{"title":"Contributions of Motor Behavior to Physical Education: what has changed in the last 15 years?","authors":"G. Tani","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.256","url":null,"abstract":"This article aimed to continue with the reflections on the relationship between Motor Behavior as a field of investigation and Physical Education as an area of knowledge, seeking to analyze what changes have occurred in the last 15 years, regarding the challenges and suggestions formulated in an article that I have published in the Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior’s first issue, in 2006. The analyzes carried out that were based on data extracted from publications throughout this period allow us to conclude that the picture has not had significant changes, particularly concerning the contribution of Motor Behavior researchers to a better definition of the academic identity of Physical Education, which is necessary for the proper contextualization of researches performed on motor behavior in the field. The results show the researchers' lack of interest in discussing more macroscopic themes of epistemological nature, concentrating on the publication of articles to increase their scientific productivity.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77292030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Motor development: from dynamical system approach to a neo-developmental application","authors":"J. Barela","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.282","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to present a dynamical view of motor development and a few factors affecting the developmental course and rate of motor changes. The acquisition of motor skills involves one’s exploration of many body segmental configurations, followed by the selection of those that are most useful to achieve the task demands. Exploration and selection are attained through searching and the evolution and dissolution of the stable dynamical regions of coordination modes for a given task. Development then involves an interaction between the learner and environment, dissolving relatively successful dynamics in search of even more rewarding dynamics for the new task, based upon repetitive perception-action cycles. Developmental changes can occur naturally, but can also be deterministically influenced by, for example, teachers enhancing the probability of systematic change in performance over time. This influence can be through the planned introduction of interventions and providing information that drives the learner to transition to stable modes of performance and search for new body configuration dynamics required for the new task. Teachers play an important role in guiding learners through this complex developmental journey.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75966976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Infographic: Fifteen years of Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior","authors":"F. Barbieri, J. Barela, Natalia Rinaldi","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.276","url":null,"abstract":"The Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior (BJMB) is a quadriannual, peer-reviewed, free of charge/fee and open-access journal published by the Brazilian Society of Motor Behavior (SOCIBRACOM). The BJMB has published original contributions within the multidisciplinary study of human motor behavior, in the broad scope of motor control, development and learning, movement disorders, sports, clinical, theoretical and model studies. Since 2019 the BJMBpublishes manuscripts only in English. In the same year, BJMB started to invite researchers to be guest editors in article collections, providing an excellent opportunity to promote high-quality contents within the field. \u0000The BJMB is the main motor behavior journal in the Latin American. It is widely recognized for its significant academic contribution and indexed in the UlrichsWeb Global Serial Directory, Diadorium, Gale Directory Library, Google Scholar, Road Directory of Open Access Scholary resources and Red Iberoamericana de Innovación y Conocimiento Científico. The number of edition and papers has sustainable and significantly increased in the last years, with over 500 authors contributing with 121 manuscripts, distributed in 40 numbers. The time of peer-reviewed process is short (first revision- 26 days) and paper publication is quick (57 days). \u0000The BJMB was launched with its first edition published in December of 2006 and, thus, we are celebrating its 15thanniversary. For that, the BJMB launches a new type of manuscript: INFOGRAPHIC. This initiative aims to provide a quick, easy-to-use and enjoyable publication that conveys notable knowledge. Two types of infographics will be publishable: a) theory perspective: visual material to theory acknowledge to facilitate the understanding of models, theory frameworks, concepts, principles, and approaches in the field; b) article infographic: visual material about interventional effects on motor learning, development and control sustained by reviews and/or meta-analysis. \u0000The infographic section will be added to those already existing: research, systematic review and meta-analysis, mini review, scoping review, research notes, current opinion, critique, and tutorials. It is interesting to highlight the section about tutorial, which emphasizes and provides reflection on the use of one or several methods or self-instruction in motor behavior. Finally, the current opinion section publishes pieces of diverse authors around the world that provide perspectives on a hot, relevant, and perhaps controversial topic within the scope of BJMB. \u0000We would like to congratulate all for this important occasion and to wish that the BJMB continues publishing impactful and relevant contributions in the motor behavior field still for many years to come.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74444743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Functional variability in movement coordination and perception","authors":"R. van Emmerik, J. Hamill, J. Haddad","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.248","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81753518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. N. Benda, N. Marinho, M. G. Duarte, P. C. Ribeiro-Silva, Paloma R. Ortigas, Camila F. Machado, T. V. Gomes
