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{"title":"Corrigendum to \"Visuomotor coordination training in dual-motor task improves balance recovery while responding to visuospatial perturbations in older adults\" [Human Movement Science (2026) 103527].","authors":"Yogesh Singh, Vineet Vashista","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2026.103544","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":" ","pages":"103544"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149149078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Emotion in motion: The impact of affective gait on pedestrian collision avoidance strategies","authors":"Théo Maulet ,&nbsp;Sean D. Lynch ,&nbsp;Azba Shaikh ,&nbsp;Philip L. Jackson ,&nbsp;Bradford J. McFadyen ,&nbsp;Anouk Lamontagne","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103487","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103487","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Pedestrian collision avoidance requires adjustments in speed and trajectory. While previous research focused on situational factors such as pedestrian speed and approach direction, the influence of emotion expressed through gait remains largely unexplored.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study investigated how emotional gait and approach direction of virtual pedestrians (VRPs) jointly shape locomotor strategies, and whether gait influences avoidance behaviour independently of walking speed.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Twenty healthy adults walked 7 m toward a target while avoiding VRPs displaying happy, sad, angry, neutral, or speed-matched neutral emotional gait patterns, approaching centrally or diagonally. Minimum distance from VRPs, onset distance, maximal lateral deviation, and walking speed were compared across conditions using generalized estimating equations.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Minimum distance did not differ across conditions (<em>p</em> &gt; 0.05), whereas emotion × direction interactions emerged for onset distance (<em>p</em> = 0.004), maximal lateral deviation (p = 0.004), and minimum walking speed (<em>p</em> = 0.01). Angry gait produced larger onset distances than other emotions (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.0001), with the angry-center combination yielding the largest values. For diagonally-approaching VRPs, sad gait increased maximal lateral deviations (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001) and angry gait reduced minimum walking speeds (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.0001). Differences persisted when comparing emotional gait with speed-matched neutral counterparts (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.009).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Emotional cues and approach directions interact and shape collision avoidance behaviour, likely mediated by threat assessment. Gait influences avoidance strategies beyond simple speed variations, highlighting the social nature of locomotion.</div></div><div><h3>Application</h3><div>This new knowledge can serve as a reference point in characterizing locomotor strategies in populations suffering from neurological disorders that affect walking and emotion recognition, such as traumatic brain injury.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 103487"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148044712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structural learning is enhanced by increasing blocked repetition of visuomotor perturbations","authors":"Alexander T. Brunfeldt ,&nbsp;Florian A. Kagerer","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103472","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103472","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Structural learning refers to the ability to extract and generalize the underlying structure of a set of perturbations—even when the specific perturbations vary from trial to trial. In visuomotor tasks, exposure to such variable but related perturbations has been shown to speed subsequent adaptation to a new, fixed perturbation. However, many center-out reaching studies present several repetitions of each perturbation—often cycling through a set of eight targets—before switching to the next one. This raises the question of whether these repeated exposures reduce the true variability that is thought to drive structural learning. To examine how the number of consecutive repetitions influences learning, we used a center-out reaching task with two targets and trained three groups with either two, four, or eight repetitions of a particular visual feedback rotation between ±90 degrees before presenting a new, pseudorandom rotation; a control group trained in a null field. We show that the different training regimes all facilitated adaptation in the subsequent fixed rotation testing compared to the control group, but a clear dose response was limited to the eight-repetition group who benefitted most, both in feedforward and feedback control of their performance. As shown in previous research, the facilitation was present only during the early testing phase. An exploratory retention test in a subgroup showed no effects after 24 h. We discuss these findings also in the context of earlier massed- vs distributed-practice approaches.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 103472"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147373334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Skill-level differences in a dynamic agility-stability trade-off in dance","authors":"Michael Chang ,&nbsp;Nicholas O'Dwyer ,&nbsp;Mark Halaki","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103488","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103488","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examined how dancers of differing expertise coordinate joint-level variability to stabilise task-relevant controlled variables during a complex whole-body action. Twenty-nine adult Latin Ballroom dancers (beginners, intermediates, experts) performed 10 cycles of the Cha-Cha-Cha Alternate Basic at 100 bpm while whole-body kinematics were recorded. Forty-two joint angles were time-normalised and reduced to nine principal components representing low-dimensional coordination modes. Using these modes as elemental variables, uncontrolled manifold (UCM) analysis quantified the Fisher z-transformed synergy index (ΔV′) for six controlled variables (left/right foot centre of mass [CoM], left/right hand CoM, head CoM, whole-body CoM) across the eight phases of the cycle. Linear mixed-effects modelling then tested how dancer skill, controlled variable, and cycle phase shaped performance. Synergy strength increased from beginners to intermediates and then plateaued in experts. ΔV′ was consistently higher for the feet, head, and whole-body CoM than for the hands, indicating selective stabilisation of task-defining and balance-related variables. It also varied across the dance cycle: synergy strength was reduced during the most mechanically and coordinatively demanding phase, and higher during subsequent stabilising phases. This reduction in ΔV′ was interpreted as a temporary relaxation of stabilisation that permits greater agility. Such temporal modulation of stability was most pronounced in experts. Overall, the findings suggest that expertise refines a shared low-dimensional coordination architecture by strengthening and temporally tuning performance-stabilising synergies, consistent with a dynamically managed agility–stability trade-off in a complex rhythmic whole-body skill.