Research in the field of psychology and cognitive neuroscience has begun to explore the
functional underpinnings of voluntary actions and how they differ from stimulus-driven …

This chapter discusses penalty kicks in soccer, interpreted within the framework of
behavioral economics. We present two behaviors of professional soccer players during …

How do humans choose one arm or the other to reach single targets in front of the body?
Current theories of reward-driven decisionmaking predict that choice results from a …

Mirror neuron research has come a long way since the early 1990s, and many theorists are
now stressing the heterogeneity and complexity of the sensorimotor properties of fronto …

Current models of decision making postulate that action selection entails a competition
within motor-related areas. According to this view, during action selection, motor activity …

Human behaviour is intrinsically goal-directed. In the laboratory, experimenters usually
impose tight constraints on which goal (s) will be chosen to control current behaviour, but in …

The author argues that movements are planned, executed, and stored in memory as
perceptible events, without regard to efferent patterns. Spontaneous bimanual coordination …

Sensorimotor decisions are influenced by factors beyond the current sensory input, but little
is known about the effect of preceding motor actions. Here, we show that choice-unrelated …

Intuition is often considered an effective manner of decision making in sports. In this study
we investigated whether a preference for intuition over deliberation results in faster and …

Successful athletic performance requires precision in many respects. A batter stands behind
home plate awaiting the arrival of a ball that is smaller than three inches in diameter and …