Using motor imagery practice for improving motor performance–a review

AM Ladda, F Lebon, M Lotze - Brain and cognition, 2021 - Elsevier
Motor imagery practice is a current trend, but there is a need for a systematic integration of
neuroscientific advances in the field. In this review, we describe the technique of motor …

Motor imagery in physical therapist practice

R Dickstein, JE Deutsch - Physical therapy, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Motor imagery is the mental representation of movement without any body movement.
Abundant evidence on the positive effects of motor imagery practice on motor performance …

[HTML][HTML] Best practice for motor imagery: a systematic literature review on motor imagery training elements in five different disciplines

C Schuster, R Hilfiker, O Amft… - BMC …, 2011 - bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com
The literature suggests a beneficial effect of motor imagery (MI) if combined with physical
practice, but detailed descriptions of MI training session (MITS) elements and temporal …

[HTML][HTML] Motor imagery practice and cognitive processes

A Moran, H O'Shea - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mental imagery is a multimodal cognitive simulation process that enables us to represent
perceptual information in our minds in the absence of actual sensory input (Munzert et al …

From simulation to motor execution: a review of the impact of dynamic motor imagery on performance

A Guillot, FD Rienzo, C Frank, U Debarnot… - … Review of Sport and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
There is now ample evidence that motor imagery contributes to improve motor performance
and promote motor learning and recovery. During the last decades, a large number of …

Facilitation of motor imagery through movement-related cueing

E Heremans, WF Helsen, HJ De Poel, K Alaerts… - Brain Research, 2009 - Elsevier
In the past few years, the use of motor imagery as an adjunct to other forms of training has
been studied extensively. However, very little attention has been paid to how imagery could …

Construction of the motor imagery integrative model in sport: a review and theoretical investigation of motor imagery use

A Guillot, C Collet - International Review of Sport and Exercise …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
While there is ample evidence that motor imagery (MI) may improve motor performance, the
models that have been proposed are mainly focused on some of the key components …

[HTML][HTML] Short time sports exercise boosts motor imagery patterns: implications of mental practice in rehabilitation programs

SC Wriessnegger, D Steyrl, K Koschutnig… - Frontiers in human …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Motor imagery (MI) is a commonly used paradigm for the study of motor learning or cognitive
aspects of action control. The rationale for using MI training to promote the relearning of …

Behavioral improvements and brain functional alterations by motor imagery training

H Zhang, L Xu, S Wang, B Xie, J Guo, Z Long, L Yao - Brain research, 2011 - Elsevier
Motor imagery training is considered as an effective training strategy for motor skill learning
and motor function rehabilitation. However, compared with studies of the neural mechanism …

The influence of imagery capacity in motor performance improvement

C Ruffino, C Papaxanthis, F Lebon - Experimental brain research, 2017 - Springer
Motor imagery (MI) training improves motor performance, but the inter-individual variability of
this improvement remains still unexplored. In this study, we tested the influence of imagery …