Using motor imagery practice for improving motor performance–a review
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 …
neuroscientific advances in the field. In this review, we describe the technique of motor …
Neurocognitive mechanisms underlying the experience of flow
A Dietrich - Consciousness and Cognition, 2004 - Elsevier
Recent theoretical and empirical work in cognitive science and neuroscience is brought into
contact with the concept of the flow experience. After a brief exposition of brain function, the …
contact with the concept of the flow experience. After a brief exposition of brain function, the …
Neural correlates of attentional expertise in long-term meditation practitioners
JA Brefczynski-Lewis, A Lutz… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Meditation refers to a family of mental training practices that are designed to familiarize the
practitioner with specific types of mental processes. One of the most basic forms of …
practitioner with specific types of mental processes. One of the most basic forms of …
Kinesthetic, but not visual, motor imagery modulates corticomotor excitability
The hypothesis that motor imagery and actual movement involve overlapping neural
structures in the central nervous system is supported by multiple lines of evidence. The aim …
structures in the central nervous system is supported by multiple lines of evidence. The aim …
[HTML][HTML] Imagining is not doing but involves specific motor commands: a review of experimental data related to motor inhibition
A Guillot, F Di Rienzo, T MacIntyre, A Moran… - Frontiers in human …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
There is now compelling evidence that motor imagery (MI) and actual movement share
common neural substrate. However, the question of how MI inhibits the transmission of …
common neural substrate. However, the question of how MI inhibits the transmission of …
The mind of expert motor performance is cool and focused
Extraordinary motor skills required for expert athletic or music performance require
longstanding and intensive practice leading to two critical skills, a level of maximal …
longstanding and intensive practice leading to two critical skills, a level of maximal …
Dissociations between behavioural and functional magnetic resonance imaging-based evaluations of cognitive function after brain injury
JC Bardin, JJ Fins, DI Katz, J Hersh, LA Heier… - Brain, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Functional neuroimaging methods hold promise for the identification of cognitive function
and communication capacity in some severely brain-injured patients who may not retain …
and communication capacity in some severely brain-injured patients who may not retain …
Cerebellar neurocognition: insights into the bottom of the brain
H Baillieux, HJ De Smet, PF Paquier… - Clinical neurology and …, 2008 - Elsevier
The traditional view on the core functions of the cerebellum consists of the regulation of
motor coordination, balance and motor speech. However, during the past decades results …
motor coordination, balance and motor speech. However, during the past decades results …
Decoding the representation of code in the brain: An fMRI study of code review and expertise
B Floyd, T Santander, W Weimer - 2017 IEEE/ACM 39th …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Subjective judgments in software engineering tasks are of critical importance but can be
difficult to study with conventional means. Medical imaging techniques hold the promise of …
difficult to study with conventional means. Medical imaging techniques hold the promise of …
[HTML][HTML] Experts bodies, experts minds: how physical and mental training shape the brain
U Debarnot, M Sperduti, F Di Rienzo… - Frontiers in human …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Skill learning is the improvement in perceptual, cognitive, or motor performance following
practice. Expert performance levels can be achieved with well-organized knowledge, using …
practice. Expert performance levels can be achieved with well-organized knowledge, using …