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Attention and Motor Skill Learning

Insights into the various facets of expertise of concert pianists, as well as the role their attentional focus plays in delivering a �perfect� performance.

Fallproof!-2nd Edition

Some medications are proven to increase the risk even more due to the fact that the side effects, such as dizziness, fatigue, and weakness contribute to the risk of falling.

Vision and Goal-Directed Movement eBook

Normal functioning in everyday life requires humans to interact with moving and static objects within a visually dynamic environment.

Fundamentals of Motor Behavior

Over the years, many different theories have been used to explain how people learn.

Fundamentals of Motor Behavior eBook

When we are compelled to act quickly, we can sometimes emphasize speed over accuracy and actually end up missing the goal of the task entirely.

Motor Control and Learning 5th Edition eBook

One of the most frequently used and advocated off-task methods to promote learning is mental practice, in which the performance of a task is mentally rehearsed, but is this as effective as physical practice?

The Athlete's Clock eBook

The concept of pacing is rooted in the idea that athletes make cognitive, purposeful decisions regarding velocity based on previous experience and sensory input.

Motor Control in Everyday Actions eBook

Why is the learning�performance distinction important?

Perceptual-Motor Activities for Children With Web Resource

Using jump ropes or tape on the floor, create a series of lines in a pattern similar to that of spokes on a wheel (see diagram). Place active learning cards (in any order) in each space between the lines.

Advanced Analysis of Motor Development

Here we focus on the development of striking, throwing, and kicking. Most developmental studies on ballistic projectile skills have been based in developmental sequence theory, although a few studies are beginning to address issues from a dynamic systems perspective.

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Explanation of the three-step decision training model

The decision-training model has three steps and includes seven cognitive skills, seven cognitive triggers, and seven decision-training tools.

Feedback plays many roles in movement production and control

Learn more about various functions of feedback in movement control, such as how we can conceptualize these functions as acting before a movement, during a movement, and after a movement.

Cutting wood and missing putts

How are constant error, variable error, and absolute error useful for understanding motor control?