Two observational learning approaches have been shown to be successful in improving
children's motor performances: one is “technique-focused”, another is “goal-focused”. In this …

Recently, researchers have concluded that motor skill performance is enhanced when
learners adopt an external attentional focus, compared to adopting an internal focus. We …

A man aged 77 years sustained a left-hemisphere stroke with right hemiparesis. After
spending 10 days in the hospital, he was referred to an area rehabilitation centre. There he …

Introduction: Speech sound disorder is one of the most prevalent developmental
communication disorders affecting approximately 8.7 percent of school-age children …

We investigated whether children's motor imagery dominance modulated the relationship
between attentional focus and motor learning of a tossing task. One hundred and thirty-eight …

The study tested whether age, sex, or task complexity moderate the effect of attentional focus
on motor learning. Children (24 boys, 24 girls) and adults (24 men, 24 women) were …

Individuals with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) often have coexisting
developmental coordination disorder (DCD). The positive therapeutic effect of …

Background: Research has demonstrated the advantages of an external relative to internal
focus of attention for enhancing motor performance and learning across diverse tasks …

Inability to acquire a new motor skill is a common motor difficulty in children with autism
spectrum disorder. The purpose of this study is to examine whether the motor learning …

Purpose: Research has demonstrated that verbal instructions directing attention externally
(ie, toward the effect of the movement) significantly enhance motor skill performance, and …