Health and Human Performance
Neuromotor Behavior Lab
Led by Rachael Seidler · Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
What we study
The lab studies how the brain controls movement, focusing on how practice, aging, and spaceflight affect brain and movement changes. They use brain imaging and movement tests to understand these processes.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Human brain plasticity with spaceflight
Investigating how spaceflight affects brain changes and motor performance.
Cognitive contributions to skill learning
Examining how cognitive processes support skill acquisition and their neural pathways.
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Hypercapnia’s Effect on Ocular Glymphatic Function
The lab studies how breathing high levels of CO2, like on the space station, might affect fluid flow in the eye. Students have volunteers breathe CO2, take MRI scans, and look for changes in eye fluid signals.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 151
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Recent papers, explained
- Brains in Space - Knowledge Gaps, Assessment, and Potential Countermeasures
2026
- Physical function moderates the relationship between white matter characteristics and gait variability during uneven terrain walking in aging
2026 · Neurobiology of Aging
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- Compensation Related Utilization of Neural Circuits Hypothesis (CRUNCH) of Electrocortical Data during Walking on Uneven Terrain
2026 · PLOS Aging and Health
Tests if older adults use different brain areas when walking on uneven ground.
- Reduced perivascular diffusion in multiple sclerosis is associated with aging, disease duration, and mobility impairment
2026 · Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
- Hippocampal volume changes in astronauts and bilateral vestibulopathy patients
2026 · npj Microgravity
Measures brain changes in astronauts and patients with balance problems using brain scans.
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How to reach out
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