LABORATOIRE IMPACTS LABORATORY

Laboratoire d’Investigations sur les Mécanismes et Prédicteurs de liens entre Activités physiques, autres Comportements et Trajectoires de Santé

“Linking the Heart with the Brain Through Physical Activity” study receives financial support from Heart and Stroke New Brunswick and ResearchNB.

by | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized

This study will be conducted by IMPACTSLAB team members Professors Saïd Mekari and Mathieu Bélanger, both from the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau Brunswick, Université de Sherbrooke health sciences doctoral students Pamela Tanguay and Pierre Faivre, in collaboration with Pr Nicole Marquis from the École de réadaptation from the Université de Sherbrooke and Monique Dufour Doiron from the Vitalité Health Network.

This study aims to better understand the mechanisms by which cardiac rehabilitation can influence cognitive function. This knowledge will help guide the practice of professionals working in cardiac rehabilitation programs, more specifically in optimizing the prescription of physical activity.

Picture (featuring part of the research team): Pamela Tanguay, Saïd Mekari, Pierre Faivre and Mathieu Bélanger.