The Perception & Action Podcast

A discussion with Amy Whitehead, Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching and Physical Education, at Liverpool John Moores University. We discuss her new study looking at the effect of pressure on the thought processes of golfers, using the Think Aloud protocol to investigate and improve sports performance, and what it’s like to work as an applied sports psychologist.   More information about my guest: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-education-health-and-community/sport-studies-leisure-and-nutrition/amy-whitehead https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amy_Whitehead4 https://twitter.com/a_whitehead1   Links: Evidence for Skill Level Differences in the Thought Processes of Golfers During High and Low Pressure Situations The Decision Specific Reinvestment Scale     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   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

How do drivers use visual cues to judge distance, speed and heading?  How does our vision change during night driving? What simple rules can athletes, referees and umpires use to make quick decisions? (Time: 19:45)   Links to articles discussed: The attentional demand of automobile driving Scaling apparent distance in natural indoor settings. The influence of visual pattern on perceived speed. The Optical Expansion-Pattern in Aerial Locomotion Effects of luminance, blur, and age on nighttime visual guidance: A test of the selective degradation hypothesis Simple Heuristics in Sports Judgment Bias in Baseball Umpires' First Base Calls: A Computer Simulation   More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Ramsden – Driving Rain Royal Headache – Distance & Vague Dot Wiggin Band – Speed Limit RoMak and the Space Pirates – Driving Wyldlife – One Night Only The Goodnight Loving – Safe at Home   via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Should we be correcting the form of an athlete with an unusual movement pattern? Or could this actually give them an advantage?  What do the different skill acquisition theories have to say about it?   Articles/links: NAPSPA pre-conference event: Seeing the forest and the trees: Theoretical and practical issues in sport expertise Faubert - Neurotracker Why didn’t everybody copy Bradman? Uncovering the secrets of the ‘the Don’   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action The Parting Gifts – Strange Disposition Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Stuart Armstrong Rugby Football Union. We discuss topics including talent development and talent identification, the problems with competition, encouraging creativity through practice design and sports analytics.   More information about my guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartarmstrong http://www.thetalentequation.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/stu_arm   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   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org  

What are the key ideas of the ecological approach to perception-action first proposed by James Gibson?  How do they differ from the traditional approach?  What are affordances? Are representations and internal models evil?  Does perception work like Sherlock Holmes?   Book: Direct Perception   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action The New Mystikal Troubadours – Our Sacred Cues Mondo Topless – Get Ready for Action Big Blood- Sick with Information Thomas Allen – Sensation Zoe Muth – Try to Walk the Line via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Is there any validity to the long-held belief by many athletes and coaches that having sex the night before a big competition will impair sports performance? Should you be abstaining this Valentine’s Day if you have to play the next day?   Articles: Abstention from sex and other pre-game rituals used by college male varsity athletes Effects of sexual intercourse on maximal aerobic power, oxygen pulse, and double product in male sedentary subjects Altered sleep-wake cycles and physical performance in athletes   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action The Vaselines – Sex with an X Leather Uppers – Sexy Time Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Barbara Barclay, President of Right Eye, a company developing products to measure, analyze and transform visual performance. We discuss topics including the present and future of eye tracking for sport, how visual problems might underlie what seem to be complex performance problems, the FTC rulings against perceptual-cognitive training and plasticity in the visual-motor system.   More information about my guest: http://www.righteye.com/   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   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

Exploration of ways in which an athlete can develop and enhance their sports skills without actually performing them:  by using imagery and observational learning.  Does mentally rehearsing or imaging yourself performing an action really make you a better athlete? Can it sometimes be a bad thing to do? What is going on in our brain when we do it? How can we improve our imagery ability? Can watching someone else perform a skill make us a better athlete?  Can imagery and observational learning be used together? Imagine the possibilities!   Links to articles discussed: The PETTLEP Approach to Motor Imagery: A Functional Equivalence Model for Sport Psychologists It's All in the Mind: PETTLEP-Based Imagery and Sports Performance "Don't Miss!" The Debilitating Effects of Suppressive Imagery on Golf Putting Performance Putting in the mind versus putting on the green: Expertise, performance time, and the linking of imagery and action A neuroscientific review of imagery and observation use in sport Action Observation and Acquired Motor Skills: An fMRI Study with Expert Dancers Visualizing Trumps Vision in Training Attention A direct comparison of the effects of imagery and action observation on hitting performance More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Bleeding Rainbows - Images Electric Jellyfish – Image of Power, Poolside Cortland Goffena – Oh, the Irony Silence is Sexy – You are a Mirror The Jay Vons – Keep on Moving   via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A little football science to get you ready for the big game on Sunday!  How does a QB lead a receiver, how does the receiver using visual information to run to the ball and how good are officials at judging pass interference calls?   Articles/links: BBSRC funded study on cricket catching To see or not to see: Effects of visual feedback on performance and intuitions of quarterbacks in American football Receivers in American football use a constant optical projection plane angle to pursue and catch thrown footballs Expertise and decision-making in American football   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action El Sagrado – Pass Me the Fire Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Michael Grey, Reader in Motor Neuroscience and Director of the Neuroplasticity & Neurorehabilitation Lab at the University of Birmingham. We discuss topics including neuroplasticity, applying brain stimulation to sports, the similarities between neurorehabilitation and skill acquisition, and share our thoughts on the recent Will Smith movie Concussion.   More information about my guest: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/sport-exercise/staff/profile.aspx?ReferenceId=9921 https://twitter.com/drmichaeljgrey http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Grey+MJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MWbCvpnVn4   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   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org