Journal of Motor BehaviorPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-03-04DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2024.2324903
Bruno Freire, Letícia Yolanda Silva, Kalebe Anilton Espindola, Jéssica Roberta de Oliveira da Rocha, Stella Maris Michaelsen
{"title":"Motion Analysis of the Mug Transportation Task Through Upper Limb Kinematics.","authors":"Bruno Freire, Letícia Yolanda Silva, Kalebe Anilton Espindola, Jéssica Roberta de Oliveira da Rocha, Stella Maris Michaelsen","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2324903","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2324903","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The task of transporting objects is a fundamental part of daily living activities. Previous kinematic studies focusing on tasks such as pointing, reach-to-grasp, and drinking have not fully captured the motor behaviors involved in object transportation, including placing a cup on a table or storing items in specific places. Hence, this study aimed to analyze the motor behavior associated with transporting a mug using upper limb kinematic variables. Fifteen healthy adults were instructed to transport an open-handle mug across a table. The kinematic metrics evaluated included object end-error for accuracy, frontal and lateral end-range for precision, movement time, peak velocity, time to peak velocity for control strategy, object path ratio for efficiency, and interjoint coordination. The stability of motor behavior was assessed through a test-retest analysis. The mug transporting task achieved accuracy with a radius <10 mm around the target, a peak velocity of ∼0.4 m/s, a control strategy where acceleration time constituted about 30% of the movement time, and a slightly curved trajectory. The test-retest analysis confirmed stable motor behavior across all kinematic metrics (ICCs > 0.75). Thus, the mug transporting task exhibited unique and stable kinematic characteristics, distinguishing it from non-transport activities and effectively mirroring transporting activities of daily living.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"453-461"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140029419","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 : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-06-29DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2023.2229946
Nicholas P Murray, William Lewinski, Gustavo Sandri Heidner, Joshua Lawton, Robert Horn
{"title":"Gaze Control and Tactical Decision-Making Under Stress in Active-Duty Police Officers During a Live Use-of-Force Response.","authors":"Nicholas P Murray, William Lewinski, Gustavo Sandri Heidner, Joshua Lawton, Robert Horn","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2023.2229946","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2023.2229946","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Police officers during dynamic and stressful encounters are required to make rapid decisions that rely on effective decision-making, experience, and intuition. Tactical decision-making is influenced by the officer's capability to recognize critical visual information and estimation of threat. The purpose of the current study is to investigate how visual search patterns using cluster analysis and factors that differentiate expertise (e.g., years of service, tactical training, related experiences) influence tactical decision-making in active-duty police officers (44 active-duty police officers) during high stress, high threat, realistic use of force scenario following a car accident and to examine the relationships between visual search patterns and physiological response (heart rate). A cluster analysis of visual search variables (fixation duration, fixation location difference score, and number of fixations) produced an Efficient Scan and an Inefficient Scan group. Specifically, the Efficient Scan group demonstrated longer total fixation duration and differences in area of interests (AOI) fixation duration compared to the Inefficient Scan group. Despite both groups exhibiting a rise in physiological stress response (HR) throughout the high-stress scenario, the Efficient Scan group had a history of tactical training, improved return fire performance, had higher sleep time total, and demonstrated increased processing efficiency and effective attentional control, due to having a background of increased tactical training.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"30-41"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9829065","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 : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-12-21DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2023.2251912
Fatemeh Keshvari, Alireza Farsi, Behrooz Abdoli
