The Perception & Action Podcast

News: How has research on the quiet eye manipulated the performer, environment and task constraints? What questions are still unanswered? Does training a novice to have eye movements like an expert improve decision making? Articles: The ‘Quiet Eye’ and Motor Performance: A Systematic Review Based on Newell’s Constraints-Led Model Perceptual Training in Beach Volleyball Defence: Different Effects of Gaze-Path Cueing on Gaze and Decision-Making More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Sleep Out – Three Towns JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Bad News via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Why do even the most elite athletes sometimes get completely fooled by a killer step-over move in soccer, head fake in football, or cross-over dribble in basketball? Where should an athlete look on their opponent’s body to avoid being deceived? What brain areas are involved in the perception of deceptive actions? Articles/links: Detecting Deception in Movement: The Case of the Side-Step in Rugby Deceptive Body Movements Reverse Spatial Cueing in Soccer Fooling the kickers but not the goalkeepers: behavioral and neurophysiological correlates of fake action detection in soccer Brain regions concerned with the identification of deceptive soccer moves by higher-skilled and lower-skilled players https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw8u0aEVJgo http://www.biomotionlab.ca/Demos/BMLwalker.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0kLC-pridI More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Pheasant – Fools Gold The Above – You Make it Real Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Natasha Merat, Associate Professor in the Institute for Transport Studies at The University of Leeds. We discuss topics including detecting driving distraction, the effects of fatigue on driving and how to keep a driver in the loop with an automated vehicle. More information about my guest: http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/n.merat https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-merat-879b7844 https://twitter.com/NatashaMerat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT7FMs9L_vM More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

How much attention is required to drive effectively? Is driving a manual transmission really done automatically? How well do we remember the details of driving accidents? What is the best way to develop tactical creativity and divergent thinking in young athletes? (Time 20:35) Links to articles discussed: How automatic is manual gear shifting? Driving without awareness: The effects of practice and automaticity on attention and driving Driving with the wandering mind: the effect that mind-wandering has on driving performance Do familiarity and expectations change perception? Forgetting Near-Accidents: The Roles of Severity, Culpability and Experience in the Poor Recall of Dangerous Driving Situations Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction: An Example of the Interaction Between Language and Memory Planting misinformation in the human mind: A 30-year investigation of the malleability of memory Two strategies for learning a route in a driving simulator Development of tactical creativity in sports More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Jacuzzi Boys – Automatic Jail Six Star General – I Remember The Yolks - Wandering Kelley Stoltz – The Memory Collector Josh Woodward – Memory Replaced Steadman – Create Your Fate Anitek – Divergent Thought via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Are athletes with color vision deficiencies less likely to make it to the elite levels of sport? If they do get there, will their color blindness effect their performance or determine which position they play? Articles/links: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25372806/nfl-we-didnt-account-for-color-blindness-with-color-rush-jerseys Colour blind cricketers and snowballs Abnormal colour vision is a handicap to playing cricket but not an insurmountable one One of Australia's greatest cricketers was a protanope: a genetic detective story solved with the help of Schmidt's sign More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Gal Pals- Gold Rush Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Nick Reed, Academy Director at the Transport Research Lab in the UK. We discuss topics including ball catching, distracted driving, new in car technologies, the human factors and ethical challenges associated driverless vehicles, and the real world mobility lab TRL is using to study the future of transportation. More information about my guest: http://trl.co.uk/academy-future-view/our-people/prof-nick-reed/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-reed-a0aa0010 https://twitter.com/nreed_trl https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=n9yvnLAAAAAJ&hl=en More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

