Ricardo Mesquita

Ricardo works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Division of Clinical Physiology (Department of Laboratory Medicine) since January 2025. With a background in Sports Science and in Neuromuscular Physiology, Ricardo’s research focuses on understanding how motor circuits in the brain and spinal cord control our muscles, and in how we can use this knowledge to improve muscle control in health and disease.

Ricardo has an interest in human neurophysiology methods, including surface and intramuscular electromyographic signals, recordings of neuromuscular activity in response to magnetic and electrical stimulation, tendon vibration, as well as respiratory physiology methods.