Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera

Associate Professor

University of Victoria

Canada

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Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera is an Associate Professor at the University of Victoria, Canada. His research areas focus on digital ergonomics, virtual reality applications for cognitive assessment, and the intersections of mental health and physical activity. He has published extensively on topics including cognitive functioning in various populations, the effects of psychedelics on cognition, and the implications of physical activity on mental health among adolescents.

Articles (14)

Digital Ergonomics of NavegApp, a Novel Serious Game for Spatial Cognition Assessment: Content Validity and Usability Study

Year:

2025

Ten Priorities for Research Addressing the Intersections of Brain Injury, Mental Health and Addictions: A Stakeholder‐Driven Priority‐Setting Study

Year:

2024

Virtual Reality and Serious Videogame-Based Instruments for Assessing Spatial Navigation in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Properties

Year:

2024

Associations of physical activity and history of sports participation with subjective and objective measures of executive functioning in university students

Year:

2024

Psilocybin’s effects on cognition and creativity: A scoping review

Year:

2023

Sport expertise and physical exercise are associated with “hot” executive functioning: An electrophysiological examination of reward processing in collegiate athletes

Year:

2023

Associations between physical activity, affect regulation difficulties, and mental health among Canadian adolescents at two different points of the COVID-19 pandemic

Year:

2022

Intraindividual variability in executive and motor control tasks in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Year:

2021

Current Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Mediate the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Executive Functions.

Year:

2021

Preseason Baseline Neurocognitive Performances and Symptom Reporting on ImPACT®: A Comparison of Adolescent Student-Athletes Tested in Spanish and English.

Year:

2020

Heading in the Right Direction: A Critical Review of Studies Examining the Effects of Heading in Soccer Players.

Year:

2020

Correlates of Perceived Physical Activity Transitions during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Canadian Adults.

Year:

2020

In it to win it: Competitiveness, concussion knowledge and nondisclosure in athletes.

Year:

2020

Personality and perceived stress during COVID-19 pandemic: Testing the mediating role of perceived threat and efficacy.

Year:

2020

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Stuart MacDonald

Professor

University of Victoria

CANADA

Justin E Karr

University of Kentucky

UNITED STATES

Stephanie G. Craig

York University

CANADA

Brianna Turner

Assistant Professor

University of Victoria

CANADA

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