Optimizing performance through intrinsic motivation and attention for learning: The OPTIMAL theory of motor learning

G Wulf, R Lewthwaite - Psychonomic bulletin & review, 2016‏ - Springer
Effective motor performance is important for surviving and thriving, and skilled movement is
critical in many activities. Much theorizing over the past few decades has focused on how …

Neurophysiology of performance monitoring and adaptive behavior

M Ullsperger, C Danielmeier… - Physiological …, 2014‏ - journals.physiology.org
Successful goal-directed behavior requires not only correct action selection, planning, and
execution but also the ability to flexibly adapt behavior when performance problems occur or …

Inside the brain of an elite athlete: the neural processes that support high achievement in sports

K Yarrow, P Brown, JW Krakauer - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2009‏ - nature.com
Abstract Events like the World Championships in athletics and the Olympic Games raise the
public profile of competitive sports. They may also leave us wondering what sets the …

The Pause-then-Cancel model of human action-stop**: Theoretical considerations and empirical evidence

DA Diesburg, JR Wessel - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The ability to stop already-initiated actions is a key cognitive control ability. Recent work on
human action-stop** has been dominated by two controversial debates. First, the …

Well done! Effects of positive feedback on perceived self-efficacy, flow and performance in a mental arithmetic task

C Peifer, P Schönfeld, G Wolters, F Aust… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Self-efficacy is a well-known psychological resource, being positively associated with
increased performance. Furthermore, results from field studies suggest a positive impact of …

Social-comparative feedback affects motor skill learning

R Lewthwaite, G Wulf - Quarterly journal of experimental …, 2010‏ - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined motivational effects of feedback on motor learning. Specifically, we
investigated the influence of social-comparative feedback on the learning of a balance task …

Normative feedback effects on learning a timing task

G Wulf, S Chiviacowsky… - Research quarterly for …, 2010‏ - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the influence of normative feedback on learning a sequential timing
task. In addition to feedback about their performance per trial, two groups of participants …

The effects of levodopa and ongoing deep brain stimulation on subthalamic beta oscillations in Parkinson's disease

G Giannicola, S Marceglia, L Rossi… - Experimental …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Local field potentials (LFPs) recorded through electrodes implanted in the subthalamic
nucleus (STN) for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Learner regulated knowledge of results during the acquisition of multiple timing goals

JT Patterson, M Carter - Human movement science, 2010‏ - Elsevier
The purpose of the present experiment was to examine the advantages of a learner
controlled KR schedule during the acquisition of three novel sequential timing tasks. The self …

EEG oscillatory patterns are associated with error prediction during music performance and are altered in musician's dystonia

MH Ruiz, F Strübing, HC Jabusch, E Altenmüller - Neuroimage, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Skilled performance requires the ability to monitor ongoing behavior, detect errors in
advance and modify the performance accordingly. The acquisition of fast predictive …