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 103488"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148018890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Observed teacher–child interaction quality as a predictor of motor competence in preschoolers: A sex-differentiated analysis","authors":"Elena A. Chichinina ,&nbsp;Daria A. Bukhalenkova ,&nbsp;Olga V. Almazova ,&nbsp;Nemanja Lakicevic ,&nbsp;Irina U. Surilova","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103490","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103490","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Motor competence in early childhood enables children to engage in physical activity which further benefits academic and social outcomes. While the quality of teacher-child interactions is well established as a determinant of cognitive and social development, its specific association with motor competence remains underexplored.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examined the association between observed teacher-child interaction quality assessed via Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) and motor competence in 5–6-year-old children, with particular attention to sex-specific patterns in the Russian kindergarten context.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A cross-sectional design was employed involving 202 children (94 girls, 108 boys) from 19 penultimate kindergarten groups. Teacher–child interaction quality was assessed using the CLASS observational framework. Children's motor competence was evaluated using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children–Second Edition (MABC-2) and a standing broad jump test. Linear regression analyses were conducted separately for boys and girls, controlling for relevant covariates.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among boys, higher Instructional Learning Formats was positively associated with locomotor skill. For girls, Language Modeling was positively associated with object control skills.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Teacher–child interaction is associated with motor competence in preschool children. These findings underscore the importance of pedagogical strategies that emphasize engaging instructional formats and rich language input as potential pathways to support motor competence development in early childhood education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 103490"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148151410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predicting motor competence in school-aged children using biological, contextual and behavioural data","authors":"Gabriela Almeida ,&nbsp;Bruno Figueira ,&nbsp;Rodrigo Silva ,&nbsp;Hélder Dores ,&nbsp;Bruno Gonçalves","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103489","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103489","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The purpose of this study was to identify clusters of Motor Competence (MC) in school-aged children and to examine their biological, contextual, and behavioural predictors. A total of 880 children aged 6–10 years (53.9% boys) were included. MC was assessed using the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA). Two-Step Cluster Analysis based on MCA total percentiles identified three groups: Higher (range = 55–91, <em>n</em> = 375), Intermediate (range = 35–54, <em>n</em> = 319), and Lower (range = 3–34, <em>n</em> = 86). Predictors of cluster membership were examined through multinomial logistic regression in a subsample of 283 children (48.1% girls) with complete data. The model significantly predicted cluster membership [χ²(26) = 129.39; <em>p</em> = .001; Nagelkerke R² = 0.399]. Cardiorespiratory fitness, assessed by the 20-m shuttle run test, emerged as the strongest predictor (<em>p</em> &lt; .001). Each additional repetition increased the odds of belonging to the Higher MC group versus Lower MC by 11% (OR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.06–1.17; <em>p</em> &lt; .001), and to the Intermediate MC group by 6% (OR = 1.06, 95% CI: 1.01–1.11, <em>p</em> = .013). Age was also significant (<em>p</em> = .001): older children had lower odds of belonging to the Higher MC group relative to the Lower MC group (OR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.38–0.85; <em>p</em> = .006), while higher body mass index reduced the odds of belonging to the Higher MC cluster (OR 0.83, 95% CI: 0.70–0.98; <em>p</em> = .028). The results identify cardiorespiratory fitness and age as significant predictors of MC, emphasising the importance of promoting physical activity and movement opportunities during childhood to support motor development and long-term health.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 103489"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148018921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unravelling neuromechanical constraints to finger independence","authors":"Daanish M. Mulla ,&nbsp;Paul M. Tilley ,&nbsp;Peter J. Keir","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103481","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103481","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Intentional use of a single finger results in involuntary forces and movements among other fingers. Constraints to finger independence are attributed to both neural and mechanical factors, but the contribution of these factors is debated. We hypothesized that neural factors primarily constrain finger independence during isometric exertions whereas mechanical factors impose larger constraints during movements. We investigated changes in finger independence following a ring finger fatigue protocol. We assumed that with fatigue, the ability to actively transmit forces across fingers through neural pathways will be reduced but force transmission passively through mechanical pathways will remain unaffected. Participants performed isometric finger contractions and flexion-extension movements at baseline and following a ring finger fatigue protocol. At baseline, involuntary ring finger forces ranged from 7.3 to 16.5% MVC. Consistent with our predictions, involuntary ring finger forces decreased by 2.5–8.9% MVC following fatigue. In contrast, involuntary ring finger movement did not change or surprisingly in several cases, increased by greater than 10–20° following fatigue relative to baseline across movement tasks. Our findings demonstrate that the neuromechanical control of finger force versus motion are distinct from each other and can alter the constraints to finger independence in a task-dependent way.