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Helm, Fabian (Dr.)

Helm, Fabian

Helm, Fabian (Dr.) (fabian.helm(at)sport.uni-giessen.de)
since 01.08.17 PostDoc at Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main


Research Interests

Analysis and Synthesis of Complex Movement Data

Execution and Perception of Movement Deception and Disguise

Informational Sources Used in The Context of Action Recognition and Effect Anticipation


Curriculum Vitae

12/2016 - 07/2017: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Psychology and Sport Science, Human Movement Science and Psychology of Sport, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen

11/2016: Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.) in Experimental (Sport-)Psychology and Human Movement Science, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Topic: Execution and Perception of Movement Deceptions

10/2013 - 11/2016: PhD student within the International Research Training Group "The Brain in Action" (DFG 1901), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG)

07/2014 - 12/2014: Research visit at the Department of Psychology, Queen's University (Canada) - Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Troje (BioMotion Lab)

03/2013 - 04/2013: Research visit at the School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland (Australia) - Prof. Dr. Stephan Riek (Biomechanics and Motor Control Lab), sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Bonn

07/2012 - 09/2013: Research assistant at the Department of Sport Science, Human Movement Science and Psychology of Sport, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen

09/2011 - 12/2011: Research internship at the School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland (Australia), main focus: Transcranial magnetic stimulation

10/2006 - 06/2012: Education degree, mathematics and sport science, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen

Publications

Journal Articles

Helm, F., Troje, N.F., & Munzert, J. (2017). Motion database of disguised and non-disguised team handball penalty throws by novices and experts. Data in Brief. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2017.10.042.

Helm, F., Munzert, J., & Troje, N.F. (2017). Kinematic patterns underlying disguised movements: Spatial and temporal dissimilarity to genuine movement patterns. Human Movement Science, 54, 308-319. doi:10.1016/j.humov.2017.05.010.

Helm, F., Reiser, M., & Munzert, J. (2016). Domain-specific and unspecific reaction times in experienced team handball goalkeepers and novices. Frontiers in Psychology: Cognitive Science, 7:882. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00882.

Pilgramm, S., de Haas, B., Helm, F., Zentgraf, K., Stark, R., Munzert, J., & Krüger, B. (2016). Motor Imagery of hand actions: decoding the content of motor imagery from brain activity in frontal and parietal motor areas. Human Brain Mapping, 37, 81-93. doi:10.1002/hbm.23015.

Helm, F., Marinovic, W., Krüger, B., Munzert, J., & Riek, S. (2015). Corticospinal excitability during imagined and observed dynamic force production tasks: Effortfulness matters. Neuroscience, 290, 398-405. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.01.050.

 

Conference Presentations and Other Publications

Helm, F., Munzert, J., & Troje, N.F. (2017). Kinematic dissimilarity influences the perceptual discriminability of linearly morphed disguised and non-disguised team handball penalties. 51st Annual meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA), San Diego, CA, USA, June 2017.

Helm, F., Troje, N.F., & Munzert, J. (2017). Der Einfluss kinematischer Unterschiede auf die perzeptuelle Sensitivität der Täuschungswahrnehmung unter Zeitdruck. 15. Jahrestagung der dvs-Sektion Sportmotorik, Augsburg, 2017.

Helm, F. (2017). Execution and perception of movement deceptions. Reinhard-Daugs-Förderpreis, 15. Jahrestagung der dvs-Sektion Sportmotorik, Augsburg, 2017.

Helm, F., Munzert, J., & Troje, N.F. (2016). Perceptual discriminability of deceptive and non-deceptive throwing as a function of spatiotemporal dissimilarity. NASPSPA pre-conference workshop on expertise, Montréal, QC, Canada, June 2016.

Helm, F., Munzert, J., & Troje, N.F. (2016). Deceptive and non-deceptive penalties in team handball: linear classification and characterization of movement patterns. 50th Annual meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA), Montréal, QC, Canada, June 2016.

Helm, F., Weech, S., Munzert, J., & Troje, N.F. (2016). Spatiotemporal dissimilarity influences the perceptual discriminability of deceptive and non-deceptive throwing. 16th Annual meeting of the Vision Science Society (VSS), St. Pete Beach, FL, USA, May 2016.

Helm, F. (2015). Wie der Laufstil unsere Gedächtnisleistung beeinflusst. Sportpsychologie-Digest. Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie, 22, 162. doi:10.1026/1612-5010/a000154

Helm, F., Reiser, M., & Munzert, J. (2015). The influence of skill level differences on information processing and motor performance. 49th Annual meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA), Portland, OR, USA, June 2015. 

Helm, F., Troje, N.F., Reiser, M., & Munzert, J. (2015). Movement analysis of deceptive and non-deceptive 7m throws in team handball. 47. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie (asp), Freiburg, Mai 2015.

Helm, F., & Munzert, J. (2015). The influence of motor familiarity on information processing. 57th Conference of Experimental Psychologists (TeaP), Hildesheim, Germany, March 2015.

Helm, F., Marinovic, W., Munzert, J., & Riek, S. (2014). The level of force influences the corticospinal excitability during imagined actions. 20th Annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (HBM), Hamburg, Germany, June 2014.

Pilgramm, S., de Haas, B., Helm, F., Munzert, J., & Krüger, B. (2014). Motor imagery - reconstructing the content of imagery from brain activity within the premotor and the posterior parietal cortex. 56th Conference of Experimental Psychologists (TeaP), Giessen, Germany, April 2014.

Helm, F., Kindermann, S., & Munzert, J. (2014). Interference effects of concurrent movement perception and action. 56th Conference of Experimental Psychologists (TeaP), Giessen, Germany, April 2014.

Peer Reviewing (post-hoc)

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Awards and Funding

Reinhard-Daugs-Förderpreis (2nd place), German Society of Sport Science

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, German Research Foundation (DFG)

DFG IRTG 1901 "The Brain in Action", Giessen, Marburg (Germany), London, Kingston, Toronto (Canada)

PhD grant (short term) of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Bonn, Germany

Memberships

North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA)

Organization for Human Brain Mapping (HBM)

Vision Science Society (VSS)