News: What exactly does it mean to be in “the flow” as an athlete? Can we make it happen or do we just need to let it happen? Is it really true that skill acquisition is a single process that strives for low variability and is constrained by the speed-accuracy tradeoff? Articles: Psychological states underlying excellent performance in professional golfers: “Letting it happen” vs. “making it happen” Computations underlying sensorimotor learning More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Bad News via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Which is harder: hitting a baseball or cricket ball? Will Kieran Powell be successful in his attempt to transfer between the two sports? Articles/links: The Perceptual Illusion of Baseball's Rising Fastball and Breaking Curveball Visual judgements and misjudgements in cricket and the art of flight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYMhT_wgBwE&index=108&list=PLCc9T1oeaK1548na0ELb-4Q6urloNqEjG http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/02/12/strike-zone-podcast-kieran-powell-cricket-west-indies More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Paul Collins – Different Kind of Girl Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Keith Lohse, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Director of the Rehabilitation Informatics Lab at Auburn University. We discuss topics including internal vs external focus of attention, the role of engagement in learning, physical therapy and problems with data analysis in skill acquisition research. More information about my guest: https://sites.google.com/site/appliedmotor/home https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Keith_Lohse https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-lohse-53517485 More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

How do drivers decide whether or not it is safe to make a turn in front of an oncoming car or overtake and pass a more slowly moving vehicle? Why are these situations so dangerous? Do athletes have a higher tolerance for pain than non-athletes? (Time: 20:57) Motion aftereffect demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP_jYmbke14 Links to articles discussed: Processes and countermeasures in overtaking road accidents Multidisciplinary in-depth investigations of head-on and left- turn road collisions Factors influencing driver’s left turn decisions Scaling of relative velocity between vehicles Perceptual-motor control strategies for left-turn execution Risky driving behavior: a consequence of motion adaptation for visually guided motor action Perceptual Processes Used by Drivers During Overtaking in a Driving Simulator An Affordance-Based Approach to Visually Guided Overtaking Pain perception in athletes compared to normally active controls: A systematic review with meta-analysis More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action The Monitors – Turn it On Wheels of Fire – Turning into You J Burn – Waiting The Wingdale Community Singers – Passing Stranger Haji Mike – Pain Pain Gain Gain Eric & Magill – I Feel Your Pain via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

What does the $2 million ruling against Lumosity mean for the future of brain training? Should we give up on generalized perceptual-cognitive training for sport, or do we just need more evidence? Articles/Links: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2016/01/lumosity-pay-2-million-settle-ftc-deceptive-advertising-charges http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2016/01/21/lumosity-ceo-admits-brain-training-games-may-produce-no-direct-benefits/ http://www.cognitivetrainingdata.org/ http://ewep14.nl/ More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Logan Whitehurst & The Jr Science Club – Prosthetic Brain Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Cathy Craig, Professor of Perception & Action Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast. We discuss topics including understanding and improvement movement in areas including pre-mature infants, soccer and Parkinson’s disease; how rugby players deceive their opponent; developing VR systems for training and research; and how we can learn a lot about perception from studying the rare instances when it fails. More information about my guest: http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/psy/Staff/Academic/Craig/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cathy_Craig Movement Innovation Lab at QUB More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

News: How is coordination achieved in team sports? Does drawing plays on a white board really transfer to on field performance? Is telling a tennis player to “throw their racquet at the ball” a good way to teach serving? Articles: Cognitive Representations and Cognitive Processing of Team-Specific Tactics in Soccer A kinematic comparison of the overhand throw and tennis serve in tennis players: how similar are they really? More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Nic Falon – Playing Fair JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Bad News via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A look at some cycling science from a perceptual-motor control perspective. Where does a cyclist look when going around a curve? What control strategies do young cyclists use? Does seat height effect steering ability? Articles: Cycling around a Curve: The Effect of Cycling Speed on Steering and Gaze Behavior Visual guidance during bicycle steering through narrow lanes: a study in children Bicycle rider control skills: expertise and assessment Effects of changing seat height on bike handling More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Nancy Cooke, Professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University. We discuss topics including how individual and team cognition differ, Nancy’s theory of Interactive Team Cognition, how teamwork is acquired, and how team performance changes under pressure. More information about my guest: http://poly.engineering.asu.edu/directory/nancy-cooke/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nancy_Cooke2 https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-cooke-a6164aa More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

