Rather than passively 'waiting'to be activated by sensations, it is proposed that the human
brain is continuously busy generating predictions that approximate the relevant future …

To hit or catch an approaching ball, it is necessary to move a bat or hand to the right place at
the right time. The performance of top sports players is remarkable: positional errors of less …

Current theory proposes that baseball outfielders catch fly balls by selecting a running path
to achieve optical acceleration cancellation of the ball. Yet people appear to lack the ability …

Recent analyses have found waves of neural activity traveling across entire visual cortical
areas in awake animals. These traveling waves modulate the excitability of local networks …

A baseball batting simulation was used to investigate the information used to hit a baseball.
Measures of spatial and temporal swing accuracy were used to test whether batters (a) use …

The effects of neurotrophins on several forms of neuronal degeneration in murine cortical
cell cultures were examined. Consistent with other studies, brain-derived neurotrophic …

This study aimed to determine whether the interception of a moving object is achieved by
implementing a predictive or a prospective strategy. We examined the kinematics of catching …

Background The human visual system does not treat all parts of an image equally: the
central segments of an image, which fall on the fovea, are processed with a higher …

This study examined whether adding spin to a ball in the free kick situation in football affects
a professional footballer's perception of the ball's future arrival position. Using a virtual …

Anecdotal evidence from players and coaches indicates that cognitive processing (eg,
expectations about the upcoming pitch) plays an important role in successful baseball …