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Perception, Cognition, and Decision Training

Has our human fascination with hitting targets contributed to a larger brain?

Perception, Cognition, and Decision Training

Information from Patla and Vickers who recorded the gaze of participants as they approached and stepped over obstacles of varying height.

Vision and Goal-Directed Movement

In the last few decades, a modest number of empirical investigations have been designed to identify factors influencing the use of visual information as a function of practice.

Fundamentals of Motor Behavior eBook

When providing augmented feedback, whether it is about an outcome or technique, it is a good idea to keep in mind five �rules of thumb.�

Fundamentals of Motor Behavior eBook

The decision to use any given practice schedule should be based on the skill level of the learner, the demands of the task, and the eventual performance setting.

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

Here we will discuss information processing as it relates to human motor behavior �specifically how information is processed for the specific purpose of producing skilled movement.

The Athlete's Clock eBook

We take a closer look at studies into the effects daily activity and caloric restriction have on animals, and what the results might mean for humans.

Motor Control in Everyday Actions

What are the roles of motor error and hypervigilance in unintended acceleration accidents?

Life Span Motor Development 6th Edition With Web Study Guide

Postural control and balance are perfect examples of perception and action as an ecosystem. To control our posture in order to sit, stand, or assume any desired position, we must continually change our motor response patterns according to the perceptual information that specifies the environment and our bodies� orientation in it.

Articles and Links

	Cutting wood and missing putts How are constant error, variable error, and absolute error useful for understanding motor control?
	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.