How does a driver know when to start braking and whether they are braking hard enough to avoid a collision? Where do we look when we steer around a curve? Do race car drivers look somewhere different? Why is it so hard to hit (and throw!) a knuckleball? (Time: 18:36) Links to articles discussed: A theory of visual control of braking based on information about time-to-collision Time-to-contact judgment in the locomotion of adults and preschool children Visual control of braking: a test of the tau hypothesis Affordance-Based Control of Visually Guided Action A two-point visual control model of steering Where we look when we steer Which parts of the road guide steering? Using vision to control locomotion: looking where you want to go Expert Baseball Batters Have Greater Sensitivity in Making Swing Decisions Knuckleball graph link: http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/6/10/1511336/why-is-it-so-hard-to-hit-the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36E46a1bG70 More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Split Single – Made for Breaking Wheel on Fire – Hit You With a Kiss Calexico – Bend to the Road Mikal Cronin – Turn Around Apache – Bloody Knuckles via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Does ball color effect performance in sports? Do cricket batsman have the right to complain about pink balls and baseball batters about the brief experiment with orange ones? Articles/links: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/oct/27/to-see-or-not-to-see-australian-cricket-divided-over-pink-ball-test Effect of ball color on hitting performance by college softball players Effect of softball color on batting performance in players and non-players Ball color, eye color, and a reactive motor skill Behavior of College Baseball Players in a Virtual Batting Task The role of the baseball seam pattern in pitch recognition More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action 50 Foot Wave – Hot Pink, Distorted Monk Turner – (Yellow) Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Noel Rousseau, PGA golf professional, coach and developer of the Everyday Golf Coach app. We discuss automaticity, how coaching needs to be tailored to individual players, handling pressure, and how sports psychology is viewed in golf. More information about my guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-noel-rousseau-13796a15 http://www.everydaygolfcoach.com/about-everyday-golf-coach.php https://twitter.com/noelrousseau More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

News: Does training using the 3D multiple object tracking (Neurotracker) system transfer to on-field performance in soccer? How good are baggage screeners at detecting threatening object? How does their performance depend on passenger volume and shift length? Articles/links: 3D-Multiple Object Tracking training task improves passing decision-making accuracy in soccer players When and Why Threats Go Undetected: Impacts of Event Rate and Shift Length on Threat Detection Accuracy During Airport Baggage Screening Multiple Object Tracking demo More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Hugh Cornwell – Wrong Side of the Tracks JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Bad News Karl Hendricks Trio – Men’ Room at the Airport via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A look at some infamous movie training scenes from a skill acquisition and motor learning perspective. Awards for best use of contextual inference, best constraints led-approach, best use of key performance indicators and more! We’re gonna need a montage, montage! Training Montages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVY8SbQGW-Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SUzcDUERLo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdZVWeA7a-Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFyLD8rmty8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7kWjf8Vm14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZQTsy3pPwo More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Amy Whitehead, Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching and Physical Education, at Liverpool John Moores University. We discuss her new study looking at the effect of pressure on the thought processes of golfers, using the Think Aloud protocol to investigate and improve sports performance, and what it’s like to work as an applied sports psychologist. More information about my guest: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-education-health-and-community/sport-studies-leisure-and-nutrition/amy-whitehead https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amy_Whitehead4 https://twitter.com/a_whitehead1 Links: Evidence for Skill Level Differences in the Thought Processes of Golfers During High and Low Pressure Situations The Decision Specific Reinvestment Scale More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