{"title":"Investigating the EEG Profile of Elite and Non-Elite Players in the Basketball Free Throw Task.","authors":"Fatemeh Keshvari, Alireza Farsi, Behrooz Abdoli","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2023.2251912","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2023.2251912","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to investigate the electroencephalographic profile of elite and non-elite basketball players seconds before and during the basketball free throw. Sixteen male subjects in the elite group (national team/premier league players with an average age of 22.06 ± 1.56) and 16 male non-elite subjects (university players with an average age of 22.37 ± 1.45) voluntarily participated in this research. Electroencephalographic data were measured from 28 cortical areas using a mobile wireless device. ANOVA with repeated measures were also performed to investigate the characteristics of theta, alpha, and beta frequency bands. The findings showed the higher cortical activity of the elite group. Different frequency bands exhibited similar asymmetry patterns, suggesting the higher activity of the left hemisphere in most of the homologous sites. Moreover, the activity of frequency bands in the left hemisphere rose by approaching the moment of throw. Furthermore, the activity of a limited number of right hemisphere sites increased by getting closer to the moment of action. In general, hemispheric asymmetry in favor of the left hemisphere has a cortical pattern, reflecting high-performance activities. In addition, the characteristics of different frequency bands of hemispheres are directed toward increasing cognitive processing, attention focusing, and inhibiting irrelevant information.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"91-102"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71488199","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 : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-03-19DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2024.2329697
Hatice Yakut, Veysel Atilla Ayyıldız, Zülal Bekar, Mustafa Kayan, Süleyman Kutluhan
{"title":"The Relationship of Gastrocnemius-Soleus Muscle Architecture with Balance and Functional Strength in Acute Stroke Patients.","authors":"Hatice Yakut, Veysel Atilla Ayyıldız, Zülal Bekar, Mustafa Kayan, Süleyman Kutluhan","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2329697","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2329697","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Balance and functional impairment could occur due to the weakness of the gastrocsoleus muscles in acute stroke patients. This study was planned to determine the muscle architecture and its relationship to balance and functional strength functional ability in patients with acute stroke. A cross-sectional analysis of 22 stroke patients (68.59 ± 8.16) was performed in this study. Gastrocnemius muscle thickness and cross-sectional area were significantly greater on the non-paretic than on the paretic sides (<i>p</i> = 0.004, <i>p</i> = 0.005, respectively). Partial correlation analysis showed that soleus muscle thickness and cross-sectional area was significantly correlated with Berg Balance Scale, Single Leg Stance Test, Five Times Sit to Stand Test and Tandem test results in the paretic side (<i>r</i> = 0.49-0.77, <i>p</i> < 0.05). The gastrocnemius muscle thickness of the non-paretic side had a significant relationship with balance (<i>r</i> = 0.45-0.65, <i>p</i> < 0.05). The muscle thickness and cross-sectional area of the soleus muscle on the paretic sides was significantly related with the functional strength and balance after stroke. It may be beneficial to develop clinical assessment and intervention programs focusing on distal plantar flexor muscle groups in order to improve the functional status and balance.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"486-495"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177473","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 : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-02-29DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2024.2317759
Veysel Alcan
{"title":"Effects of Sensory Input Interactions on Components of Nonlinear Dynamics of Postural Sway in Aging.","authors":"Veysel Alcan","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2317759","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2317759","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Postural control involves complex nonlinear dynamics influenced by the interaction and adaptation of different sensory inputs. However, it is not how these inputs interact with one another due to the complex complications associated with aging, particularly concerning the nonlinear dynamics of postural sway. This study aimed to examine how different sensory inputs, surface conditions, and aging factors to influence postural control mechanisms between young and older by investigating the nonlinear dynamics of postural control using the stabilogram diffusion analysis (SDA) and entropy methods. SDA parameters were much greater on foam surfaces than on firm surfaces for both groups in eyes-open and eyes-closed conditions (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05). For older subjects, there were significant differences in entropy values between firm and foam surfaces (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) but no significant difference between eyes conditions (<i>p</i> > 0.05). For both SDA and entropy parameters, surface and age interaction potentially revealed significant differences between young and older subjects (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) than eyes and age interaction. The present study provided insight into uncovering the complex relationships between sensory inputs, surface conditions, age, and their potential interaction effects on postural control mechanisms that could mitigate falls and alleviate the fear of falling, particularly in older populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"356-372"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139998060","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 : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-07-09DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2024.2370946
