Journal of Motor BehaviorPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2024.2406925
James W Roberts, Caroline J Wakefield, John P de Grosbois
{"title":"Examining the Equivalence Between Imagery and Execution-Does Imagery Comprise the Intended Spatial Trajectory?","authors":"James W Roberts, Caroline J Wakefield, John P de Grosbois","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2406925","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2406925","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The functional equivalence model suggests a common internal representation initiates both imagery and execution. This suggestion is supported by the mental chronometry effect, where there is a positive relation between task difficulty (as defined by the Index of Difficulty; ID) and imagined movement time. The present study extends this logic by examining whether imagery captures the spatial trajectory. Participants were initially tasked with the imagery and execution of a rapid aiming movement under different IDs. These initial attempts were adapted to configure auditory tones at early (25%) and late (75%) intervals for a separate set of imagery trials. If a tone had sounded, participants had to estimate post-trial where their imagined limb would have been located. The findings revealed increases in ID that coincided with increases in imagined and executed movement times. However, participant mean and standard deviation of estimated locations revealed limited differences between the early and late tones. Further inspection revealed some evidence for these estimated locations shifting further along in space following more rapid imagined movements. While equivalence is clearly evident within the temporal domain, there is comparatively little to suggest that this logic extends to the resolution required for simulating the spatial characteristics of movement.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"31-42"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142331455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Motor BehaviorPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-12-08DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2024.2438715
Ruoyu Niu, Yan Jiang, Chuyang Sun, Rixin Tang
{"title":"Is Dyadic Fitts' Law Task Affected by Action Observation?","authors":"Ruoyu Niu, Yan Jiang, Chuyang Sun, Rixin Tang","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2438715","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2438715","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>According to Fitts' law, an individual's speed-accuracy tradeoff is only related to the object's properties. According to previous research, the movement time to hit the current target can be affected by the target of different size on the previous trial where the Fitts' law task is affected by trial history. However, in a dyadic context, the question is whether there is still a trial-to-trial transfer across individuals. In this study, Experiment 1 was conducted to investigate whether the current trial would be affected by the previous trial performed by the partner in a dyadic task. The results showed trial-to-trial transfer between individuals was affected by the difficulty of the action. The current movement was only affected by the previous difficult trial but not simple task. In order to investigate whether observing only novel targets would affect the current movement, we conducted Experiment 2, which showed that observing the target was not sufficient to generate effect transfer between trials. These findings suggest that the goal-directed movement can be affected by the observation of others. In addition, the effect of trial-to-trial transfer between individuals was influenced by task difficulty, which proved this effect was not a simple imitation.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"153-164"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142796247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Motor BehaviorPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-11-22DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2024.2429383
Brenner Ottero, Rafael Carvalho, Lívia Penido, Cíntia Matos, Rita Cordovil, Carlos Luz, Luis P Rodrigues, Márcia Tanure, Herbert Ugrinowitsch
{"title":"Motor Competence and Difficulty of Self-Set Goals on Motor Learning.","authors":"Brenner Ottero, Rafael Carvalho, Lívia Penido, Cíntia Matos, Rita Cordovil, Carlos Luz, Luis P Rodrigues, Márcia Tanure, Herbert Ugrinowitsch","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2429383","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2429383","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Motor competence is associated with the perceived difficulty of a task. This study hypothesized that children with higher motor competence perceive certain tasks as less challenging than their peers with lower motor competence. As a result, children with higher motor competence were expected to set more ambitious goals for themselves while learning a new task compared to children with lower motor competence. To investigate the relationship between motor competence and the difficulty of self-set goals during motor learning, we included 48 children aged between eight and ten years, stratified into terciles; our analysis focused on 32 children from the highest and lowest terciles. The experimental task required participants to throw a 100 g bean bag toward a target located 3 meters away. Children were instructed to set goals before each block of 10 trials during the learning phase. Pretest, retention, and transfer tests were administered without imposed goals. Motor competence was assessed using the Motor Competence Assessment, which integrates scores from the task used to evaluate motor learning and the percentage increase in each block to assess the difficulty of the self-set goals. The findings revealed no significant correlation between motor competence and the difficulty of self-set goals. Nevertheless, higher motor competence was linked to enhanced performance during the acquisition phase, retention and transfer tests. These results suggest that although motor competence is associated with improved motor learning, it does not influence the level of challenge of the goals that children set for themselves.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"134-141"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142689547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Motor BehaviorPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2025-06-27DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2025.2506752
