Ebrahim Norouzi

Ebrahim Norouzi
Farhangian University · Physical Education

Ph.D

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Introduction
Ebrahim Norouzi's research interests are focused on human movement sciences, sports psychology, sleep disorders and effects of physical activity on psychological factors and sleep quality. Email: e.norouzi@cfu.ac.ir; ebrahim.norouzi68@gmail.com
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January 2015 - present
Urmia University
Position
  • Professor
September 2013 - August 2017
Urmia University
Position
  • PhD

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Publications (69)
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Objectives Cognitive functions such as reaction time undergo change with aging. Given the importance of preparation in response to reaction time in various life situations, this study aimed to examine the effect of various foreperiods (0.5, 1.5, 2.5, and 3.5 s), and handedness at the time of simple and choice auditory reaction time. Methods & Mate...
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A chieving high motor performance in sport requires good mental, other than physical conditions. Quantifying mental condition dur-I l raggiungimento di performance motorie di alto livello nello sport richiede delle buone condizio-ni mentali oltre che fisiche. Misurare la condizione SUMMARY BACKGROUND: The use of neurofeedback is growing rapidly in...
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Introduction: This study investigated the relationship between bimanual coordination and writing skill in the elementary school children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) living in Urmia City, Iran. Material and Methods: A total of 60 elementary school children, both male and female, with DCD aged 7 to 9 years old were selected based o...
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BACKGROUND: Children with autism spectrum disorder have been sought to face the lack of motor control in their physical activities, however, some scientists stated that the reason for this weakness is dysfunction in the mirror neuron. METHODS: In this causal-comparative study, the mu rhythm and bimanual coordination was examined in 10 healthy, 10 h...
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The purpose of this study was to design and develop National Coaches' Selection indicators in Judo from experts` viewpoints carried out through a descriptive field method. The statistical population included all managers, coaches and athletes involved in judo. A questionnaire with an acceptable validity and reliability (!= 0.76) was distributed amo...
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Background Older individuals are at a particular risk of sleep disorders, a loss of cognitive and emotional control, and a poor quality of life. Pharmaceutical therapy for these conditions is commonplace but has not been particularly effective, and relatively little research exists for their treatment using non-pharmacological approaches. The effec...
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Background Sleep apnea (SA) and insomnia (INS) are prevalent sleep disorders among referrals to sleep clinics. People with comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA) suffer both disorders simultaneously. The epidemiology of COMISA is not well known in the Middle East including Iran. We hypothesized that COMISA is prevalent in metropolitan sleep cli...
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Research has shown that external relative to internal focus (IF) instructions may improve motor performance as well as cognitive function (e.g., attentional stability and task‐focus). The aim of the study was to examine the influence of attentional focus instructions on skill acquisition and learning of an aiming task in individuals with hearing im...
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The present study aimed to investigate the impact of a hybrid pedagogical model consisting of Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU) and Teaching for Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) on the impulsivity, antisocial behaviors, and cognitive function of adolescent students. The study involved 60 male adolescent school students with an averag...
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Background and Objective Prior research suggests that slow wave sleep (SWS) is disrupted in people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, it was not clear whether the reduction in SWS is related to abnormal breathing or the extent of OSA as determined by the minimum oxygen saturation. Further, there is limited research on the relationship bet...
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Research has shown that elite athletes frequently experience both insufficient and poor-quality sleep. In the present study, we examined the effectiveness of a sleep optimization intervention comprised of mindfulness and sleep hygiene on insomnia severity, symptoms of anxiety, stress, and emotion dysregulation among football players with sleep comp...
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Background People with Major Depression Disorders (MDD) often complain about sleep problems and experience emotion dysregulation. Prior research suggests physical activity can improve both sleep quality and emotional control. However, there is limited research on emotion regulation and the impact of physical activity and sleep in this population....
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Introduction The relationship between sleep duration and chronic kidney disease (CKD) has received relatively little attention in the Kurdish community. Considering the ethnic diversity of Iran and the importance of the Kurdish community, the present study investigated the association between sleep parameters and CKD among a large sample of Iranian...
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Physical activity (PA) has been shown to have positive effects on mental well-being. However, previous research has mostly concentrated on the negative effects of inactivity on mental well-being and examined the use of PA as a preventive or therapeutic treatment for mental disorders, rather than a proactive method of enhancing mental well-being. Th...
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Background As the disorder progresses, patients with depression suffer from decreased emotional stability, cognitive control and motivation. In the present study, we examined the effectiveness of three interventions on emotion dysregulation and insomnia severity: 1) mindfulness; 2) physical activity, and 3) mindfulness plus physical activity. Meth...
