The Perception & Action Podcast

A look at some recent motor learning neuroscience articles. Can we achieve gray matter plasticity through motor learning? How are motor synergies reflected in brain activity? What are the neural mechanisms underlying the benefits of self-controlled feedback?

Articles:

Motor repertoire and gray matter plasticity: Is there a link? The human sensorimotor cortex fosters muscle synergies through cortico-synergy coherence Neural mechanism underlying self-controlled feedback on motor skill learning

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A look at the role of motor noise in motor learning? How to we minimize the effects of noise on motor control? Do we choose movement solutions that are less noisy?

Articles:

Using noise to shape motor learning Motor Learning Is Optimally Tuned to the Properties of Motor Noise

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A look at the 1995 article by Jane Clark which provides an excellent overview of the dynamical systems approach to skill acquisition.

Articles:

On Becoming Skillful: Patterns & Constraints

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A look at a couple new studies examining the CLA to skill acquisition. How does the presence of an opponent influence the kinematics of a tennis serve? Can we correct technical errors without using explicit verbal instruction?

Articles:

Effect of environmental constraints on multisegment coordination patterns during the tennis service in expert performers

Constraints-led approach to coaching the power clean

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A look at 3 recent studies evaluating the effects of different types of instruction (explicit, analogy and focus of attention) on performance, movement kinematics and motor learning.

Articles:

The acute effects of analogy and explicit instruction on movement and performance

The effects of instructional cues on performance and mechanics during a gross motor movement

Changing one's focus of attention alters the structure of movement variability

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A look at a couple of recent motor learning articles. Does incidental training lead to protection against choking under pressure? How do we acquire a new movement skill? Do we initially explore the solution space randomly (what has been called motor babbling) or do we use goal-related feedback right from the start (goal babbling)?

Articles:

Limiting motor skill knowledge via incidental training protects against choking under pressure

Goal-related feedback guides motor exploration and redundancy resolution in human motor skill acquisition

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What are the limitations of current perceptual-cognitive and brain training technologies that use an isolated, process driven approach to improve perception and decision making in athletes? How can these be improved by following the principles of Ecological Dynamics? How can VR training be better used to allow an athlete to explore the affordance landscape and make context-dependent decisions?

Articles:

Evaluating Weaknesses of "Perceptual-Cognitive Training" and "Brain Training" Methods in Sport: An Ecological Dynamics Critique Effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality designs to enhance athlete development: an ecological dynamics perspective

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A look at Naturalistic and Recognition-Primed Decision Making. How do we make quick and effective decisions when faced with complex, time pressured situations? How do we bring our previous experience to bear in these situations? Can this approach be applied to sports?

Articles:

Naturalistic Decision Making

A Recognition Primed Decision (RPD) Model of Rapid Decision Making

Recognition Within the Decision-Making Process: A Case Study of Expert Volleyball Players

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Is the role of affordance perception just action selection? Or does it also play a role in action control? What does it mean to "know one's limits"?

Articles:

Affordance-Based Control of Visually Guided Action

Controlling speed and direction during interception: an affordance-based approach

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A look at the role of demonstration and imitation in motor learning. What is rate enhancer in skill acquisition?

Articles:

Demonstration as a rate enhancer to changes in coordination during early skill acquisition

Concurrent Imitative Movement During Action Observation Facilitates Accuracy of Outcome Prediction in Less-Skilled Performers

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The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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