Motor cognition: The role of sentience in perception and action

E Morsella, AG Velasquez… - Kinesiology …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
The function of the conscious field remains mysterious from a scientific point of view. This
article reviews theoretical approaches (passive frame theory and ideomotor approaches) …

Automatic and controlled processing in the corticocerebellar system

N Ramnani - Progress in brain research, 2014 - Elsevier
During learning, performance changes often involve a transition from controlled processing
in which performance is flexible and responsive to ongoing error feedback, but effortful and …

Homing in on consciousness in the nervous system: An action-based synthesis

E Morsella, CA Godwin, TK Jantz… - Behavioral and Brain …, 2016 - cambridge.org
What is the primary function of consciousness in the nervous system? The answer to this
question remains enigmatic, not so much because of a lack of relevant data, but because of …

Methods matter: Your measures of explicit and implicit processes in visuomotor adaptation affect your results

J Maresch, S Werner, O Donchin - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Visuomotor rotations are frequently used to study the different processes underlying motor
adaptation. Explicit aiming strategies and implicit recalibration are two of these processes …

[HTML][HTML] Age-related reduction in motor adaptation: brain structural correlates and the role of explicit memory

N Wolpe, JN Ingram, KA Tsvetanov, RN Henson… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The adaption of movement to changes in the environment varies across life span. Recent
evidence has linked motor adaptation and its reduction with age to differences in “explicit” …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of long duration spaceflight on sensorimotor control and cognition

GD Tays, KE Hupfeld, HR McGregor… - Frontiers in neural …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Astronauts returning from spaceflight typically show transient declines in mobility and
balance. Other sensorimotor behaviors and cognitive function have not been investigated as …

[HTML][HTML] Increased cognitive load in immersive virtual reality during visuomotor adaptation is associated with decreased long-term retention and context transfer

JM Juliano, N Schweighofer, SL Liew - Journal of NeuroEngineering and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Complex motor tasks in immersive virtual reality using a head-mounted display
(HMD-VR) have been shown to increase cognitive load and decrease motor performance …

[HTML][HTML] The inevitable contrast: Conscious vs. unconscious processes in action control

E Morsella, TA Poehlman - Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The simple actions of everyday life—flicking a light switch, suppressing the urge to say
something, or grabbing a waiter's attention with a “check, please”—remain difficult to …

[HTML][HTML] Implicit and explicit knowledge both improve dual task performance in a continuous pursuit tracking task

HE Ewolds, L Bröker, RF De Oliveira, M Raab… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of predictability on dual-task performance
in a continuous tracking task. Participants practiced either informed (explicit group) or …

Implicit and explicit motor learning: Application to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

S Izadi-Najafabadi, N Mirzakhani-Araghi… - Research in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Aims and objectives This study aims to determine whether children with Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD) are capable of learning a motor skill both implicitly and explicitly. Methods In …