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Patients with major depressive disorders (MDD) who exercise report better quality of sleep, but there is a need for more conclusive evidence. This systematic review sought to gather data only from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that looked at how physical activity affects the quality of sleep in patients with MDD. Three e-databases (Web of Sci...
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Abstract Obesity is associated with various health problems. In women, obesity has been associated with reduced sexual health and increased emotional problems, including depression. This study compares the impact of two different interventions, including aerobic exercise training and resistance training, on sexual function and emotional well-being...
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Background: Sleep problems are very common among adolescent athletes. Moreover, there is evidence that professional football players are at risk of mental health problems. Therefore, there is a great need for research related to psychological factors and sleep problems in adolescent football players. Therefore, the present study examines the role o...
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Objectives We believe that major steps can be taken towards Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevention through identifying the relevant factors that are apt to predict risky behavior. The main purpose of the present study was to analyze and evaluate the relationship of social support, family functioning, self-efficacy and AIDS risk percep...
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A child with Down syndrome (DS) is physically characterized by muscle hypotonia, joint instability, and poor motor coordination. Here, we tested whether Dohsa-hou training could improve motor coordination among children with DS, compared to a control condition. Forty children with DS were randomly assigned either to Dohsa-hou training or to a contr...
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Obesity is associated with various health problems. In women, obesity has been associated with reduced sexual health and increased emotional problems, including depression. This study compares the impact of two different interventions, including aerobic exercise training and resistance training, on sexual function and emotional well-being in obese...
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Objectives: Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are physically characterized by poor motor coordination and are at particular risk of losing their motor control. Quiet eye training (QET), with the latest techniques as an uncomplicated approach recently entered the field of rehabilitation research, has drawn the researchers' att...
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of Quiet Mind Training (QMT) on Alpha power suppression and fine motor skill acquisition among novice dart players. 30 novice dart players were randomly assigned either to a QMT or a control condition. Playing skills and Alpha power suppression were assessed at four time-points: at baseline...
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As their illness progresses, patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) may suffer from motor impairments. In the present study, we examined the effectiveness of three interventions for learning a bimanual coordination task: Virtual reality training (VRT), conventional physical training (CPT), and the combination of VRT and CPT (COMB). A total of 45 wom...
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Objectives To test whether a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program could reduce symptoms of anxiety, stress, and depression, and increase psychological well-being among retired Iranian football players compared to an active control group. Design Randomized controlled trial, with an 8-week MBSR intervention (16 group sessions, 90 min ea...
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Background: Patients suffering from the Fibromyalgia (FM) have impaired cognitive function, reduced physical activity and more marked depressive symptoms. While physical activity and exercise therapy are not typically part of the standard treatment for this syndrome, there is mounting evidence that regular participation in activities involving phys...
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While imagery techniques have been included in most psychological skills training programs for elite athletes, only few studies have investigated the effects of various components of imagery such as physical, environmental, tasking, timing, learning, emotion, and perspective (PETTLEP) in the context of motor learning among novice athletes. We teste...
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In sport such as darts, athletes are particularly challenged by demands for concentration, skills underpinned by implicit learning, and fine motor skill control. Several techniques have been proposed to improve the implicit learning of such skills, including quiet eye training (QET) and quiet mind training (QMT). Here, the authors tested whether an...
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BACKGROUNDː Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) demand particular attention; people with SCI report reduced quality of life and impairments in everyday life. We tested whether and to what extent neurofeedback or a physical activity training could, compared to a control condition, improve reaction time and balance as proxies for fine motor control in a samp...
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Objectives: With increasing age, declines in executive functions and basic motor skills such as posture control, muscle strength, and balance performance have been observed. However, no intervention has focused on enhancing both executive functions and balance performance concomitantly. Accordingly, the aim of the present study is to investigate wh...
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Background: The sensorimotor cortex oscillations (of frequency ranging between 12 and 15Hz), commonly known as Sensorimotor Rhythm (SMR) has previously displayed a promising link between the performance of the visuomotor related to skill execution and part of psychology that is adaptive (for instance the process-linked attention which is automatic)...
