Ricardo Arida

Ricardo Mario Arida received his Ph.D. from the Department of Neurology at Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil (1999) for his work studying the relationship between epilepsy and physical exercise. He did his postdoctoral research on the role of central fatigue hypothesis at Oxford University, UK (1999-2000). He continued his research on the effect of physical activity in epilepsy as Assistant Professor in the Laboratory of Experimental Neurology at Universidade Federal de São Paulo – Brazil (2001-2006). Currently, he is Associate Professor at the Department of Physiology – Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo. He was elected as a Member of Taskforce on Sports and Epilepsy - International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and Member of São Paulo State Academy of Science. His scientific activity is documented by more than 200 publications in peer-reviewed and indexed international journals. He has experience in Neurophysiology, acting on the following subjects: neuroplasticity, physical exercise and brain, exercise during brain development and brain aging and exercise. Specifically, his research is focused on the mechanisms by which exercise reduces seizure frequency in animal models of epilepsy.