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Mikkel Malling Beck

Email

Tel.

+45 3862 0505

Position

Postdoc

Research Interests

I am interested in how the human central nervous system controls movement, and what happens when we become better or worse at it, e.g. as we practice a new motor skill or when we are faced with a disease. I investigate this using mostly electrophysiological techniques such as electroencephalography (EEG) and brain stimulation. My current work involves using combinations of different techniques (such as TMS and EEG) to help inform and individualize targeting and dosing of neuro-modulatory interventions and therapeutics.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2021

PhD, Movement & Neuroscience, NEXS, University of Copenhagen

2016

MSc in Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen

2014

BSc in Sports and Exercise Science, University of Copenhagen

Employments

2021 - Present

Postdoc at DRCMR

2018 - 2021

PhD student at Movement & Neuroscience, NEXS, University of Copenhagen

2017 - 2018

Research assistant at Faculty of Medicine, University of McGill, Montreal, Canada

2016 - 2017

Research and teaching assistant at Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS), University of Copenhagen

Publications

Beck MM, Spedden ME, Dietz MJ, Karabanov AN, Christensen MS & Lundbye-Jensen J (2021). Cortical signatures of precision grip force control in children, adolescents, and adults. Elife; DOI: 10.7554/eLife.61018.

Spedden ME, Beck MM, Christensen MS, Dietz MJ, Karabanov AN, Geertsen SS, Nielsen JB, Lundbye-Jensen J. 2020. Directed connectivity between primary and premotor areas underlying ankle force control in young and older adults. Neuroimage 218:116982. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116982

Beck MM, Grandjean MU, Hartmand S, Elizabeth M, Christiansen L, Roig M, Lundbye-jensen J. 2020. Acute exercise protects newly formed motor memories against rTMS- induced interference targeting primary motor cortex. Neuroscience.

Yamaguchi T, Beck MM, Therkildsen ER, Svane C, Forman C, Lorentzen J, Conway BA, Lundbye‐Jensen J, Geertsen SS, Nielsen JB. 2020a. Transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation increases corticospinal transmission and enhances voluntary motor output in humans. Physiol Rep 8:e14531. doi:10.14814/phy2.14531

Yamaguchi T, Svane C, Forman CR, Beck MM, Geertsen SS, Lundbye-Jensen J, Nielsen JB. 2020b. Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation of the Primary Motor Cortex after Skill Acquisition Improves Motor Memory Retention in Humans: A Double-Blinded Sham-Controlled Study. Cereb Cortex Commun 1:1–11. doi:10.1093/texcom/tgaa047

Christiansen L, Beck MM, Bilenberg N, Wienecke J, Astrup A, Lundbye-Jensen J. 2019a. Effects of Exercise on Cognitive Performance in Children and Adolescents with ADHD: Potential Mechanisms and Evidence-based Recommendations. J Clin Med 8:841. doi:10.3390/jcm8060841

Christiansen L, Thomas R, Beck MM, Pingel J, Andersen JD, Mang CS, Madsen MAJ, Roig M, Lundbye-Jensen J. 2019b. The Beneficial Effect of Acute Exercise on Motor Memory Consolidation is Modulated by Dopaminergic Gene Profile. J Clin Med 8:578. doi:10.3390/jcm8050578

Lind RR, Beck MM, Wikman J, Malarski K, Krustrup P, Lundbye-Jensen J, Geertsen SS. 2019. Acute high-intensity football games can improve children’s inhibitory control and neurophysiological measures of attention. Scand J Med Sci Sport 29:1546–1562. doi:10.1111/sms.13485

Centeno C, Medeiros D, Beck MM, Lugassy L, Gonzalez DF, Nepveu JF, Roig M. 2018. The effects of aging on cortico-spinal excitability and motor memory consolidation. Neurobiol Aging 70:254–264. doi:10.1016/J.NEUROBIOLAGING.2018.06.035

Beck MM, Lind RR, Geertsen SS, Ritz C, Lundbye-Jensen J, Wienecke J. 2016. Motor-Enriched Learning Activities Can Improve Mathematical Performance in Preadolescent Children. Front Hum Neurosci 10:1–14. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2016.00645

Thomas R, Beck MM, Lind RR, Korsgaard Johnsen L, Geertsen SS, Christiansen L, Ritz C, Roig M, Lundbye-Jensen J. 2016. Acute Exercise and Motor Memory Consolidation: The Role of Exercise Timing. Neural Plast 2016:1–11. doi:10.1155/2016/6205452