Elena Madinabeitia has a PhD in Neuroscience, with a strong commitment to both research and teaching.

Bachelor's degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences from the University of A Coruña (2013) and Extraordinary End-of-degree Award. The Master's degree in Secondary Education Teaching, Baccalaureate, Vocational Training, and Language Teaching with a specialization in Physical Education, obtained in 2015 from the same university, allowed her to acquire a solid academic background.

Beneficiary of the Pre-doctoral Grant from the Xunta de Galicia in 2016, and concurrently with the development of her PhD thesis, she taught in the internships of the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy degrees at the Faculties of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences of the University of A Coruña.

To expand her knowledge on the study of fatigue, in 2018 she carried out a pre-doctoral stay at ETH Zürich University, thanks to the Inditex-UDC pre-doctoral stay fellowships, to become familiar with electroencephalography (EEG) to apply it in future studies.

She has complemented her training by continuously taking courses and specialization training in the field of research, innovation, and teaching improvement. This balanced training between research and teaching has allowed her to develop an integral and multidisciplinary perspective that, in addition to enriching her professional profile in both areas, has contributed to her personal growth.

Scientific Interest

Her scientific and research-based profile has been developed in the field of human motor control and neuroscience. She has specialized in human motor fatigue through the recording of biomechanical variables and the use of non-invasive brain stimulation and neuromodulation techniques (such as TMS) and peripheral electrical stimulation (PNS).

Recently, her interest has focused on the study of cognitive fatigue, motivated by the need to expand the scientific basis in this field, considered a relevant phenomenon in numerous areas, from mental health to work performance.

By expanding the scientific basis in this field, she aims to deepen into the understanding of the factors contributing to cognitive fatigue (including stress, sleep, mental workload, and other lifestyle-related aspects).