University Education

• October 2014 – February 2018: Master of Arts (M.A.) in Sports Science (Focus: „Intervention and Diagnostic“) at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
• October 2011 – October 2014: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Sports Science (Focus: „Health sports“) at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Professional Experience

• since November 2021: associate researcher in the Research Group “Degenerative and Chronic Diseases, Movement” at the Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg at the University of Potsdam
• April 2018 – October 2021: Doctoral student and research assistant in the Research Group “Neuroprotection” at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (Site Magdeburg) and the Department of Neurology in the Medical Faculty of the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
• February 2018 – March 2018: Research assistant in the Research Group “Neuroprotection” at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (Site Magdeburg)
• January 2015 – September 2017: Research assistant in the Chair of “Health and Physical Activity” at the Department of Sport Science at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Research focus and interests

• Effects of physical activity on cognitive performance (exercise-cognition interaction)
• Individualization of physical interventions (exercise and training prescription)
• Application of functional near-infrared spectroscopy

Awards

• 2020: Best Paper Award awarded from the journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM) for the article entitled: “Applications of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Neuroimaging in Exercise-Cognition Science: A Systematic, Methodology-Focused Review.” (DOI: 10.3390/jcm7120466)
• 2020: Editor’s Choice in the journal of Brain Sciences for the article entitled: “The Contribution of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging to the Understanding of the Effects of Acute Physical Exercise on Cognition” (DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10030175)
• 2020: Editor’s Choice in the journal of Brain Sciences for the article entitled: “New Directions in Exercise Prescription: Is There a Role for Brain-Derived Parameters Obtained by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy?” (DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10060342)

Publications

Please use the following links to get an overview of my publications:

• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fabian-Herold-3
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=fabian%20herold
• https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=24D7z1oAAAAJ&hl=de

Reviewer for scientific journals

Please use the following link to get an overview of my review activities for scientific journals with a peer-review process:

• https://publons.com/researcher/1555733/fabian-herold/

Reviewer for funding agencies

• 2021: Austrian Science Fund „FWF“ (german: „Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung)

Editor for scientific journals

• since 2021: Associate Editor for Frontiers in Psychology and Frontiers in Psychiatry
• since 2021: Review Editor for Frontiers in Public Health, Frontiers in Sociology, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Frontiers in Neuroergonomics
• since 2022: Review Editor for Frontiers in Physiology and Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
• 2019: Guest-Editor for Brain Sciences (MDPI) for the special issue „Exercising against Age-Effects on the Brain

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