Self-controlled practice benefits motor learning in older adults
HT Lessa, S Chiviacowsky - Human movement science, 2015 - Elsevier
Providing learners with the chance to choose over certain aspects of practice has been
consistently shown to facilitate the acquisition of motor skills in several populations …
consistently shown to facilitate the acquisition of motor skills in several populations …
Mild cognitive impairment affects motor control and skill learning
Q Wu, JSY Chan, JH Yan - Reviews in the Neurosciences, 2016 - degruyter.com
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transitional phase between normal cognitive aging and
dementia. As the world population is aging rapidly, more MCI patients will be identified …
dementia. As the world population is aging rapidly, more MCI patients will be identified …
[HTML][HTML] High-intensity acute exercise impacts motor learning in healthy older adults
EM Taylor, CJ Cadwallader, D Curtin… - npj Science of …, 2024 - nature.com
Healthy aging is associated with changes in motor sequence learning, with some studies
indicating decline in motor skill learning in older age. Acute cardiorespiratory exercise has …
indicating decline in motor skill learning in older age. Acute cardiorespiratory exercise has …
[HTML][HTML] Neural correlates of motor skill learning are dependent on both age and task difficulty
JM Bootsma, SR Caljouw, MP Veldman… - Frontiers in aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Although a general age-related decline in neural plasticity is evident, the effects of age on
neural plasticity after motor practice are inconclusive. Inconsistencies in the literature may …
neural plasticity after motor practice are inconclusive. Inconsistencies in the literature may …
[HTML][HTML] Enhancing consolidation of a rotational visuomotor adaptation task through acute exercise
We assessed the effect of a single bout of intense exercise on the adaptation and
consolidation of a rotational visuomotor task, together with the effect of the order of exercise …
consolidation of a rotational visuomotor task, together with the effect of the order of exercise …
Choices over feedback enhance motor learning in older adults
S Chiviacowsky, HT Lessa - Journal of Motor …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
Granting learners autonomy over certain aspects of the practice context—for example, by
providing them with the opportunity to choose when to receive augmented feedback or …
providing them with the opportunity to choose when to receive augmented feedback or …
[HTML][HTML] Neuronal mechanisms of motor learning and motor memory consolidation in healthy old adults
KMM Berghuis, MP Veldman, S Solnik, G Koch… - Age, 2015 - Springer
It is controversial whether or not old adults are capable of learning new motor skills and
consolidate the performance gains into motor memory in the offline period. The underlying …
consolidate the performance gains into motor memory in the offline period. The underlying …
[HTML][HTML] Feasibility theory reconciles and informs alternative approaches to neuromuscular control
We present Feasibility Theory, a conceptual and computational framework to unify today's
theories of neuromuscular control. We begin by describing how the musculoskeletal …
theories of neuromuscular control. We begin by describing how the musculoskeletal …
[HTML][HTML] The underlying mechanisms of improved balance after one and ten sessions of balance training in older adults
Training improves balance control in older adults, but the time course and neural
mechanisms underlying these improvements are unclear. We studied balance robustness …
mechanisms underlying these improvements are unclear. We studied balance robustness …
Ecological mechanisms in cognitive science
S Golonka, AD Wilson - Theory & Psychology, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
In 2010, Bechtel and Abrahamsen defined and described what it means to be a dynamic
causal mechanistic explanatory model. They discussed the development of a mechanistic …
causal mechanistic explanatory model. They discussed the development of a mechanistic …