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Purpose: Overweight or obese children and adolescents face a lack of confidence in their physical abilities, and show poorer motor and fitness performances, compared to healthy weight peers. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical self-efficacy and VO2 max in healthy weight versus overweight female adoles...
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Background: Superior performance in sports such as shooting, archery and darts demands mastery of fine motor skills and high concentration levels. Among elite athletes, higher levels of fine motor skill performance have been observed among those better able to down-regulate brain waves between 8 to 12 Hz Alpha power in the right frontal lobe. Quiet...
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The employment of neurofeedback is growing rapidly in sport performance enhancement. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of neurofeedback training on motor performance and conscious motor processing of skilled dart players. The subjects were 20 male skilled dart players. The research was conducted in five phases: pretest, neurofeedb...
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It is generally accepted that children with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have poor motor control, especially in bimanual coordination tasks. Such children characteristically have impaired fine motor ability, problems with force control, and poor motor coordination. They are at particular risk of loss of motor control and reduced...
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Purpose: Perceptual – motor skills such as reaction time and anticipation are essential factors for the successful performance in daily activities. Perhaps the higher perceptual ability in dynamic and unpredictable environment likes table tennis can separate elite and non elite table tennis players. Methods: Hence 80 table tennis players were divid...
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The aim of this study was investigation the effect of TGFU model on self-determine motivation and learning of Volleyball serve in adolescent students of Kermanshah city. The subjects were 30 male high school student of Kermanshah city with the average age of 16.32. The research was conducted in three phases, include: Pre-test, training in TGFU and...
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Purpose: Comparing the effects of manipulating senses on relative phase transition bimanual coordination pattern of active and inactive women with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Methods: The methodology of this study was repeated-measures design. Study participants comprised 10 active women and 10 inactive women with multiple sclerosis who voluntarily pa...
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The purpose of present study was the investigated the effect of senses and speed manipulation on bimanual coordinative dynamic. Thus, 15 physical education student of Shahid Beheshti University with age range 18-25 years as subject performed in-phase and anti-phase patterns from slow to fast speed in five different sensory conditions. For investiga...
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It is generally acknowledged that sensory feedback plays a dominant role in fine-tune movement control; its role in coordinative dynamics has received less attention. This study examined the extent by which absence and/or bias of different sensory modalities affect performance of bimanual coordination at different speeds. Participants (n=15; aged 1...
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Introduction: This study investigated the relationship between bimanual coordination and writing skill in the elementary school children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) living in Urmia City, Iran. Material and Methods: A total of 60 elementary school children, both male and female, with DCD aged 7 to 9 years old were selected based o...
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هدف از اين تحقيق تعيين ارتباط بين جو انگيزشي ادراكشده و انگيزش خودمختاري جودوكاران ليگ برتر ايران بود كه با روش تحقيق همبستگي و بهصورت ميداني اجرا شد. جامعة آماري اين تحقيق كلية جودوكاران ليگ برتر بودند. نمونة در نظر گرفته شد. بهمنظور جمعآوري اطلاعات از n = تحقيق براساس جدول حجم نمونهگيري مورگان 126 استفاده شد. براي (SMS) و مقياس انگيزش ورزشي (PMCS...
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Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of sensory and movement speed manipulations on bimanual coordination dynamics. Here we compared to what extent the absence and or bias of different sensory modalities affect performance of coordination of movements. Methods: Fifteen physical education students of Shahid Beheshti University...
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Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of sensory and movement speed manipulations on bimanual coordination dynamics. Here we compared to what extent the absence and or bias of different sensory modalities affect performance of coordination of movements. Methods: Fifteen physical education students of Shahid Beheshti University...
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In researches to measure the effectiveness of self-control feedback Researchers were more interested in the number of feedback and decision about when to get feedback has been less attention. Since the factor of choice and not the amount of choice feedback to the learner was the mechanism underlying motor learning in self-controlled context. The pu...
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The purpose of this study was to design and develop National Coaches' Selection indicators in Judo fromexpert viewpoints carried out through a descriptive field method. The statistical population included all managers, coaches and athletes involved in judo. A questionnaire with an acceptable validity and reliability (α= 0.76) was distributed among...
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The aim of this study was to compare mental health, quality of life and emotional intelligence in physical education teachers and non-physical education teachers in Kermanshah. This study was carried out by a causal-comparative and field method. The statistical population of this study comprised all the teachers of Kermanshah (972 physical educatio...

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