Mikaela L Frechette, Jacob J Sosnoff, Manuel Enrique Hernandez, Laura A Rice
{"title":"Environmental Influence on Cognitive-Motor Interaction During Wheelchair Propulsion.","authors":"Mikaela L Frechette, Jacob J Sosnoff, Manuel Enrique Hernandez, Laura A Rice","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2506752","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2506752","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To determine the influence of environmental complexity on cognitive-motor interaction during wheelchair propulsion. Fourteen participants completed two single- to dual-task trials of Serial-7 Subtraction Task and four environments varying in complexity. Differences in cognitive and motor function were determined through paired samples <i>t</i>-tests and percent changes (dual-task costs [DTCs]) were calculated. Within-subjects, repeated-measures ANOVAs were performed to determine differences in DTCs across environments. Cognitive function was maintained from the single- to dual-task trial in all environments (<i>p</i> ≥ 0.16) and yielded similar DTCs across environments (<i>p</i> = 0.80). Compromised motor function was observed in all environments (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.03) and yielded similar DTCs across environments (<i>p</i> ≥ 0.37). Wheelchair propulsion is attentionally demanding; however, environmental complexity did not exacerbate cognitive or motor dual-task costs.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"400-414"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144509222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Motor BehaviorPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2025.2522134
HyeMin Lee, JongEun Yim
{"title":"Pilates and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Stability, Balance, and Depression in Patients with Stroke.","authors":"HyeMin Lee, JongEun Yim","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2522134","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2522134","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to investigate the effects of combining Pilates and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on core stability, balance, and depression in stroke patients. Forty subjects were randomly divided into an experimental group (<i>n</i> = 20) and a control group (<i>n</i> = 20). The experimental group received 20 min of tDCS followed by 30 min of Pilates exercises, while the control group underwent sham tDCS with the same Pilates regimen. Both groups followed the intervention schedule twice a week for 4 weeks. Core stability, static balance, and dynamic balance were assessed using the pressure biofeedback stabilizer (PBS), functional reach test (FRT), and timed up and go (TUG) test. Depression levels were evaluated using the short form geriatric depression scale-Korean version (SGDS-K). Both groups showed significant improvements in core stability, balance, and depression (<i>p</i> < 0.001) after the intervention, but the experimental group demonstrated significantly greater gains compared to the control group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The results suggest that the combined treatment of Pilates and tDCS offers superior benefits over Pilates alone in improving physical and emotional outcomes in stroke patients. Incorporating tDCS into rehabilitation programs could enhance recovery and quality of life for stroke survivors.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"535-545"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144545865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Speed and Variability of Chair Stepping and Morphological and Neural Characteristics in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.","authors":"Tetsuya Hirono, Ryosuke Takeda, Taichi Nishikawa, Masamichi Okudaira, Kohei Watanabe","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2514481","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2514481","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rapid lower limb coordination is directly related to physical activity skills in older adults and is controlled mainly by the central nervous system. This study aimed to investigate the association between chair stepping skills and neuromuscular properties in older adults. Fifty-eight community-dwelling older adults (72.0 ± 5.0 years) participated. High-density surface electromyography from the vastus lateralis (VL) was recorded and was decomposed into individual motor unit activities. The slope (MU slope) and intercept were calculated from the regression line between the individual motor unit recruitment thresholds and firing rates in each participant. Muscle thickness of the VL and vastus intermedius and echo intensity of the VL were evaluated using ultrasonography. While sitting on a chair, they repeatedly opened and closed their legs to position their feet outside and within 30-cm interval lines rapidly for 20 s. The mean steps were associated with echo intensity (<i>r</i> = 0.388, <i>p</i> < 0.01). Step variability was associated with the MU slope (<i>r</i> = 0.324, <i>p</i> = 0.03). These results suggest that the rapid lower-limb movement skills would be determined by neuromuscular quality, such as echo intensity and motor unit firing patterns, in older adults. The chair stepping test can be employed as a screening tool as an alternative to specific assessments.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"493-501"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144250604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Motor BehaviorPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2025-09-02DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2025.2532480
Chulwook Park
{"title":"Adaptive Strategies in Expertise: Optimizing Movement Trajectory for Perception Accuracy.","authors":"Chulwook Park","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2532480","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2532480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the traces of movement trajectories for perception accuracy in expert performance, focusing on table tennis. Twenty participants (10 experts and 10 novices) performed self-generated movements for extended haptic accuracy tasks, and their performance was analyzed for absolute error and movement trajectory. The results reveal that the expert participants exhibited more movement entropy than novices, strategically sacrificing trajectory predictability to enhance haptic perception accuracy. These findings reveal the adaptive strategies used by experts to optimize performance and provide insights into the balance between movement entropy and perception accuracy in skilled motor control.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"595-611"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144976920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Motor BehaviorPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2025-05-05DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2025.2496153
