The Perception & Action Podcast

..where I discuss how psychological research can be applied to improving performance, accelerating skill acquisition & designing technologies.

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523 – Critical Fluctuations as an Early Warning Signal of Sports Injuries: Proof of Concept

523 Can we predict sports injury by monitoring transition points between attractors states of a complex system, or, in other words, points of instability?  A test using soccer players.Download...

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522 – Variability of Practice – A Deeper Dive

522 Variability of practice helps motor learning. That is an undeniable fact. But let’s consider some of the subtleties: what are the different ways we can create variability in...

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521 – What’s Up With Me & Where is the Podcast Headed?

521 A brief personal update and update on the podcast before I break for the holidays 😊Download link More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of...

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520 – Okkulo – A Training System for Manipulating Visual Constraints in Sports (JC 45)

520  A discussion with Mel O’Connor and Jack Woodburn from Okkulo Ltd.Download link Links:https://www.okkulo.com/ More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web...

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519 – Replicating Key Evidence for Prospective Control in Ball Catching

519A review of a recent study that attempts to replicate the “angle of approach effect” and “movement reversals” found in previous research.Download link Articles:Angle-of-approach and reversal-movement effects in lateral...

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518 – The Effects of Concussion on Movement Coordination

518 How does a previous history of concussion effect movement coordination?Download link Articles:Altered inter-segmental coordination in athletes with a history of concussion More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research...

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