Dr Samuele Contemori
Research Officer
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
Researcher biography
A well-presented, self-motivated and professional MSc graduate in sport sciences with a strong passion for human sensorimotor control and kinesiology of musculoskeletal system. Samuele conducted research about neurological impairments of upper limb sensorimotor control, together with investigations of sport/rehab exercise biomechanics. His current research is focusing on context-dependent modulation of rapid visuomotor responses of plausible subcortical origin. His research has showed that there are meaningful subcortical contributions to human reaching behavior.
Journal Articles
Contemori, Samuele, Loeb, Gerald E., Corneil, Brian D., Wallis, Guy and Carroll, Timothy J. (2023). Express visuomotor responses reflect knowledge of both target locations and contextual rules during reaches of different amplitudes. The Journal of Neuroscience, 43 (42), 7041-7055. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.2069-22.2023
Losavio, Raffaele, Contemori, Samuele, Bartoli, Stefano, Dieni, Cristina V., Panichi, Roberto and Biscarini, Andrea (2023). Electromyographic and Stabilometric Analysis of the Static and Dynamic “Standing Bird Dog” Exercise. Sports, 11 (6) 119, 119. doi: 10.3390/sports11060119
Contemori, Samuele, Loeb, Gerald E., Corneil, Brian D., Wallis, Guy and Carroll, Timothy J. (2022). Symbolic cues enhance express visuomotor responses in human arm muscles at the motor planning rather than the visuospatial processing stage. Journal of Neurophysiology, 128 (3), 494-510. doi: 10.1152/jn.00136.2022
Panichi, Roberto, Dieni, Cristina V., Sullivan, Jacqueline A., Biscarini, Andrea, Contemori, Samuele, Faralli, Mario and Pettorossi, Vito E. (2022). Inhibition of androgenic pathway impairs encoding of cerebellar-dependent motor learning in male rats. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 530 (11), 2014-2032. doi: 10.1002/cne.25318
Biscarini, Andrea, Dieni, Cristina V., Losavio, Raffaele, Panichi, Roberto and Contemori, Samuele (2022). Effect of forefoot–rearfoot and pelvic–scapular weight shifts on lower-limb and lumbar muscle activity during static wall-squat exercises. Applied Sciences, 12 (8) 4037, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/app12084037
Contemori, Samuele, Loeb, Gerald E., Corneil, Brian D., Wallis, Guy and Carroll, Timothy J. (2021). Trial-by-trial modulation of express visuomotor responses induced by symbolic or barely detectable cues. Journal of Neurophysiology, 126 (5), 1507-1523. doi: 10.1152/jn.00053.2021
Biscarini, Andrea, Panichi, Roberto, Dieni, Cristina V. and Contemori, Samuele (2021). Effects of voluntary quadriceps-hamstring cocontraction on tibiofemoral force during isometric knee extension and knee flexion exercises with constant external resistance. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 37 (6), 565-572. doi: 10.1123/jab.2020-0400
Contemori, Samuele, Loeb, Gerald E., Corneil, Brian D., Wallis, Guy and Carroll, Timothy J. (2021). The influence of temporal predictability on express visuomotor responses. Journal of Neurophysiology, 125 (3), 731-747. doi: 10.1152/jn.00521.2020
Contemori, Samuele, Panichi, Roberto and Biscarini, Andrea (2020). Mechanisms of modulation of automatic scapulothoracic muscle contraction timings. Journal of Motor Behavior, 53 (6), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/00222895.2020.1837064
Biscarini, Andrea, Calandra, Andrea and Contemori, Samuele (2020). Three-dimensional mechanical modeling of the barbell bench press exercise: unveiling the biomechanical function of the triceps brachii. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 234 (3), 175433712091783-256. doi: 10.1177/1754337120917831
Dieni, Cristina V., Contemori, Samuele, Biscarini, Andrea and Panichi, Roberto (2020). De novo synthesized estradiol: a role in modulating the cerebellar function. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21 (9) 3316, 1-23. doi: 10.3390/ijms21093316
Biscarini, Andrea, Contemori, Samuele, Dieni, Cristina V. and Panichi, Roberto (2020). Joint torques and tibiofemoral joint reaction force in the bodyweight "wall squat" therapeutic exercise. Applied Sciences, 10 (9) 3019, 3019. doi: 10.3390/app10093019
Contemori, Samuele, Dieni, Cristina V., Sullivan, Jacqueline A., Ferraresi, Aldo, Occhigrossi, Chiara, Calabrese, Francesco, Pettorossi, Vito E., Biscarini, Andrea and Panichi, Roberto (2020). Sensory inflow manipulation induces learning-like phenomena in motor behavior. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 120 (4), 811-828. doi: 10.1007/s00421-020-04320-w
Biscarini, Andrea, Contemori, Samuele and Grolla, Giuditta (2019). Activation of scapular and lumbopelvic muscles during core exercises executed on a whole-body wobble board. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 28 (6), 623-634. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2018-0089
Contemori, Samuele, Panichi, Roberto and Biscarini, Andrea (2019). Effects of scapular retraction/protraction position and scapular elevation on shoulder girdle muscle activity during glenohumeral abduction. Human Movement Science, 64, 55-66. doi: 10.1016/j.humov.2019.01.005
Contemori, Samuele and Biscarini, Andrea (2019). Isolated infraspinatus atrophy secondary to suprascapular nerve neuropathy results in altered shoulder muscles activity. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 28 (3), 219-228. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2017-0232
Dieni, Cristina V., Sullivan, Jacqueline A., Faralli, Mario, Contemori, Samuele, Biscarini, Andrea, Pettorossi, Vito E. and Panichi, Roberto (2018). 17 beta-estradiol synthesis modulates cerebellar dependent motor memory formation in adult male rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 155, 276-286. doi: 10.1016/j.nlm.2018.08.011
Contemori, Samuele, Biscarini, Andrea, Botti, Fabio M., Busti, Daniele, Panichi, Roberto and Pettorossi, Vito E. (2018). Sensorimotor control of the shoulder in professional volleyball players with isolated infraspinatus muscle atrophy. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 27 (4), 371-379. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2016-0183
Contemori, S. and Biscarini, A. (2018). Shoulder position sense in volleyball players with infraspinatus atrophy secondary to suprascapular nerve neuropathy. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28 (1), 267-275. doi: 10.1111/sms.12888
Biscarini, Andrea, Busti, Daniele, Calandra, Andrea and Contemori, Samuele (2017). The “supine bridge” therapeutic exercise: determination of joint torques by means of biomechanical modeling and technologies. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 17 (06), 1750104. doi: 10.1142/s0219519417501044
Biscarini, Andrea and Contemori, Samuele (2017). Variable inertia training: optimization of explosive-power exercises with robotic-resistance strength machines. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 232 (2), 140-149. doi: 10.1177/1754337117718086
Biscarini, Andrea, Contemori, Samuele, Busti, Daniele, Botti, Fabio M. and Pettorossi, Vito E. (2016). Knee flexion with quadriceps cocontraction: a new therapeutic exercise for the early stage of ACL rehabilitation. Journal of Biomechanics, 49 (16), 3855-3860. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.10.026
Thesis
Contemori, Samuele (2023). Mechanisms of top-down modulation of express visuomotor responses. PhD Thesis, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/f3b8d89