Ferran Cuenca-Martínez, Ana Isabel Rubio-Baños, Laura Fuentes-Aparicio, Núria Sempere-Rubio
{"title":"Effects of Motor Imagery on Skin Conductance and Pelvic Floor Sensorimotor Condition: A Randomised Controlled Trial.","authors":"Ferran Cuenca-Martínez, Ana Isabel Rubio-Baños, Laura Fuentes-Aparicio, Núria Sempere-Rubio","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2496153","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2496153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The main aim was to assess the effects of motor imagery (MI) plus pelvic floor musculature (PFM) isometric exercises (IE) on skin conductance and pelvic floor sensorimotor condition. Thirty healthy women were randomised into two groups: MI+IE (<i>n</i> = 15), and sham-MI+IE (CG) group (<i>n</i> = 15). A pre- and post-intervention evaluation was conducted. Regarding the skin conductance, significant between-group differences were found in favour of MI+IE in the imagination phase with a large effect size (mean differences (MD)=1.79 μS, <i>p</i> = 0.037, <i>d</i> = 0.82). This greater sympathetic activation in the MI+IE group was accompanied by significantly greater hypoalgesia on presumed referral area of menstrual pain compared with the CG with a moderate effect size (MD = 0.722 Kg/cm<sup>2</sup>, <i>p</i> = 0.048, <i>d</i> = 0.76). Finally, regarding the PFM strength, significant between-group differences were also found in favour of MI+IE compared with the CG with a large effect size (MD = 64.9 g, <i>p</i> = 0.035, <i>d</i> = 0.81). The results showed that adding MI to an IE program resulted in statistically greater improvements in pelvic floor sensorimotor function than IE alone in a single session and this should be considered clinically. Finally, one of the neurophysiological mechanisms by which the greater hypoalgesia generated in the experimental group could be explained through the activation of the sympathetic-excitatory system.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"345-357"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144052066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Motor BehaviorPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2025-06-30DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2025.2519151
Daria Pressler, Sarah Hamilton Dugan, Amu De Silva, Michael A Riley, Sarah M Schwab-Farrell
{"title":"Oral-Motor Complexity Influences Center of Pressure Patterns in Adults with Stroke-Related Communication Disorders.","authors":"Daria Pressler, Sarah Hamilton Dugan, Amu De Silva, Michael A Riley, Sarah M Schwab-Farrell","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2519151","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2519151","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People with stroke (PwS) often exhibit altered postural control, and concomitant stroke-related communication disorders (e.g., aphasia, dysarthria) may be an underrecognized risk factor for post-stroke falls. This heightened fall risk may be related to alterations in postural control that emerge during different speaking and listening conditions. This study evaluated how variations in the relative articulatory demands during speech production-termed \"oral-motor complexity\"-affect postural center of pressure (COP) patterns among PwS, both with communication disorders (PwS-CDis) and without (PwS). Three groups of adults (PwS, PwS-CDis, and a nondisabled Control group) stood on a force platform while completing four 30-second quiet stance trials, followed by twelve 30-second trials randomized across three experimental conditions of varying oral-motor complexities (\"ba\", \"puh tuh kuh\", \"rah shah lah nah\"). COP variability (SD) was significantly higher during experimental conditions compared to quiet stance, regardless of group and movement plane. Differences in nonlinear time-dependent metrics were found across oral-motor task conditions, particularly among PwS-CDis, suggesting oral-motor complexity may influence underlying postural-motor organization. Distinct temporal-dynamical patterns observed in PwS-CDis indicate a possible link between pathology, postural control, and speech motor tasks, which is relevant when evaluating postural control in individuals with stroke-related communication disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"519-534"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144530804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Motor BehaviorPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2025-06-26DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2025.2508283
Ashleigh Thomas, Lara Paul, Seipati Rasenyalo, Ben Jones, Sharief Hendricks
{"title":"Challenge Accepted: A Systematic Scoping Review of the Applications of the Challenge Point Framework.","authors":"Ashleigh Thomas, Lara Paul, Seipati Rasenyalo, Ben Jones, Sharief Hendricks","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2508283","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2025.2508283","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Challenge Point Framework (CPF) guides practice design for optimal motor skill learning. The CPF's use and prevalence has not been reported. This review's aims are to - (i) identify research areas that use the CPF, (ii) determine the CPF's prevalence across research areas and (iii) summarise applications of the CPF across research areas. A systematic scoping review, following modified PRISMA-ScR guidelines, was conducted. Papers referencing Guadagnoli and Lee's (2004) \"Challenge Point Framework\" paper were reviewed against inclusion/exclusion criteria. Data from 100 included papers were analysed for (1) numerical; (2) thematic; and (3) descriptive summaries. Four themes were identified and common CPF applications were identified within each theme. CPF use has been viewed favourably whilst its limitations have been acknowledged (e.g., lack of practical application research).</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"444-462"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144499039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}