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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Motor skill acquisition"”.
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Motor skill acquisition in children with poor motor coordination
… development and wellbeing. Children with poor motor coordination are known to have lower levels of participation in physical activity and exercise in comparison to their typically developing peers, at least partly due to the difficulty in acquiring the motor skills they need for participation. …
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Using Automated Gaze-Based Feedback to Enhance Motor Skill Acquisition in Laparoscopic Surgery Training
… type of surgery requires a distinct set of psychomotor skills that are more technically challenging than those required for open surgery, due to factors such as the separation of visual and operative fields, limited depth perception, restricted instrument movement, and motion inversion caused by …
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Motor skill acquisition in childhood: exploring the links between working memory, implicit learning and equipment modification
… the role that working memory plays in children’s motor learning. Working memory is responsible for the temporary storage and manipulation of information in the mind, and is the primary mechanism underpinning the conscious acquisition of motor knowledge. However, working memory is still developing …
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Assessing neurophysiological and behavioural outcomes of the proximal upper limb muscles in response to novel motor skill acquisition
A single session of motor training with the distal upper limb muscles leads to changes in brain and spinal cord processing. However, the neuroplastic response of the proximal upper limb muscles to novel motor training has not been studied. The development of a proximal motor task which shows …
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Effects of Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation on Motor Learning in the Developing Brain
… may lead to behavioral effects such as enhanced motor learning when paired with training. Nearly all investigations to date have been completed in the adult brain, and fundamental studies are lacking in pediatrics, yet are required to advance and optimize tDCS application in this population. …
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Effect of neck muscle vibration on upper limb sensorimotor integration and motor performance
… involved in SMI of neck sensory inputs and motor learning; therefore, it is likely that altered neck sensory input will impact cerebellar processing. However, it is unclear whether acute models of altered afferent input from vibration impacts SMI, somatosensory processing, and …
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Effect of Attentional Focus on Learning and Performance in Youth Sports
… resources, working memory, automaticity of motor movements, conscious control for propensity, attentional focus, and acquisition of motor-skills. Due to significant differences between athletes, not all instructions and feedback provided by coaches are best suited for every player. …
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Effects of Proactive and Retroactive Augmented Information on Physiological Responses in Learning a Novel Motor Skill
… cognitive effort invested by participants during motor skill acquisition. The present study extended previous research by utilizing the physiological index, power spectral analysis of heart rate variability, previously shown to be sensitive to the degree of cognitive effort invested during the …
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The effects of manipulated augmented sensory feedback on error detection when using a touch screen
… task in a goal time of 2550 ms over 100 acquisition trials on a touch screen. Participants were randomized into 1 of 4 groups: 1) visual-feedback (colour change of button when selected), 2) auditory-feedback (click sound when button was selected), 3) visual-auditory feedback (both colour …
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Impact of neck muscle fatigue on upper limb sensorimotor integration
… system, and have important role in sensory motor integration (SMI). The cerebellum is important for SMI and it is known to undergo neuroplastic changes in response to performing a novel motor acquisition task. Alterations in neck sensory input impacts motor output to upper limb muscles, …
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Multifocal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Modulate Motor Learning
… brain regions, influencing processes such as motor learning. While tDCS has been previously shown to benefit motor skill acquisition, much of this research has focused on relatively simple, unimanual tasks. Conversely, the effects of tDCS on more complex, bimanual motor tasks remain …
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the influence of multisensory processes and sensorimotor integration on motor performance
… Disorder (ADHD) influences processes relating to motor learning, sensory integration, and somatosensory processing. ADHD is associated with difficulties in motor control, including alterations to neural structure and function. However, it is unknown how these characteristics may influence motor …
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Acquisition, retention and transfer of heavy equipment operator skills through simulator training
… be effective, it is necessary to understand how skills are learned using the simulator, how those skills are transferred to other tasks, devices, and real scenarios, and how well skills are retained after simulator training. ^ This research is on skill development, specifically as it applies to …