Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

This study tests whether a mild electrical brain stimulation technique called tDCS can improve musical performance and reduce stage anxiety in 24 young orchestra players aged 18-30. Participants receive either real or fake (sham) stimulation before playing a piece, and their perf…

This study compares standard pulmonary rehabilitation exercises to rehabilitation through dance for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Forty-four participants will be randomly assigned to either standard rehab or dance-based rehab for 8 weeks. The goal is t…

This study looks at whether a quick, simple test—standing up and sitting down from a chair as many times as possible in one minute—can help predict how heart failure patients will fare after leaving the hospital. Researchers will follow 68 adults hospitalized for decompensated he…