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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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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511 – Applying the Predictive Processing Theory of Action Control to Practice Design in Sports

511 A look at the Predictive Processing of Action Control and how it might be applied to practice design through the element of surprise. Download link Articles:The Element of...

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510 – Self-Organization, The Great Unknown: Preview of the 2024 Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit

510 I am joined by Randy Sullivan and Frans Bosch to preview the annual Florida Baseball Armory Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit which will be held on Oct 19-20. Unraveling...

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