How do drivers use visual cues to judge distance, speed and heading? How does our vision change during night driving? What simple rules can athletes, referees and umpires use to make quick decisions? (Time: 19:45) Links to articles discussed: The attentional demand of automobile driving Scaling apparent distance in natural indoor settings. The influence of visual pattern on perceived speed. The Optical Expansion-Pattern in Aerial Locomotion Effects of luminance, blur, and age on nighttime visual guidance: A test of the selective degradation hypothesis Simple Heuristics in Sports Judgment Bias in Baseball Umpires' First Base Calls: A Computer Simulation More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Ramsden – Driving Rain Royal Headache – Distance & Vague Dot Wiggin Band – Speed Limit RoMak and the Space Pirates – Driving Wyldlife – One Night Only The Goodnight Loving – Safe at Home via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Should we be correcting the form of an athlete with an unusual movement pattern? Or could this actually give them an advantage? What do the different skill acquisition theories have to say about it? Articles/links: NAPSPA pre-conference event: Seeing the forest and the trees: Theoretical and practical issues in sport expertise Faubert - Neurotracker Why didn’t everybody copy Bradman? Uncovering the secrets of the ‘the Don’ More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action The Parting Gifts – Strange Disposition Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Stuart Armstrong Rugby Football Union. We discuss topics including talent development and talent identification, the problems with competition, encouraging creativity through practice design and sports analytics. More information about my guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartarmstrong http://www.thetalentequation.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/stu_arm More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

What are the key ideas of the ecological approach to perception-action first proposed by James Gibson? How do they differ from the traditional approach? What are affordances? Are representations and internal models evil? Does perception work like Sherlock Holmes? Book: Direct Perception More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action The New Mystikal Troubadours – Our Sacred Cues Mondo Topless – Get Ready for Action Big Blood- Sick with Information Thomas Allen – Sensation Zoe Muth – Try to Walk the Line via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Is there any validity to the long-held belief by many athletes and coaches that having sex the night before a big competition will impair sports performance? Should you be abstaining this Valentine’s Day if you have to play the next day? Articles: Abstention from sex and other pre-game rituals used by college male varsity athletes Effects of sexual intercourse on maximal aerobic power, oxygen pulse, and double product in male sedentary subjects Altered sleep-wake cycles and physical performance in athletes More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action The Vaselines – Sex with an X Leather Uppers – Sexy Time Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Barbara Barclay, President of Right Eye, a company developing products to measure, analyze and transform visual performance. We discuss topics including the present and future of eye tracking for sport, how visual problems might underlie what seem to be complex performance problems, the FTC rulings against perceptual-cognitive training and plasticity in the visual-motor system. More information about my guest: http://www.righteye.com/ More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

Exploration of ways in which an athlete can develop and enhance their sports skills without actually performing them: by using imagery and observational learning. Does mentally rehearsing or imaging yourself performing an action really make you a better athlete? Can it sometimes be a bad thing to do? What is going on in our brain when we do it? How can we improve our imagery ability? Can watching someone else perform a skill make us a better athlete? Can imagery and observational learning be used together? Imagine the possibilities! Links to articles discussed: The PETTLEP Approach to Motor Imagery: A Functional Equivalence Model for Sport Psychologists It's All in the Mind: PETTLEP-Based Imagery and Sports Performance "Don't Miss!" The Debilitating Effects of Suppressive Imagery on Golf Putting Performance Putting in the mind versus putting on the green: Expertise, performance time, and the linking of imagery and action A neuroscientific review of imagery and observation use in sport Action Observation and Acquired Motor Skills: An fMRI Study with Expert Dancers Visualizing Trumps Vision in Training Attention A direct comparison of the effects of imagery and action observation on hitting performance More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Bleeding Rainbows - Images Electric Jellyfish – Image of Power, Poolside Cortland Goffena – Oh, the Irony Silence is Sexy – You are a Mirror The Jay Vons – Keep on Moving via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A little football science to get you ready for the big game on Sunday! How does a QB lead a receiver, how does the receiver using visual information to run to the ball and how good are officials at judging pass interference calls? Articles/links: BBSRC funded study on cricket catching To see or not to see: Effects of visual feedback on performance and intuitions of quarterbacks in American football Receivers in American football use a constant optical projection plane angle to pursue and catch thrown footballs Expertise and decision-making in American football More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action El Sagrado – Pass Me the Fire Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Michael Grey, Reader in Motor Neuroscience and Director of the Neuroplasticity & Neurorehabilitation Lab at the University of Birmingham. We discuss topics including neuroplasticity, applying brain stimulation to sports, the similarities between neurorehabilitation and skill acquisition, and share our thoughts on the recent Will Smith movie Concussion. More information about my guest: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/sport-exercise/staff/profile.aspx?ReferenceId=9921 https://twitter.com/drmichaeljgrey http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Grey+MJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MWbCvpnVn4 More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

