Expert soccer players are able to utilize their opponents' early body kinematics to predict the
direction in which the opponent will move. We have previously demonstrated enhanced …

Studies demonstrate that elite athletes are able to extract kinematic information of observed
domain-specific actions to predict their future course. Little is known, however, on the …

Badminton players of varying skill levels viewed normal and point-light video clips of
opponents striking the shuttle towards the viewer; their task was to predict in which quadrant …

The most efficient way to acquire motor skills may be through physical practice.
Nevertheless, it has also been shown that action observation may improve motor …

The action observation network (AON) is supposed to play a crucial role when athletes
anticipate the effect of others' actions in sports such as tennis. We used functional magnetic …

The ability to form anticipatory representations of ongoing actions is crucial for effective
interactions in dynamic environments. In sports, elite athletes exhibit greater ability than …

The ability to predict the actions of others is quintessential for effective social interactions,
particularly in competitive contexts (eg in sport) when knowledge about upcoming …

The aim of this study was to examine the neural bases for perceptual-cognitive superiority in
a soccer anticipation task using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Thirty-nine …

The ability to differentiate genuine and deceptive actions was examined using a
combination of spatial and temporal occlusion to examine sensitivity to lower body, upper …

To assess whether the brain processes of action anticipation are modulated differently by
perceptual and motor experiences, baseball batters, pitchers, and non-players were asked …