Is it better for an athlete to develop pre-formed, reflexive responses that operate outside of consciousness (in other words, habits)? Or should we be focusing on cultivating adaptive skills that involve reflection and awareness?   Articles: Habitual Reflexivity and Skilled Action The spontaneousness of skill and the impulsivity of habit   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Can noninvasive brain stimulation be used to enhance acquisition, performance and retention of sports skills? What exactly are tMS, tCS and tDCS? Are products like Halo Sport worth your investment?   Articles: Non-invasive Human Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience: A Primer Neurodoping: Brain Stimulation as a Performance-Enhancing Measure Modulating Motor Learning through Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation: An Integrative View Effects of tDCS on motor learning and memory formation: A consensus and critical position paper Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Area Promotes Implicit Motor Learning in a Golf Putting Task   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Mike Studer, President of Northwest Rehabilitation Associate. We discuss using dual tasks to encourage the development of procedural memories, constraint-induced practice, concussion rehabilitation in sports, and geriatric athletes.   More information about my guest: https://northwestrehab.com/ http://mikestuder.com/     More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

How effective is neurofeedback training for improving sports performance? Is it worth the investment of time and money?  Which brain rhythm should we be targeting for the best results?      Articles: Effects of learning on electroencephalographic and electrocardiographic patterns in novice archers Investigating the efficacy of neurofeedback training for expediting expertise and excellence in sport Neurofeedback as supplementary training for optimizing athletes’ performance: A systematic review with implications for future research The effect of neurofeedback training for sport performance in athletes: A meta-analysis Which neurofeedback session is better for motor skill acquisition; before or after training?   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

What is the optimal level of task difficulty to use in practice? How does it depend on the complexity of the skill and the experience of the learner? A look at the Challenge Point Hypothesis and studies which have tested its predictions.   Articles: Challenge Point: A Framework for Conceptualizing the Effects of Various Practice Conditions in Motor Learning Measurement of functional task difficulty during motor learning: What level of difficulty corresponds to the optimal challenge point? Nominal and functional task difficulty in skill acquisition: Effects on performance in two tests of transfer Benefits of blocked over serial feedback on complex motor skill learning   NASA TLX: https://humansystems.arc.nasa.gov/groups/tlx/   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

What does it mean to “practice with intent”? How does intention shape the way we learn and perform perceptual motor skills?     Articles: The Intention Superiority Effect in Motor Skill Learning Effects of intention and learning on attention to information in dynamic touch Conscious intention and motor cognition   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Rajiv Ranganthan, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Michigan State University. We discuss motor synergies and redundancy, the role of movement variability in the development of coordination, and using robot aided movements for rehabilitation   More information about my guest: https://sites.google.com/site/motrelab/ https://www.education.msu.edu/search/Formview.aspx?email=rrangana%40msu.edu https://twitter.com/rrangana1   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

How can we best sort through the myriad of vision and perceptual-cognitive training tools for sports? What are the key characteristics we should be looking for? How effectively can skilled athletes inhibit and prepare to inhibit movements?   Articles: Modified perceptual training in sport: A new classification framework Proactive and Reactive Motor Inhibition in Top Athletes Versus Nonathletes   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

What characterizes the brain activity of an elite performer? How does brain activity change during the process of skill acquisition? Do cultural environments influence motor skills? Are there “motor styles” common to members of a given cultural group?   Articles: Brain Dynamics and Motor Behavior: A Case for Efficiency and Refinement for Superior Performance Action, Movement, and Culture: Does Culture Shape Movement?   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Why is movement variability beneficial for skill acquisition and execution? What distinguishes “good” from “bad” variability in movement?  How do different coaching/instructional methods (e.g. ordering practice conditions, cueing, differential learning, and manipulating constraints) compare in terms of their ability to encourage functional variability? When should we be trying to maximize variability?   Articles: Creative Motor Actions as Emerging from Movement Variability The Role of Variability in Motor Learning Motor variability is not noise, but grist for the learning mill Individual Movement Variability Magnitudes Are Explained by Cortical Neural Variability Temporal structure of motor variability is dynamically regulated and predicts motor learning ability.   Training video: https://twitter.com/Senaptec/status/966536834015813638   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com