15D - Sports Science Shorts: Top 5 Sport Psychology Stories of 2015

My list of the top 5 stories in sports psychology/motor learning in 2015:

5.Skill acquisition is better when things look bigger

4.Is sports psychology research reliable

3.Neurodoping! Becoming a better athlete with brain stimulation

2.Yes, Virginia! There is a hot hand!

1.Perceptual-cognitive training in sports: science or snake oil?

 

Articles/links:

Visual illusions can facilitate sport skill learning

Manipulating target size influences perceptions of success when learning a dart-throwing skill but does not impact retention

Enhanced expectancies facilitate golf putting

Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science

Replication in Psychological Science

Non-invasive Human Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience: A Primer

Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Area Promotes Implicit Motor Learning in a Golf Putting Task

Surprised by the Gambler's and Hot Hand Fallacies? A Truth in the Law of Small Numbers

https://thebrainstimulator.net/shop/

https://thebraindriver.com/tdcs-accelerated-performance.html#acceleratedperformance

 

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits

Email: robgray@asu.edu

 

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