Dr. Jessica Coenen

Dr. Jessica Coenen

Wilhelm-Schickard-Str. 8, room Raum C1.0.09
48149 Münster

T: +49 251 83-34143

Consultation Hours

by arrangement

Academic Profiles
Research Foci
  • Neurophysiology: electroencephalography, functional near-infrared spectroscopy, autonomic NS
  • Sport science: sport-related injuries (concussions), sports performance, sports medicine
  • Active aging: health-/sport- psychology, neurological diseases (Parkinson's, MCI)
CV

Academic Education

Ph.D. Sports Medicine - Paderborn University, Germany
M.Sc. Psychology of Sport and Exercise - German Sports University
B.A. Psychology - University of Western Ontario, Canada

Positions

Research Assistant - Department of Psychology and Sports Science, University of Münster
Research Assistant (Transferscout) - Start-up Campus, Paderborn University
Research Assistant - Institute of Sports Medicine, Paderborn University
Research Articles (Journals)
  • , , , & (). Nocturnal autonomic activity in athletes with regular versus prolonged return to sport after sport-related concussion. Scientific Reports, 16, Article 10483. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-43546-0.
  • , , , & (). Differences in network functional connectivity in response to sub-symptomatic exercise between elite adult athletes after sport-related concussion and healthy matched controls: a pilot study. Journal of Neurotrauma, 42 (5-6), 367278. doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0629.
  • , , & (). Impact of moderate aerobic exercise on small-world topology and characteristics of brain networks after sport-related concussion: an exploratory study. Scientific Reports, 14 (25296). doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-74474-6.
  • , , , , & (). Exercise-induced central and peripheral sympathetic activity in a community-based group of epilepsy patients differ from healthy controls. Experimental Brain Research, 242 (6), 13011310. doi: 10.1007/s00221-024-06792-0.
  • , & (). Neurophysiological Markers to Guide Return to Sport After Sport-Related Concussion. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 40 (5), 391397. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000996.
  • , , , , & (). Nächtliche sympathische Aktivität und subjektive Symptome nach sport-assoziierter Concussion: eine Pilotstudie. B&G Bewegungstherapie und Gesundheitssport, 39 (02), 4148. doi: 10.1055/a-2023-7579.
  • , , , , & (). Home-based measurements of nocturnal cardiac parasympathetic activity in athletes during return to sport after sport-related concussion. Sensors, 23 (9), 4190. doi: 10.3390/s23094190.
  • , , & (). Fitness, performance, and cardiac autonomic responses to exercise in people with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior, 135 (108869). doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108869.
  • , , , & (). Post-concussion symptoms and clinical reaction time performance of athletes with a history of concussion. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 62 (10), 13911396. doi: 10.23736/s0022-4707.21.13040-3.
  • , , , , , , & (). The pantomime of mental rotation: Left-handers are less lateralized. Neuropsychologia, 176 (108385). doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108385.
  • , , , , , , , & (). Hemispheric specialization for nonverbal gestures depicting motion and space. Brain and Cognition, 151 (105736). doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2021.105736.
  • , , , , & (). Impaired recognition of nonverbal expressions of emotions in depressed individuals. Psychiatry Research, 114031. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114031.
  • , , , , , & (). Reduced frontopolar brain activation characterizes concussed athletes with balance deficits. NeuroImage: Clinical, 25 (102164). doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102164.