Aurora Battis, Shawn M Beaudette
{"title":"Assessment of the Acute Effects of Wearable Sensor Derived Auditory Biofeedback on Gross Lumbar Proprioception.","authors":"Aurora Battis, Shawn M Beaudette","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2370946","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2024.2370946","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lower back disorders (LBDs) affect a large proportion of the population, and treatment for LBDs have been shifting toward individualized, patient-centered approaches. LBDs are typically associated with poor proprioception. Therefore, there has been a recent uptake in the utilization of wearable sensors that can administer biofeedback in various industrial, clinical, and performance-based settings to improve lumbar proprioception. The aim of this study was to investigate whether wearable sensor-derived acute auditory biofeedback can be used to improve measures of gross lumbar proprioception. To assess this, healthy participants completed an active target repositioning protocol, followed by a training period where lumbar-spine posture referenced auditory feedback was provided for select targets. Target re-matching abilities were captured before and after acute auditory biofeedback training to extract measures related to accuracy and precision across spine flexion targets (i.e., 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% maximum). Results suggest a heterogenous response to proprioceptive training whereby certain individuals and spine flexion targets experienced positive effects (i.e., improved accuracy and precision). Specifically, results suggest that mid-range flexion targets (i.e., 40-60% maximum flexion) benefited most from the acute auditory feedback training. Further, individuals with poorer repositioning abilities in the pre-training assessment showed the greatest improvements from the auditory feedback training.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"614-625"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560236","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 : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-11-17DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2023.2283538
Molly Brillinger, April Karlinsky, Jae Patterson
{"title":"Examining Learner-Controlled Role-Switching in Dyad Practice for the Learning of a Speed Cup-Stacking Task.","authors":"Molly Brillinger, April Karlinsky, Jae Patterson","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2023.2283538","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2023.2283538","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dyad practice has proven to be an efficient, and in some cases, a more effective method of promoting motor learning compared to individual practice. Further, providing individuals control over their own or another learner's practice environment has also been shown to be superior for skill learning relative to individuals without control. The purpose of the experiment was to assess learner-controlled role-switching in dyad practice conditions. In dyads, partners either alternated actor and observer roles on a trial-to-trial basis, or under novel learner-controlled conditions wherein either the actor or the observer was given control over when the partners should switch roles. Participants practiced a speed cup-stacking task and learning was assessed in 24-h retention and transfer tests. Although there were no learning differences between dyad conditions, paired learners effectively chose when to switch roles with their partner, without undermining learning. The results also highlight the dynamic nature of dyad practice as the observers chose to switch roles more frequently than the actors, yet both dyad groups adopted comparable switching strategies by alternating roles following relatively 'good' and 'bad' trials. This experiment provides further support for dyad practice as an efficient and effective method of skill learning.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"211-225"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136400043","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 : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-07-10DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2023.2226630
Rezvan Azimi, Behrouz Abdoli, Mohammad Ali Sanjari, Reza Khosrowabadi
{"title":"Variability of Postural Coordination in Dual-Task Paradigm.","authors":"Rezvan Azimi, Behrouz Abdoli, Mohammad Ali Sanjari, Reza Khosrowabadi","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2023.2226630","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2023.2226630","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Postural control is influenced by cognition. In most studies, variability of motor output has been considered regardless of variability in patterns of joint coordination. Uncontrolled manifold framework has been applied to decompose the joint's variance in two components. The first component leaves position of the center of mass in anterior-posterior direction (CoM<sub>AP</sub>) unchanged (V<sub>UCM</sub>) while the second component is in charge of variations of CoM (V<sub>ORT</sub>). In this study, 30 healthy young volunteers were recruited. The experimental