I am a psychophysiologist. I am broadly interested in the interactions among biological systems (e.g., brain, heart, eyes) and how psychological states influence these interactions.

Email: g.gallicchio (at) bangor.ac.uk

Student meetings: 

• Drop-in: Tuesdays 9-11. Unannounced short meeting. A bit like knocking at my office door, but online. Click here to join the meeting.
• 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.

• PG Cert in Advanced Research Methods and Skills
  School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, 2015–2018
• PhD: Sport & Exercise Sciences
  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

For PhD / PGRs please read the "Postgraduate Project Opportunities" section

Teaching modules:

• Psychomotor Behaviour (JHX-1027), as module leader
• Biomechanics (JXH-1020), as module leader
• Stress and Performance (JXH/C-3031), as instructor

Supervision.

I supervise UG and PG students for their dissertation/research projects. You can choose between two routes.

ROUTE A: JOIN ONE OF MY PROJECTS. Many details of the study will have already been defined by me, so you may feel that you have less autonomy. However, the study is likely to be bigger than what you need for your research proposal/project. So, while contributing to the whole study, you will have the autonomy to focus on some aspects rather than others (e.g., by examining some variables or some manipulations). You may experience team work if other students also work on the same study. In this case, you will be doing some activities together with others (e.g., data collection) but your project will focus on a specific part of the study, and each student will focus on different aspects. Therefore, your final project will be unique. Due to the theoretical and methodological sophistication, it is likely that this study will eventually result in a scientific publication, and if your contribution is excellent you can be a co-author. To these projects, I will dedicate extra time.

ROUTE B: DESIGN YOUR OWN RESEARCH. You might prefer to design your own research proposal/project, but the research topic will need to be within one of my areas of expertise. You will benefit from greater autonomy, but this will come along with greater responsibility as you will need to identify a conceptual gap in the scientific literature, formulate testable hypotheses, and design a set of procedures (i.e., the "method") to address that specific gap. As this would be your own research, it is very likely that you will carry out individual work. As this may be the first time that you do research (or even that you design a study from scratch), it is likely (but not certain) that the final product will lead to no scientific publication other than your Bangor University dissertation/thesis. To these projects, I will dedicate only my regular time.

 Regardless of which route you choose, here you might find useful resources for your project.

Language

Most of the scientific literature (e.g., journal articles, book chapters) is written in English. If English is not your first language, you might feel at disadvantage compared to your native English-speaking peers. You might feel discouraged thinking that you cannot do as well as them. I know it because I am not a native English speaker and I have seen this in myself and in friends. However, do not feel discouraged. Accept that reading and writing in a foreign language will require you to work harder or dedicate extra time (e.g., reading articles or documents will take longer and will be more effortful, your writing will need to be edited and edited several times).

My research interests lie at the intersection of Biological Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Human Performance. Most recently, I have applied methods of computational psychophysiology in an attempt to advance knowledge in these fields:

• effects of physical and mental fatigue on cognition and physiology
• methodological developments in the study of eye movements
• mechanisms of superior motor performance and learning

Competitive PhD scholarship opportunities available: 

I have a 3-year fully-funded PhD opportunity to study the "Psychophysiology of human performance and learning" at Bangor University (Application Deadline: July 4th). 

More info: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/psychology/study-with-us/postgraduate-funding/en

2021

• E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffujava.lang.NullPointerException

2020

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException
• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException
• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2019

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException
• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException
• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException
• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2018

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException
• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2017

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException
• 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
• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2016

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException
• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2015

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException
• 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
• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2014

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2013

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2012

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2019

• The advantage of a quiet eye: visual processing or postural stability?

  The quiet eye phenomenon describes the performance advantage conferred by a steady ocular fixation on the critical target of an action (e.g., the ball in golf putting) immediately prior to and during movement execution. Remarkably, the mechanisms underlying the quiet eye-performance association are still the subject of debate. This study adopts a novel multi-measure psychophysiological approach to shed light on the mechanisms behind the quiet eye phenomenon. We tested key predictions of two competing mechanisms: that longer quiet eye is associated with enhanced visual processing (visual hypothesis) or with greater postural-kinematic stability (postural-kinematic hypothesis). Thirty-two recreational golfers putted 20 balls to a 2-m distant target on a flat surface. We examined quiet eye durations using electrooculography, visual processing using electroencephalography, and swing duration using kinematic sensors. Occipital alpha power, an inverse neural marker of visual processing, increased prior to and during swing execution, suggesting decreased visual processing compared to a pre-putt baseline. Importantly, quiet eye duration was strongly and positively correlated with swing duration. Our findings refute the claim for enhanced visual processing in the final moments of closed-loop aiming tasks and support the postural-kinematic account that the duration of the quiet eye is associated with a slow movement execution.

  2019

  Cysylltau:

  • https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/37726
  Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr)

2017

• Practice makes efficient: Effects of golf practice on brain activity

  This study employed a test-retest design to examine changes in brain activity associated with practice of a motor skill. We recorded EEG activity from twelve right-handed recreational golfers (mean handicap: 23) as they putted 50 balls to a 2.4m distant hole, before and after a 3-day practice. We measured changes in putting performance, conscious processing, and regional EEG alpha activity. Putting performance improved and conscious processing decreased after practice. Mediation analyses revealed that performance improvements were associated with changes in EEG alpha, whereby activity in task-irrelevant cortical regions (temporal regions) was inhibited and functionally isolated from activity in task-relevant regions (central regions). These findings provide evidence for the development of greater neurophysiological efficiency with practice of a motor skill.

  2017

  Cysylltau:

  • http://epapers.bham.ac.uk/3193/
  Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr)

2015

• EEG spectral power and coherence during biathlon rifle shooting: A pilot study.

  2015

  Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr)

Previous positions

• Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR)

Ad hoc reviewer for:

I practise Capoeira. I think I play music (it's debatable). I enjoy the outdoors.