal and spectral electrooculographic features in a discrete precision task
Gallicchio, G., Ryu, D., Krishnani, M., Tasker, G., Pecunioso, A. & Jackson, R., Oct 2023
Research output: Non-textual form › Software
2022
- PublishedCortical, muscular, and kinetic activity underpinning attentional focus strategies during visuomotor control
Parr, J. V. V., Gallicchio, G., Canales-Johnson, A., Uiga, L. & Wood, G., Jul 2022, (bioRxiv).
Research output: Working paper › Preprint - PublishedHow does an internal focus of attention alter the functional coupling between the brain and muscles?
Parr, J., Gallicchio, G., Uiga, L. & Wood, G., 2022.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review - PublishedQuiet heart and quiet eye: Cardiac and ocular correlates of preparation for action
Pecunioso, A., Gallicchio, G., Ryu, D. & Jackson, R., May 2022.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - PublishedTemporal and spectral electrooculographic features in an aiming task
Gallicchio, G., Ryu, D., Tasker, G., Krishnani, M., Pecunioso, A. & Jackson, R., Jul 2022.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
2021
- E-pub ahead of printEEG correlates of verbal and conscious processing of motor control in sport and human movement: A systematic review
Parr, J., Gallicchio, G. & Wood, G., 24 Jan 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 32 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
2020
- PublishedAll 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., Sept 2020, In: Biological Psychology. 155, 107943.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMind and body: Psychophysiological profiles of instructional and motivational self-talk
Bellomo, E., Cooke, A., Gallicchio, G., Ring, C. & Hardy, J., Sept 2020, In: Psychophysiology. 57, 9, e13586.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe quiet eye effect: A test of the visual and postural-kinematic hypotheses
Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., 1 Feb 2020, In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 9, 1, p. 143-159
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2019
- PublishedA psychophysiological account of the quiet eye phenomenon: novel methods and insights
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Jul 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedDon’t look, don’t think, just do it! Towards an understanding of alpha gating in a discrete aiming task.
Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., Mar 2019, In: Psychophysiology. 56, 3, e13298.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedNeural correlates of motor performance in target sports: the model of movement-related alpha gating
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Jul 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedThe advantage of a quiet eye: visual processing or postural stability?
Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review - PublishedThe 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., May 2019, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 19, 5, p. 567-575
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2018
- PublishedAssessing ocular activity during performance of motor skills using electrooculography
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Jul 2018, In: Psychophysiology. 55, 7, 12 p., e13070.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedNeurofeedback research in sport: A critical review of the field
Cooke, A., Bellomo, E., Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., Oct 2018, Handbook of Sport Neuroscience and Psychophysiology. Carlstedt, R. (ed.). New York: Routledge, p. 282-303 22 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
2017
- PublishedEye quietness and quiet eye in expert and novice golf performance: An electrooculographic analysis.
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A., Kavussanu, M. & Ring, C., Jul 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedPractice makes efficient: Cortical alpha oscillations are associated with improved golf putting performance
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., 2017, In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. p. 89-102
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPractice makes efficient: Effects of golf practice on brain activity
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., May 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review - PublishedQuiet eye and eye quietness: Electrooculographic methods to examine ocular activity in motor control tasks.
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Oct 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
2016
- PublishedLower 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., Feb 2016, In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 5, 1, p. 14-24
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedShooting under cardiovascular load: Electroencephalographic activity in preparation for biathlon shooting.
Gallicchio, G., Finkenzeller, T., Sattlecker, G., Lindinger, S. & Hoedlmoser, K., Nov 2016, In: International Journal of Psychophysiology. 109, p. 92-99
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2015
- PublishedConscious processing and cortico-cortical functional connectivity in golf putting.
Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Apr 2015.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedEEG spectral power and coherence during biathlon rifle shooting: A pilot study.
Gallicchio, G., Sattlecker, G., Finkenzeller, T. & Hoedlmoser, K., Jan 2015.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review - PublishedPreparatory EEG spectral power and coherence in biathlon rifle shooting: A pilot study.
Gallicchio, G., Sattlecker, G., Finkenzeller, T. & Hoedlmoser, K., 2015.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - PublishedReduced 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 May 2015, In: Physiology and Behavior. 143, p. 83-89
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2014
- PublishedPreparation 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 Apr 2014, In: Psychophysiology. 51, 4, p. 374-384
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2013
- PublishedImpaired 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., Apr 2013, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 36, 2, p. 134-142
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2012
- PublishedTemporal dynamics of cognitive-emotional interplay in moral decision-making.
Sarlo, M., Lotto, L., Manfrinati, A., Rumiati, R., Gallicchio, G. & Palomba, D., Apr 2012, In: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 24, 4, p. 1018-1029
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
2023
- Christopher Ring
One-week visit funded by the Higher Education Funding Council Wales (HEFCW)
Jun 2023
Activity: Hosting an academic visitor (Host) - University of Granada
visit to Prof Andrés Catena funded by Taith
May 2023
Activity: Visiting an external academic institution (Visiting researcher)
2022
- Electrophysiology as a tool for studying the preparation and control of skilled action
22 Jun 2022
Links:
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2021
- Psychophysiology of sport: preparation for action
Seminar conducted at the Department of General Psychology, University of Padova.
May 2021
Links:
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - A psychophysiological account of the Quiet Eye phenomenon in target sports.
17 Mar 2021
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2020
- Movement-related alpha gating in a discrete aiming task
IPEP talk
29 Oct 2020
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2018
- University of Maryland , USA
visit to Prof Bradley Hatfield, funded by ESRC
2018
Activity: Visiting an external academic institution (Visiting researcher)
Other Information
Previous positions
- 2018 → 2020 Research Fellow, Loughborough University, UK
- 2018 (1 month) Visiting Doctoral Researcher, University of Maryland, USA
- 2015 → 2018 Doctoral Researcher and Teaching Assistant, University of Birmingham, UK
- 2014 → 2015 Research Assistant, University of Salzburg, Austria
- 2010 → 2011 Research Intern, University of Birmingham, UK
- 2009 → 2010 Research Intern, University of Padova, Italy
- 2008 → 2009 Research Intern, University of Padova, Italy
- 2006 → 2007 Research Intern, University of Padova, Italy
Professional affiliations:
- Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR)
Ad hoc reviewer for:
- Biological Psychology
- BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Current Psychology
- Experimental Brain Research
- European Journal of Sports Science
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Human Movement Science
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
- Journal of Expertise
- Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
- Physiology & Behavior
- Psychology of Sport & Exercise
- Psychophysiology
- Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology
- Revista de Psicologia del Deporte (Journal of Sport Psychology)
Up-to-date list here