News: Does using our dorsal visual stream during the control of action make us color blind? When we improve after visual perception training is it really perception that is improved? Articles: Color perception is impaired in baseball batters while performing an interceptive action Behavioral training to improve collision detection More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Reigning Sound – Two Thieves JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Bad News via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

My review of the book “This is Your Brain on Sports: Beating Blocks, Slumps & Performance Anxiety”. How are past injuries and performance failures related to an athlete’s current struggles. Is Brain Spotting the key to preventing choking, the yips and freezing behavior in athletes? Link: http://www.amazon.com/This-Your-Brain-Sports-Performance/dp/1608448649 More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Jennifer Cumming, University of Birmingham. We discuss topics including imagery use and observational learning in athletes, mental skills training, tools for assessing the psychological abilities of athletes, and using sports psychology to help homeless kids. More information about my guest: http://jennifercumming.com/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jennifer_Cumming http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/sportex/cumming-jennifer.aspx https://twitter.com/drjenncumming More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

What processes occur during the times when an athlete is not on the field or court, that is there off-time between practices and competitions. How important are these rest periods for learning sports skills? Does it matter what an athlete does during these periods? Could doing something like playing video games possibly interfere with the gains made during practice? Links to articles discussed: Leg muscle recruitment during cycling is less developed in triathletes than cyclists despite matched cycling training loads Practice With Sleep Makes Perfect: Sleep-Dependent Motor Skill Learning The restorative effect of naps on perceptual deterioration Experience-dependent changes in cerebral activation during human REM sleep Watch and Learn: Seeing Is Better than Doing when Acquiring Consecutive Motor Tasks Do action video games improve perception and cognition? Action-Video-Game Experience Alters the Spatial Resolution of Vision More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ShakeyWaits Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Thomas Allen – Rest Until I Die Grumsling – Down Time Silence is Sexy – The Science of Sleep Auto Bonfire – I Sleep Fine Screaming Mirror – The Observer Saucy Jack – Beat You at Your Own Game via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Back in October of last year we lost one of the great thinkers and researchers in Motor Control and Motor Learning, UCLA Professor Richard Schmidt. Richard’s Schema Theory of Motor Learning and Generalized Motor Program have been both highly influential and highly contentious. What will their legacy be for future research? Articles: A schema theory of discrete motor skill learning. Motor Schema Theory After 27 Years: Reflections and Implications for a New Theory Current status of the motor program: Revisited http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=176037786 More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Duarte Araujo, University of Lisbon. We discuss topics including an ecological approach to talent identification, affordances, non-linear pedagogy, developing sports analytics with a sound theoretical basis and Duarte’s upcoming book: Performance Analysis in Team Sports. More information about my guest: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Duarte_Araujo http://spertlab.fmh.ulisboa.pt/ More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

News: Does going for a 30min run make it easier to learn a motor skill afterwards? Is there an optimal balance between stability and flexibility in practice? Articles: A Single Bout of Moderate Aerobic Exercise Improves Motor Skill Acquisition Transfer as a function of exploration and stabilization in original practice Towards a Grand Unified Theory of Sports Performance More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action You Me Tree – Run JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Bad News via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Articles: Together they stand: a life-threatening event reduces individual behavioral variability in groups of voles Definition of Choking in Sport: Re conceptualization and Debate Challenge and threat More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Mark Upton, Coaching Science Manger, English Institute of Sport. We discuss skill acquisition, coaching under pressure, being a sports parent and complexity in practice design. More information about my guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markuptononline https://myfastestmile.com/ https://twitter.com/uppy01 https://youtu.be/-ALDmwayyKQ More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

