The Perception & Action Podcast - Sports Science & Psychology Talk

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 -

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: robgray@asu.edu   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 in

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: robgray@asu.edu   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: robgray@asu.edu   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.

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: robgray@asu.edu   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: robgray@asu.edu   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.libs

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: robgray@asu.edu   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: robgray@asu.edu   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake