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Influence of dual-task constraints on the interaction between posture and movement during a lower limb pointing task
(2018-04-01)
One of the challenges regarding human motor control is making the movement fluid and at a limited cognitive cost. The coordination between posture and movement is a necessary requirement to perform daily life tasks. The ...
Attentional artifacts in sensorimotor coupling in the postural control of young adults
(Springer, 2016-12-01)
Although postural control requires the integration of different sensory cues, little is known about the role of attentional artifacts on the individual's ability to properly respond to postural challenges. This study ...
Event-based prospective remembering in task switching conditions: Exploring the effects of immediate and postponed responses in cue detection
(2018-06-01)
Objective: This study aims to compare the influence of immediate and postponed responses in the detection of prospective memory (PM) target cues and consequent PM retrieval, while also varying the ongoing task demands. ...
Pre-task music improves swimming performance
(2014)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of pre--task music on swimming performance and other psychological variables. A randomized counterbalanced within--subjects (experimental and control condition) ...
Pre-task music improves swimming performance
(Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2015-12-01)
Aim. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of pre-task music on swimming performance and other psychological variables. Methods. A randomized counterbalanced within-subjects (experimental and control ...
Pre-task music improves swimming performance
(2015-12-01)
Aim. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of pre-task music on swimming performance and other psychological variables. Methods. A randomized counterbalanced within-subjects (experimental and control ...
Delay discounting: concepts and measures
(Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)Universidade de Brasília (UnB)Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 2012-12-01)
Delay discounting, one element which underlies decision-making, can be defined as the depreciation of the value of a reward related to the time that it takes to be released. High rates of delay discounting are found in ...
O papel das relações sociais e da atenção social durante tarefas cooperativas em Callithrix jacchus
(Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBRUFRNPrograma de Pós-Graduação em PsicobiologiaEstudos de Comportamento; Psicologia Fisiológica, 2012-03-30)
Several studies on nonhuman primates show that the relationships between individuals
strongly influence the expression of cooperative behavior, both in natural environment and in
captivity settings. Recent studies suggest ...
Keeping your balance while balancing a cylinder: interaction between postural and voluntary goals
(SPRINGERNEW YORK, 2012)
The present study investigated whether postural responses are influenced by the stability constraint of a voluntary, manual task. We also examined how task constraint and first experience (the condition with which the ...
Effect of pre-task music on sports or exercise performance
(2017-07-01)
INTRODUCTION: Pre-task music is a very common strategy among sports competitors. However, as opposed to in-task music, the scientific evidence to support its ergogenic effects on either sports or exercise performance is ...