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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517 – Still No Evidence for the Transfer of Generalized Perceptual-Cognitive Training to Sports Performance

517 A review of a follow-up study which fails to replicate one of the very few pieces of evidence supporting the benefits of generalized perceptual-cognitive training for sports.Download link...

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516 – Do Averaged, Group Data Accurately Capture & Represent Individual Movements Solutions?

516 To what extent do models generated from the average results of a group of participants (i.e., the traditional approach used in most statistics) actually represent the movement behavior...

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515 – Experience & Focus of Attention: Effect of Focus of Attention When Using the Dominant vs Non-Dominant Hand in MMA

515 Do the effects of internal, external and holistic focus of attention instructions different in MMA when striking with the dominaint vs non-dominant hand?Download link Articles:External focus of attention...

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514 – How Does an Athlete’s Prior Coordination Solution Influence Learning a New One?

514 A review of the new paper: Prior coordination solutions shape motor learning and transfer in redundant tasks.Download link Articles:Prior coordination solutions shape motor learning and transfer in redundant...

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513 – My NEW Book is here: Learning to be an “Ecological” Coach

513 A preview of my new book “Learning to be an “Ecological” Coach: Developing Attuned & Adaptable Coaching Skills” which was just released.Download link Links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJKN9T1M More information:Subscribe in...

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512 – Active Inference and the Control of Action

512 A look at the Active Interference Theory of the control of action and the concept of “Free Energy”. How can these ideas be applied to practice design in...

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