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The Perception & Action Podcast

Exploration of how psychological research can be applied to improving performance, accelerating skill acquisition and designing new technologies in sports and other high performance domains. Hosted by Rob Gray, professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, the podcast will review basic concepts and discuss the latest research in these areas.

Latest Episodes:

110 – Donor Sports & the Value of Non Sport Specific Practice Jun 12, 2018

Show notes

How do you know whether a training activity that is very different from your sport will lead to transfer? Is their value in non-specific practice? Does it depend on skill level? What is a donor sport?

Articles/Books:

http://www.mytpi.com/articles/swing/catching_ping_pong_balls_to_improve_quiet_eye_for_golf

Especial Skills: Their Emergence With Massive Amounts of Practice

The NFL Combine: Does It Predict Performance in the National Football League?

Parkour as a Donor Sport for Athletic Development in Youth Team Sports: Insights Through an Ecological Dynamics Lens

The Athletic Skills Model

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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109 – Habit vs Skill: Which Should We Attempt to Develop in Performers? Jun 05, 2018

Show notes

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)

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Support the podcast and receive bonus content

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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108 – Does Brain Stimulation Enhance Acquisition, Performance and Retention of Sports Skills? May 29, 2018

Show notes

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)

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Support the podcast and receive bonus content

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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107 – Interview with Mike Studer, President NWRA, Applying motor learning principles to rehabilitation May 22, 2018

Show notes

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)

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Support the podcast and receive bonus content

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

106 – Does Neurofeedback Training Improve Sports Performance? May 15, 2018

Show notes

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)

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Support the podcast and receive bonus content

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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105 – How Difficult Should Practice Be? The Challenge Point Hypothesis May 01, 2018

Show notes

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)

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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

104 – Practicing with Intent: The Role of Intention in Action Apr 24, 2018

Show notes

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)

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Support the podcast and receive bonus content

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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103 – Interview with Rajiv Ranganthan, MSU, Motor Learning, Variability & Coordination Apr 10, 2018

Show notes

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

102 – Modified Perceptual Training, Proactive & Reactive Motor Inhibition Apr 03, 2018

Show notes

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

101 – Brain Dynamics & Psychomotor Efficiency, Effect of Culture on Movement Mar 27, 2018

Show notes

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

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