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 …

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

C Schuster, R Hilfiker, O Amft, A Scheidhauer… - BMC medicine, 2011 - Springer
Background 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 …

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 …, 2024 - 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 …

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 …

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 …

Acquisition and consolidation processes following motor imagery practice

C Ruffino, C Truong, W Dupont, F Bouguila… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
It well-known that mental training improves skill performance. Here, we evaluated skill
acquisition and consolidation after physical or motor imagery practice, by means of an arm …

Improvement and generalization of arm motor performance through motor imagery practice

R Gentili, C Papaxanthis, T Pozzo - Neuroscience, 2006 - Elsevier
This study compares the improvement and generalization of arm motor performance after
physical or mental training in a motor task requiring a speed-accuracy tradeoff. During the …

Neural plasticity during motor learning with motor imagery practice: Review and perspectives

C Ruffino, C Papaxanthis, F Lebon - Neuroscience, 2017 - Elsevier
In the last decade, many studies confirmed the benefits of mental practice with motor
imagery. In this review we first aimed to compile data issued from fundamental and clinical …