Non-invasive brain imaging to advance the understanding of human balance
Humans depend on mobility for social interaction, cognitive development, and health
maintenance. Successful mobility requires maintaining balance, which integrates sensory …
maintenance. Successful mobility requires maintaining balance, which integrates sensory …
Corticospinal and spinal adaptations following lower limb motor skill training: a meta-analysis with best evidence synthesis
Motor skill training alters the human nervous system; however, lower limb motor tasks have
been less researched compared to upper limb tasks. This meta-analysis with best evidence …
been less researched compared to upper limb tasks. This meta-analysis with best evidence …
Golf skill learning: An external focus of attention enhances performance and motivation
J An, G Wulf - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2024 - Elsevier
An external focus of attention has been shown to enhance the performance and learning of
motor skills, relative to an internal focus (see Chua, Jimenez-Diaz, Lewthwaite, Kim, & Wulf …
motor skills, relative to an internal focus (see Chua, Jimenez-Diaz, Lewthwaite, Kim, & Wulf …
Translating thoughts into action: Optimizing motor performance and learning through brief motivational and attentional influences
G Wulf, R Lewthwaite - Current Directions in Psychological …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Skilled motor performance is essential in sports, the performing arts, various occupations,
and many daily activities. Scientists and practitioners alike are therefore interested in …
and many daily activities. Scientists and practitioners alike are therefore interested in …
Effects of balance training on balance performance in youth: role of training difficulty
S Schedler, F Tenelsen, L Wich… - BMC Sports Science …, 2020 - Springer
Background Cross-sectional studies have shown that balance performance can be
challenged by the level of task difficulty (eg, varying stance conditions, sensory …
challenged by the level of task difficulty (eg, varying stance conditions, sensory …
Modulation of soleus muscle H-reflexes and ankle muscle co-contraction with surface compliance during unipedal balancing in young and older adults
This study aimed to assess modulation of lower leg muscle reflex excitability and co-
contraction during unipedal balancing on compliant surfaces in young and older adults …
contraction during unipedal balancing on compliant surfaces in young and older adults …
Neuroscientific approaches to self-regulatory control in sports
Self-regulatory control plays a key role in determining sports performance. To illustrate, a
runner whose muscles are aching has to fight the impulse of slowing down. This impulse …
runner whose muscles are aching has to fight the impulse of slowing down. This impulse …
Motor learning induces time‐dependent plasticity that is observable at the spinal cord level
Key points The spinal cord is an important contributor to motor learning It remains unclear
whether short‐term spinal cord adaptations are general or task‐specific Immediately after …
whether short‐term spinal cord adaptations are general or task‐specific Immediately after …
Effects of balance training with visual input manipulations on balance performance and sensory integration in healthy young adults: a randomized controlled trial
Although balance training can improve balance across various populations, the underlying
mechanisms, such as how balance training may alter sensory integration, remain unclear …
mechanisms, such as how balance training may alter sensory integration, remain unclear …
Effects of a short period of postural training on postural stability and vestibulospinal reflexes
C Grasso, M Barresi, MP Tramonti Fantozzi… - PLoS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The effects of postural training on postural stability and vestibulospinal reflexes (VSRs) were
investigated in normal subjects. A period (23 minutes) of repeated episodes (n= 10, 50 …
investigated in normal subjects. A period (23 minutes) of repeated episodes (n= 10, 50 …