With the ever increasing availability of tracking and monitoring technology it is becoming easier and easier for an athlete to get feedback about their results and performance. But is the too much of a good thing? How does feedback influence the acquisition and performance of sports skills? Which type of feedback should be used and how often? Is providing biofeedback (e.g., heart rate, brain activity) effective? Can sounds and vibrations be used to shape movements? My Research Influences: Martin Regan, York University http://www.yorku.ca/dregan/ Links to articles discussed: Effects of relative frequency of knowledge of results on retention of a motor skill Relative frequency of knowledge of performance and motor skill learning How Do Batters Use Visual, Auditory, and Tactile Information About the Success of a Baseball Swing? Effects of learning on electroencephalographic and electrocardiographic patterns in novice archers Investigating the efficacy of neurofeedback training for expediting expertise and excellence in sport The vibrating 'Ghost' glove that can train your muscles to replicate Tiger's swing Auditory concurrent feedback benefits on the circle performed in gymnastics More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Orbits – This Girl’s Opinion Pierced Arrows – In My Brain Three Chord Monte – Tell Me What’s on Your Mind The Judy Blooms – Swimming in Caves My Morning Jacket – One Big Holiday via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

News: My new year’s resolutions for 2016. Is there any evidence of NBA players being clutch under pressure? Articles: Do clutch players win the game? Testing the validity of the clutch player's reputation in basketball More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) [email protected] Twitter: @shakeywaits Credits: Roger McGuinn- Aulde Lang Syne VicRippa – Jordan in the Clutch via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

How much does an athlete need to practice to become truly elite? What should it involve? Should it be fun? Can everyone become a great athlete if they just practice enough? In this episode, I focus on the most well- known theory in this area called Deliberate Practice, popularized as the 10,000 hour rule. Technically Challenged: Review of the Gazepoint GP3 Eye tracker and software http://www.gazept.com/product/gazepoint-gp3-eye-tracker/ Links to articles discussed: The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance Outliers: The Story of Success Wrestling with the nature of expertise: a sport specific test of Ericsson, Krampe and Tesch-Romer's (1993) theory of deliberate practice The Developmental Activities of Elite Ice Hockey Players Annual age-grouping and athlete development: a meta-analytical review of relative age effects in sport Routledge Handbook of Sport Expertise More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Paul Collins Beat – Working Too Hard Josh Woodward – Effortless The Willing – Better The Ettes – Crown of Age Beans & Bullets - Love Machine via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A replay of our live discussion on the topic skill acquisition in which we covered topics including: Early specialization vs diversification? Deliberate play vs deliberate practice? Are athletes born or made? What fundamental movement skills should a young athlete acquire? What advice would we give ourselves as young athletes if we could go back in time? Articles/Links: Late specialization: the key to success in centimeters, grams, or seconds (cgs) sport Genomic predictors of trainability Fundamental Movement Skills Are More than Run, Throw and Catch: The Role of Stability Skills More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action The Dirtbombs – Get it While You Can The Greenhornes – Saying Goodbye via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

How do people regulate and modify their emotions (e.g., when pretending to like a bad gift)? Is this what is involved in choking under pressure? Why do people slip on ice – is our visual system letting us down, literally? Why does everybody hate fruit cake – a lesson in multisensory perception? Articles: Esteem threat, self-regulatory breakdown, and emotional distress as factors in self-defeating behavior Temporal links to performing under pressure in international soccer penalty shootouts Reappraising Threat: How to Optimize Performance Under Pressure There's No Prospective Information About Friction, or, Why I Fell Over on the Ice A systems perspective of slip and fall accidents on icy and snowy surfaces Why walkers slip: shine is not a reliable cue for slippery ground On the psychological impact of food colour More information: http://www.perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: Reigning Sound - If Christmas Can’t Bring You Home Mudhoney – Slipping Away Rocketship Park – Cakes & Cookies Rue Royale – Deck the Halls via freemusicarchive.org

