Mark Schram Christensen
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Øster Farimagsgade 2A
1350 København K
Office hours: Thuesdays 13:30-14:30
The goal of my research is to understand how human cognitive processes are formed and developed by the interaction with the surroundings and objects through movements. I use modelling of the neural mechanisms underlying sensorimotor interactions involved in cognitive and perceptual tasks, skill acquisition and movement control using data from behavioural, neuroimaging and electrophysiological recordings accompanied by subjective reports of phenomenological experiences. I am particularly interested in understanding how the perceptual experience of movements and focus of attention play a role for the ability to learn new skills. In order to achieve this, I study human’s interaction with the environment in combination with neuroscientific (EEG, EMG), biomechanical (3D motion capture) and stimulation (TMS) methods.
I have recently started the project The Functional Role of Perception of Movements with funding from The Independent Research Fund Denmark. It is an interdisciplinary collaboration with assoc. prof. Thor Grünbaum (Section of Philosophy, UCPH), where we investigate the functional role of movement perception in humans for skill acquisition and learning. We combine subjective reports of phenomenological experiences, behavioural and electrophysiological neuroscience methods in order to study the sensory signals and perceptual experiences that contribute to skill learning. I investigate the use of VR to improve movement range in people with cerebral palsy and acquisition of new skills in healthy volunteers. Here we use modelling of behavior in order to make adaptive adjustments to the effects of movement in virtual environments.
I work at Department of Psychology, and do coordination and supervision of neurophysiology research within the domain of cognitive control of movements.
- Consciousness and movements
- Movement awareness
- Sensory motor illusions
- Agency
- Body awareness and ownership
In the research group we use the following methods
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Eye-tracking
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), in collaboration with DRCMR
- Behavioural tests
- Virtual Reality
Fields of interest
- Motor control
- Neural control of movements and actions
- Sensorimotor integration
- Theories of neuroscience
- Consciousness
- Agency
- Intentionality and volitional control of movements
Teaching
- Cognitive Psychology, BSc course in Psychology
- Supervision in BSc, MSc projects in Cognitive Control of Movements and actions
Selected publications
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Moving without sensory feedback: online TMS over the dorsal premotor cortex impairs motor performance during ischemic nerve block
Bruno, V., Castellani, N., Garbarini, F. & Christensen, Mark Schram, 2023, In: Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991). 33, 5, p. 2315–2327 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sense of agency for movements
Christensen, Mark Schram & Grünbaum, Thor, 2018, In: Consciousness and Cognition. 65, p. 27-47 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sense of moving: Moving closer to the movement
Christensen, Mark Schram & Grünbaum, Thor, 2017, Sensation of Movement. Grünbaum, T. & Christensen, M. S. (eds.). Abingdon, UK: Routledge, p. 64-84 21 p. (Current Issues in Consciousness Research).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Sensation of Movement
Grünbaum, Thor (ed.) & Christensen, Mark Schram (ed.), 2017, Abingdon, UK: Routledge. 154 p. (Current Issues in Consciousness Research).Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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To be active through indoor-climbing: an exploratory feasibility study in a group of children with cerebral palsy and typically developing children
Christensen, Mark Schram, Jensen, T., Voigt, C. B., Nielsen, Jens Bo & Lorentzen, Jakob, 15 Jun 2017, In: B M C Neurology. 17, 20 p., 112.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sense of agency is related to gamma band coupling in an inferior parietal-preSMA circuitry
Ritterband-Rosenbaum, Anina, Nielsen, Jens Bo & Christensen, Mark Schram, 2014, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 8, 10 p., 510.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sense of agency as synecdoche: Multiple neurobiological mechanisms may underlie the phenomenon summarized as sense of agency
Charalampaki, A., Karabanov, Anke Ninija, Ritterband-Rosenbaum, Anina, Nielsen, Jens Bo, Siebner, Hartwig Roman & Christensen, Mark Schram, 2022, In: Consciousness and Cognition. 101, 103307.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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Modulation of task-related cortical connectivity in the acute and subacute phase after stroke