protocol consisted of three random conditions: quiet standing on a narrow wooden block without a cognitive task (NB), quiet standing on a narrow wooden block with an easy cognitive task (NBE), and quiet standing on a narrow wooden block with a difficult cognitive task (NBD). Results showed that CoM<sub>AP</sub> sway in NB condition was higher than both NBE and NBD conditions (<i>p</i> = .001). V<sub>ORT</sub> in NB condition was higher than NBE and NBD conditions (<i>p</i> = .003). V<sub>ORT</sub> in NB condition was higher than NBE and NBD conditions (<i>p</i> = .003). V<sub>UCM</sub> was unchanged in all conditions (<i>p</i> = 1.00) and synergy index in NB condition was smaller than NBE and NBD conditions (<i>p</i> = .006). These results showed that postural synergies increased under dual-task conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"22-29"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9757495","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 : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-08-16DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2023.2245352
Ozkan Beyaz, Virginie Eyraud, Gıyasettin Demirhan, Selcuk Akpinar, Andrzej Przybyla
{"title":"Effects of Short-Term Novice Archery Training on Reaching Movement Performance and Interlimb Asymmetries.","authors":"Ozkan Beyaz, Virginie Eyraud, Gıyasettin Demirhan, Selcuk Akpinar, Andrzej Przybyla","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2023.2245352","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2023.2245352","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous studies showed numerous evidence for the interlimb asymmetries in motor performance during arm reaching movements. Furthermore, these interlimb asymmetries have been shown to associate with spatial patterns of hand selection behavior. Importantly, these interlimb asymmetries can be modified systematically by occlusion of visual feedback, or a long-term sports training. In this study, we asked about the effects of a short-term training on interlimb asymmetries. Eighteen healthy young participants underwent a 12-week novice traditional archery training (TAT). Their unimanual dominant and nondominant arm reaching movement performance was assessed before and after TAT. We found that movement accuracy, movement precision, and movement efficiency in the experimental group have all improved significantly as a result of TAT. These improvements were comparable across both arms, thus the interlimb differences in movement performance were not affected by the short-term TAT and remained similar. These results suggest that while short-term training may contribute positively to reaching performance, it is unlikely to have a significant impact on the differences observed between the dominant and nondominant arms. This unique characteristics of dominant and nondominant arm should be taken into consideration when developing targeted sports and rehabilitation programs for athletes or individuals with acute or chronic motor deficits.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"78-90"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10069938","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 : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-07-25DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2023.2237920
Danny Shin, Chi-Whan Choi, Phillip C Desrochers, Simone V Gill
{"title":"Factors Mediating or Moderating the Effects of Obesity on Walking: Targeting Areas for Rehabilitation.","authors":"Danny Shin, Chi-Whan Choi, Phillip C Desrochers, Simone V Gill","doi":"10.1080/00222895.2023.2237920","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00222895.2023.2237920","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Increased physical activity, such as walking, is often prescribed to address obesity. Several factors that may influence the connection between obesity and walking include the biomechanics of gait, pain, depressive symptoms, physical health, and activity. The objective of this study was to assess the moderation and mediation effects of knee pain and buckling, depressive symptoms, physical activity, and physical health on spatiotemporal gait parameters in individuals with obesity. Forty participants with obesity performed a task in which they walked on flat ground and crossed an obstacle. Measures of knee pain and buckling, depressive symptoms, physical activity, and physical health were collected. We conducted mediation analyses with knee buckling and pain as mediators of the effect of the BMI on spatiotemporal gait parameters. Moderation analyses were performed with depressive symptoms, physical activity, and physical health as moderators of the effect of BMI on spatiotemporal gait parameters. We found that depressive symptoms and physical health moderated the relationship between BMI and Step Width in people with obesity. These effects were pronounced when participants crossed an obstacle. In conclusion, depressed mood and physical health influence the relationship between obesity and walking. These factors present potential avenues for rehabilitation interventions to aid individuals with obesity.</p>","PeriodicalId":50125,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Motor Behavior","volume":" ","pages":"62-68"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10808260/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10126703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}