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 103481"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147388306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of pedestrian body steering movements on collision avoidance and gaze behaviours: Potential influence of athletic training","authors":"Sheryl M. Bourgaize ,&nbsp;Michael E. Cinelli ,&nbsp;Félix Fiset ,&nbsp;Bradford J. McFadyen","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103471","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103471","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Individuals constantly adapt their locomotion to navigate through complex environments and avoid collisions with other pedestrians. Vision is primarily used to inform individuals about possibilities for action within an environment. While several studies have explored gaze behaviour during pedestrian interactions, less is known about how individuals direct their gaze when avoiding an approaching pedestrian and how athletic training may influence visuo-locomotor control strategies. The purpose of the study was to determine how visual cues about an approaching pedestrian's body segment movements affect collision avoidance behaviours in a daily context, and whether high-level sport training influences such avoidance and gaze behaviours. Sixteen female varsity soccer players (Athletes, 22.25 yrs. ± 2.14) and eleven aged-matched control participants from the general university population (Controls, 23.00 yrs. ± 2.93) were immersed in a virtual shopping mall and instructed to avoid a virtual pedestrian who initially approached and then either steered left, right, or continued walking straight. The stereotypic rotation sequences of the pedestrian's eyes, head, and trunk for direction steering were manipulated over six conditions ranging from normal segmental timing and movement to different levels of ambiguous information in relation to some segments not rotating or not following normal sequences. Both Controls and Athletes initiated path deviation at a similar distance from the pedestrian, while Athletes were less variable. All participants directed their gaze mostly at the pedestrian and fixated primarily the head of the pedestrian. All participants' minimal clearance became smaller and more variable with higher ambiguity in steering behaviours of the pedestrian, although Athletes were less variable. Exploratory post-hoc analyses revealed individual differences in initial path deviation and gaze behaviours within the athlete group, suggesting heterogeneity in strategies. Results suggest that the gait profile of an approaching pedestrian affects path planning and that sport-specific training may influence daily navigation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 103471"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147373504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of variable speed rotational visual-vestibular interference on human stance stability","authors":"Yong Fan ,&nbsp;Peisong Xia ,&nbsp;Haoyuan Chen ,&nbsp;Zhenhai Hou ,&nbsp;Liang Hu ,&nbsp;Jian Wang ,&nbsp;Jie Xu ,&nbsp;Ying Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103465","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103465","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigated the effects of visual-vestibular interference on static standing balance during variable-speed rotational patterns. We employed a head-mounted display and a rotating platform to manipulate visual and vestibular perceptions respectively. Both devices operated on a sinusoidal variable speed pattern and were controlled to generate both congruent and incongruent sensory experiences. 30 subjects were assigned to either a short (5 min) or a long duration (20 min) group. Subjective dizziness was rated on a 0–10 scale and self-perceived movement was assessed. Center-of-pressure (COP) data were collected using a force platform before and after each intervention. The results indicated that: (1) 8 subjects failed to complete all the experiments. Incongruent interference induced significantly heightened dizziness and caused the majority of subjects (19/22) misjudged their rotational direction; (2) The 5-min interference did not cause significant changes in COP displacement or velocity, but frequency-domain analysis indicated subjects enhanced visual reliance and reduced proprioceptive weighting, reflecting a sensory reweighting strategy; (3) The 20-min incongruent interference significantly disrupted postural stability, manifested as comprehensive increases in total COP displacement, sway velocity and area, with effects markedly stronger than under congruent conditions. This study highlights the importance of visual information in postural control. Additionally, the sensory reweighting strategy appears insufficient compensate for the impacts of prolonged sensory interference.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"106 ","pages":"Article 103465"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146079523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The added value of point-light display observation combined to physical practice in learning a functional strength training movement for experienced athletes","authors":"Charly Ferrier ,&nbsp;Arnaud Decatoire ,&nbsp;Yves Almecija ,&nbsp;Christel Bidet-Ildei ,&nbsp;Yannick Blandin","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103452","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2026.103452","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A number of studies have shown the importance of combining observation with practice when learning an action. Although the Point-Light Display (PLD) technique is frequently used in laboratory contexts to assess the mechanisms underlying observational learning, it has only been infrequently used in ecological contexts. The present study explored whether the components of complex weightlifting movements could be learned by means of an observational learning protocol. To that end, we compared three observation conditions: action observation (Video group), Point-Light Display observation (PLD group), and no human action observation (Control group). Twenty-six athletes participated in a weekly one-hour session for 5 weeks to learn a complex weightlifting movement. During this period, the participants alternated between phases of movement observation, which varied depending on the condition to which they were assigned, and phases of movement execution. There were 12 sets consisting of 2 min of observation and 6 physical repetitions per session. Joint angles at key moments, bar trajectories, and intersegmental coordination were assessed both before (Pre-test) and after (Retention tests) the learning period. The results indicate that both observation conditions had a larger effect on learning than the control condition. Furthermore, the PLD condition was more effective than the video condition for complex intersegmental coordination. This experiment therefore suggests that PLD observation combined with physical practice can be beneficial for the acquisition of complex movements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"106 ","pages":"Article 103452"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146013404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}