How can we learn to shoot a basketball by thinking about a cookie jar and learn to putt a golf ball by thinking about toothpaste?!! Can a novice athlete really become great without being given any verbal instructions about how to actually perform their skill? In the episode, I explore some approaches to learning and coaching sports skills that are radically different to the traditional methods most of us have experienced. My Research Influences: Barrie Frost, Queens University, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barrie_Frost Links to articles discussed: The implicit benefit of learning without errors Analogy learning and the performance of motor skills under pressure From novice to no know-how: a longitudinal study of implicit motor learning Challenges and Solutions When Applying Implicit Motor Learning Theory in a High Performance Sport Environment: Examples from Rugby League More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Golden Blondes – Skilled The Head and the Heart – Lost in My Mind Reigning Sound – Everything I Do is Wrong Alabama Shakes - Hang Loose My Morning Jacket – One Big Holiday via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

My list of the top 5 stories in sports psychology/motor learning in 2015: 5.Skill acquisition is better when things look bigger 4.Is sports psychology research reliable 3.Neurodoping! Becoming a better athlete with brain stimulation 2.Yes, Virginia! There is a hot hand! 1.Perceptual-cognitive training in sports: science or snake oil? Articles/links: Visual illusions can facilitate sport skill learning Manipulating target size influences perceptions of success when learning a dart-throwing skill but does not impact retention Enhanced expectancies facilitate golf putting Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science Replication in Psychological Science Non-invasive Human Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience: A Primer Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Area Promotes Implicit Motor Learning in a Golf Putting Task Surprised by the Gambler's and Hot Hand Fallacies? A Truth in the Law of Small Numbers https://thebrainstimulator.net/shop/ https://thebraindriver.com/tdcs-accelerated-performance.html#acceleratedperformance More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

A discussion with Josh Miller, Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences at Bocconni University, about his and Adam Sanjurjo’s recent work which has reversed the findings of 30 years of research on performance streaks in sports. Their work provides pretty convincing evidence that the hot hand is not a fallacy or illusion after all. I try (and fail) to explain the sampling bias they identified in my own words. In addition we discuss performance under pressure, how athletes know a teammate is hot or not, slumps and the future of research in this area. More information about my guest: http://didattica.unibocconi.eu/mypage/index.php?IdUte=111643&cognome=MILLER&nome=JOSHUA%20BENJAMIN&urlBackMy= Articles/links: Is it a Fallacy to Believe in the Hot Hand in the NBA Three-Point Contest? Surprised by the Gambler's and Hot Hand Fallacies? A Truth in the Law of Small Numbers Collection of reactions to Josh and Adam’s papers More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

News: Do soccer goalkeepers suffer from the gambler’s fallacy in penalty shoot-outs? Are expert sailors better at judging the direction of wind from the feel on their skin? Articles: The gambler's fallacy in penalty shootouts Expertise effects in cutaneous wind perception More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Crevulators – Gambler’s Blues JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Bad News Beach Baby – Glove Compartment via freemusicarchive.org

How do fans perceive the action going on in sports? Does your ability to watch a sport improve with hours of practice in front of your TV? How does the perception of fans differ from the perception of the athletes themselves? Why was the Fox puck pure evil? Articles/links: Action anticipation and motor resonance in elite basketball players Foul or dive? Motor contributions to judging ambiguous foul situations in football Psychophysiological Responses of Sport Fans The Fox Puck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grOttsHuuzE More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

How do we use vision to control the placement of our feet on rough terrain, to avoid spraining that ankle? How do anxiety, fear and fatigue change the way we perform these activities? What differs between elite and novice climbers? Did I survive a rim to rim hike in the Grand Canyon? Let’s hit the trail…. Articles: Visual control of foot placement when walking over complex terrain Anxiety–performance relationships in climbing: a process-oriented approach Anxiety-induced changes in movement behaviour during the execution of a complex whole-body task. Changes in the perception of action possibilities while climbing to fatigue on a climbing wall Practice with anxiety improves performance, but only when anxious: evidence for the specificity of practice hypothesis Short report: the effect of expertise in hiking on recognition memory for mountain scenes More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected] Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Closely Watched Trains – Hills Climb The Spectacular Fantastic – Echo Mountain Arsonist – Hot Salsa Trip\ Johnny Weltraum – Blackout Karmafish – Dusty Trail via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com