Lauren E Sergio

Professor

York Research Chair in Brain Health and Gender in Action

Locations / Contact Info:

2032 Sherman Health Science Research Centre
Keele Campus
Phone (Office): 416 736 2100 Ext. 33641

Locations / Contact Info:

2010 Sherman Health Science Research Centre
Keele Campus
Phone (Lab): 416 736 2100 Ext. 33405

Email address(es):

lsergio@yorku.ca

Web site(s):

Motor Control Lab

Faculty & School/Dept.

Faculty of Health - School of Kinesiology & Health Science

Degrees

Ph.D. - 1994
McGill University
Montreal

M.Sc - 1990
McGill University

BSc - 1988
McGill University

Biography

Dr. Sergio has studied the neural control of movement since 1988. After
completing a bachelor’s degree at McGill University in physiology, she did her Ph.D. there in psychology. Her research projects examine the effects of age, sex, neurological disease, head injury, and experience (elite versus non-elite  athletes) on the brain’s control of complex movement. Dr. Sergio works with a wide range of adult populations, including elite-level athletes and individuals affected by dementia, using behavioural and brain imaging techniques. Her funding has come primarily from NSERC and CIHR. She is also a member of the Centre for Vision Research, a core member of the VISTA program, a research associate at Southlake Regional Health Centre, and a member of the York Lions Sport Medicine Team. 

Selected Publications

Ahuja H, Badwar S, Edgell HE, Litoiu M, Sergio LE (2024) Machine Learning Algorithms for Detection of Visuomotor Neural Control Differences in Individuals with PASC and ME. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 18, 1359162. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1359162



Rogojin A, Gorbet DJ, Sergio LE (2023) Sex-related differences in the brain networks controlling bimanual coordination. Experimental Brain Research Mar;241(3):793-806. doi: 10.1007/s00221-023-06561-5.



Rogojin A, Gorbet D, Hawkins KM, Sergio LE (2023) Differences in structural MRI and diffusion tensor imaging underlie visuomotor performance declines in older adults with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience Jan 12;14:1054516. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.1054516.



Hurtubise JM, Gorbet DJ, Hynes L, Macpherson AK, Sergio LE (2022) Relationship between cerebellum volume and self-reported symptoms in females with post-concussion syndrome. Brain Injury  Dec; 22:1-15. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2022.2158231



Rogojin A, Gorbet D, Hawkins KM, Sergio LE (2022) Differences in resting state functional connectivity underlie visuomotor performance declines in older adults with a genetic risk (APOE e4) for Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience Dec 1;14:1054523. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.1054523.



Wilson A, Stevens WD, Sergio LE, Wojtowicz M (2022) Altered brain functional connectivity in female athletes over the course of a season of collision or contact sports. Neurotrauma reports, 3(1), 377-387



Smeha N, Kalkat R, Sergio LE, Hynes L (2022) Sex-related differences in visuomotor skill recovery following concussion in working aged adults. BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation 14(1),1:17.



Roberts S, Wilson A, Rahimi A, Gorbet DJ, Sergio LE, Stevens WD, Wojtowicz M (2022) Attention, executive control, and performance variability in varsity athletes. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 1-10. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11682-022-00635-8



Bunch M, Johnson M, Moro S, Adams MS, Sergio LE (2021) Language Games of Disability and Cure: Recommendations for Neurorehabilitation Research from a Critical Disability Studies Perspective. Disability and Rehabilitation DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1982024



Chaudhary M, Adams MS, Mukhopadhyay S, Litoiu M, Sergio LE (2021) Sabotage detection using Deep Learning models on EEG data from cognitive-motor integration task. Front. Hum. Neurosci.: 558; https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2021.662875



Hurtubise JM, Gorbet DJ, Hynes L, Macpherson AK, Sergio LE (2020) White matter integrity and its relationship to cognitive-motor integration in females with and without post-concussion syndrome (In press), Journal of Neurotrauma, https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2019.6765



 Echlin HE, Gorbet DJ, Sergio LE (2020) Assessment of a Cognitive-Motor Training Program in Adults At-Risk for Developing Dementia. Can. Geriatr J. May,23(2):190-198. doi:10.5770/cgj.23.394



Rogojin A, Gorbet DJ, Sergio LE (2019) Sex, APOE, and dementia family history: Relationship between dementia risk and cognitive-motor integration performance. J. Alz. Dis. 71:685-701. doi 10.3233/jad-190403



Dalecki M, Gorbet DJ, Macpherson AK, Sergio LE (2019) Sport experience is correlated with complex motor skill recovery in youth following concussion. Eur J Sport Sci. Mar 17:1-10. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2019.1584249.



Gorbet DJ, Sergio LE (2019) Looking up while reaching out: the neural correlates of making eye and arm movements in different spatial planes. Exp Brain Res. Jan;237(1):57-70. doi: 10.1007/s00221-018-5395-z.



De Boer C, Echlin HV, Rogojin A, Baltaretu BR, Sergio LE (2018) Thinking-while-moving exercises improves cognition in elderly with mild cognitive deficits: a proof-of-principle study Dem.Ger. Cog. Disord. Ex.8:248-258;doi: 10.1159/000490173



Gorbet DJ, Sergio LE (2018) Move Faster, Think Later: Women Who Play Action Video Games Have Quicker Visually-Guided Responses With Later Onset Visuomotor-Related Brain Activity. PLoS ONE13(1): e0189110. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189110



Hurtubise J, Hamandi Y, Hughes C, Macpherson AK, Sergio LE  (2016) Cognitive-motor integration in elite athletes with a history of concussion. Concussion,Vol.1(3),DOI 10.2217/cnc-2016-0006



Dalecki M, Hughes C, Macphersion AK, Sergio LE (2016) Prolonged cognitive-motor impairments in children and adolescents with a history of concussion.Concussion Vol.1(3)DOI: 10.2217/cnc-2016-0001)



 


Affiliations

Neural Control of Movement society

American Physiological Society

Society for Neuroscience

Canadian Association for Neuroscience

Service/Community Activities

CSA Group (Canadian Standards Association)
Technical Subcommittee on Ice Hockey equipment

Supervision

Currently available to supervise graduate students: Yes

Currently taking on work-study students, Graduate Assistants or Volunteers: No

Available to supervise undergraduate thesis projects: No

Current Research

Behavioural and neurophysiological studies of eye-limb coordination. Brain mechanisms underlying visually-guided reaching. Cognitive-motor integration; Motor control neurophysiology/neuroimaging. Control of voluntary movement in healthy adults, elite athletes, and neurological patient populations. Sex-related differences in brain function for movement control. Applications: Neuropathology detection/diagnosis/rehabilitation, especially for dementia populations; evaluation of eye-hand coordination in elite athletes; Long-term effects of concussion on skilled performance.

Curriculum Vitae (C.V. file):

CV of Lauren E Sergio