{"title":"A brief review on motor development: fundamental motor skills as a basis for motor skill learning","authors":"R. N. Benda, N. Marinho, M. G. Duarte, P. C. Ribeiro-Silva, Paloma R. Ortigas, Camila F. Machado, T. V. Gomes","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.257","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we review the relationship between motor development and motor learning, and present a new metaphor that represents the sequence of motor development, which highlights fundamental motor skills as an important phase in the process. As one of the most relevant phases of motor development, several studies that analyzed fundamental motor skills were reviewed in typical developing children as well as in children with disabilities. Most studies revealed motor performance levels below expected since proficiency was not observed. We discuss these results considering fundamental motor skills as essential for the motor development process. Such results raise the awareness of the need to offer children conditions to explore and experience motor activities in order to enhance motor competence.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89546050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Constraint manipulation as a feasible strategy for gait alteration and intervention: a scoping review","authors":"A. M. Barela, G. Gama, M. Celestino","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.263","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we describe general information regarding the use of the partial body weight support (BWS) paradigm as a strategy to manipulate constraints during walking by individuals with and without gait impairments. We present two overground BWS systems implemented by our research group and the main studies that have been conducted so far. Non-disabled young adults, individuals with stroke, and children with cerebral palsy were considered in our investigations. Gait assessment with different amounts of body weight unloading on both the treadmill and the ground, as well as gait training protocols with BWS on these surfaces, were conducted, and general results are reported. Based on our investigations, we suggest that the use of a BWS system on a treadmill and on the ground, as a strategy for manipulating constraints, enables individuals with gait impairment to walk. More importantly, professionals in the field of gait rehabilitation can carry out training protocols throughout the manipulation of implements that assist walking, such as using a harness connected to a structure.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90711486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Creating ungoogleable learning experiences: an experiment with a course in motor development","authors":"Márcio A. Oliveira","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.262","url":null,"abstract":"As we progress towards the middle of the 21st century, we should ask ourselves: what kind of education is going to be worth our students’ commitment of time, energy, and money? At the same time, higher education institutions ought to reconceptualize how to prioritize their investment and use of their limited resources. More than ever, we are being forced to reimagine the way we teach and how education will meaningfully relate to the future professional success and civic engagement of our students. In this paper, I share a period of my instructional experience during which I continually innovated a course in the field of motor behavior. While the work reported in this article refers to insights and improvements made in an undergraduate course about the development of human motor behaviors, others might draw on ideas and, eventually, adapt them to different subject areas and/or co-related disciplines. This manuscript did not result from systematic educational research, nor are the strategies and outcomes included meant to be conclusive or generalized. This is a personal testimonial about part of my journey as an educator and, hopefully, an important reminder that science and education co-exist and must be equally valued in academe. Ultimately, our educational practices are the fundamental source of inspiration for the new generations and, probably, the key element in keeping our science alive.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"52 2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78430880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. M. F. Leite, C. E. Campos, C. R. Couto, Herbert Ugrinowitsch
{"title":"An internal model approach for motor behavior","authors":"C. M. F. Leite, C. E. Campos, C. R. Couto, Herbert Ugrinowitsch","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.273","url":null,"abstract":"Interacting with the environment requires a remarkable ability to control, learn, and adapt motor skills to ever-changing conditions. The intriguing complexity involved in the process of controlling, learning, and adapting motor skills has led to the development of many theoretical approaches to explain and investigate motor behavior. This paper will present a theoretical approach built upon the top-down mode of motor control that shows substantial internal coherence and has a large and growing body of empirical evidence: The Internal Models. The Internal Models are representations of the external world within the CNS, which learn to predict this external world, simulate behaviors based on sensory inputs, and transform these predictions into motor actions. We present the Internal Models’ background based on two main structures, Inverse and Forward models, explain how they work, and present some applicability.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"25 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72481374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Lage, L. A. Fernandes, Tércio Apolinário-Souza, N. G. H. M. Nogueira, B. P. Ferreira
{"title":"Mini-Review: practice organization beyond memory processes","authors":"G. Lage, L. A. Fernandes, Tércio Apolinário-Souza, N. G. H. M. Nogueira, B. P. Ferreira","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.259","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The benefits of variable practice in motor learning have been traditionally explained by the increased demand for memory processes induced by trial-to-trial changes. Recently, a new perspective associating increased demand for perception with variable practice has emerged. \u0000Aim: This revision aims to present and discuss the findings in this exciting topic newly opened. \u0000Results / Interpretation: In the second half of 2010’s, a number of studies have pointed out differences in perceptual processing when compared variable and repetitive practices. Different levels of (a) hemodynamic activation, (b) electroencephalographic activity, (c) neurochemical activity, and (d) oculomotor behavior have provided evidence that perceptual processes are affected differently by variable and repetitive practices.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81233520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial: fifteen years of Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior","authors":"F. Barbieri, J. Barela, Natalia Rinaldi","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.281","url":null,"abstract":"1 São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Science, Department of Physical Education, Human Movement Research Laboratory (MOVI-LAB), Bauru, SP, Brazil. 2 São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Laboratory of Movement Studies, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil. 3 Federal University of Espírito Santo (Ufes), Biomechanical Analysis of Movement Laboratory (Bio.Mov), Vitória, ES, Brazil.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76338405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}