Larsen, Lisbeth Højkjær, Zibrandtsen, I. C., Wienecke, Troels, Kjær, T. W., Langberg, Henning, Nielsen, Jens Bo & Christensen, Mark Schram, 2018, In: European Journal of Neuroscience. 47, 8, p. 1024-1032 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Seeing or moving in parallel: the premotor cortex does both during bimanual coordination, while the cerebellum monitors the behavioral instability of symmetric movements
Christensen, Mark Schram, Ehrsson, H. H. & Nielsen, Jens Bo, 2013, In: Experimental Brain Research. 230, 1, p. 101-115 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Measures of agency
Grünbaum, Thor & Christensen, Mark Schram, 2020, In: Neuroscience of Consciousness. 6, 1, niaa019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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Modulation of proprioceptive feedback during functional electrical stimulation: an fMRI study
Christensen, Mark Schram & Grey, M. J., 2013, In: European Journal of Neuroscience. 37, 11, p. 1766-1778 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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10 Hz rTMS over right parietal cortex alters sense of agency during self-controlled movements
Ritterband-Rosenbaum, Anina, Karabanov, Anke Ninija, Christensen, Mark Schram & Nielsen, Jens Bo, 2014, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 8, 7 p., 471.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Body schema, illusions of movement and body perception
Christensen, Mark Schram, 2012, Routledge Handbook of Motor Control and Motor Learning. Gollhofer, A., Taube, W. & Nielsen, J. B. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 283-303 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Action-blindsight in healthy subjects after transcranial magnetic stimulation
Christensen, Mark Schram, Kristiansen, L., Rowe, J. B. & Nielsen, Jens Bo, 2008, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America. 105, 4, p. 1353-1357 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Illusory sensation of movement induced by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Christensen, Mark Schram, Lundbye-Jensen, Jesper, Grey, M. J., Vejlby, A. D., Belhage, B., Nielsen, Jens Bo, Christensen, M. S., Jensen, J. L., Grey, M. J., Vejlby, A. D., Belhage, B. & Holm-Nielsen, J. B., 2010, In: P L o S One. 5, 10, p. e13301Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Watching your foot move - an fMRI study of visuomotor interactions during foot movement
Christensen, Mark Schram, Lundbye-Jensen, Jesper, Petersen, Nicolas Caesar, Geertsen, S. S., Paulson, Olaf B. & Nielsen, Jens Bo, 2007, In: Cerebral Cortex. 17, 8, p. 1906-1917 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Premotor cortex modulates somatosensory cortex during voluntary movements without proprioceptive feedback
Christensen, Mark Schram, Lundbye-Jensen, Jesper, Geertsen, S. S., Petersen, T. H., Paulson, Olaf B. & Nielsen, Jens Bo, 1 Apr 2007, In: Nature Neuroscience. 10, 4, p. 417-9 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Twenty weeks of computer-training improves sense of agency in children with spastic cerebral palsy
Ritterband-Rosenbaum, Anina, Christensen, Mark Schram & Nielsen, Jens Bo, 2012, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 33, 4, p. 1227-1234 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Altered sense of agency in children with spastic cerebral palsy
Ritterband-Rosenbaum, Anina, Christensen, Mark Schram, Kliim-Due, M., Petersen, L. Z., Rasmussen, B. & Nielsen, Jens Bo, 2011, In: B M C Neurology. 11, 1, p. 150 (1-12) 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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An fMRI study of the neural correlates of graded visual perception
Christensen, Mark Schram, Ramsøy, T., Lund, T. E., Madsen, K. H. & Rowe, J. B., 2006, In: NeuroImage. 31, 4, p. 1711-1725 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Valence, form, and content of self-talk predict sport type and level of performance
Nedergård, Johanne Sofie Krog, Christensen, Mark Schram & Wallentin, M., 2021, In: Consciousness and Cognition. 89, 17 p., 103102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Cortical signatures of precision grip force control in children, adolescents and adults
Beck, M. M., Spedden, Meaghan Elizabeth, Dietz, M., Karabanov, Anke Ninija, Christensen, Mark Schram & Lundbye-Jensen, Jesper, 2021, In: eLife. 10, 22 p., e61018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sense of agency for movements
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