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Oct 30, 2018

The first episode in a series looking at the contributions of Paul Fitts to our understanding of motor control and motor learning. What is Fitts’ Law? How can it be used to understand and predict speed-accuracy tradeoffs (e.g. between throwing hard and throwing accurately) in sports?

 

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The information...


Oct 23, 2018

A look at David Lee’s Tau Coupling theory which seeks to explain how movements are controlled by using taus from our different senses and intrinsic tau guides. What is general tau theory and why does this variable apply to more than just approaching objects?

 

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Guiding movement by coupling taus

Guiding...


Oct 16, 2018

The final episode in my series looking at the contributions of JJ Gibson to the study of perception and action. Where is the ecological approach to perception and action now? What evidence is there to support it? What are some of the challenges it still faces?

 

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Perceiving action boundaries in the volleyball...


Oct 9, 2018

124 – The Legacy of James J Gibson II: The Theory of Affordances & Its Application to Sports

 

The second episode in a series looking at the incredible contributions of JJ Gibson to the study of perception and action. How do we go from information to goal-directed action? What are affordances and effectivities? How...