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Contextual interference: single task versus multi-task learningDana Maslovat
School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Motor Control 8:213-33. 2004..No group effects were found during transfer performance. Results suggest that random practice is beneficial for learning only one task...
Response preparation changes following practice of an asymmetrical bimanual movementDana Maslovat
School of Human Kinetics, War Memorial Gymnasium, University of British Columbia, 210 6081 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Exp Brain Res 190:239-49. 2008..Furthermore, learning of the task appeared to be related to the ability to prepare the correct asymmetrical EMG amplitudes rather than changing the timing of the EMG pattern...- Subcortical motor circuit excitability during simple and choice reaction timeDana Maslovat
School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Behav Neurosci 126:499-503. 2012..We conclude that the increased corticospinal activation associated with advance preparation may also result in increased subcortical activation, accounting for the observed lack of habituation to a startling stimulus in simple RT... - The effects of prepulse inhibition timing on the startle reflex and reaction timeDana Maslovat
School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Canada
Neurosci Lett 513:243-7. 2012.... - Investigation of stimulus-response compatibility using a startling acoustic stimulusDana Maslovat
School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Canada
Brain Cogn 78:1-6. 2012.... - Motor preparation of spatially and temporally defined movements: evidence from startleDana Maslovat
School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Neurophysiol 106:885-94. 2011..These results confirm that temporally defined movements were prepared in a different manner from spatially defined movements and provide new information pertaining to these preparation differences... - Motor preparation and the effects of practice: evidence from startleDana Maslovat
School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, 210 6081 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Behav Neurosci 125:226-40. 2011..As advance preparation could not occur, the startling stimulus did not trigger any of the movements. We hypothesized that complexity may relate to the neural commands needed to produce the movement, rather than a sequencing requirement... - Response preparation changes during practice of an asynchronous bimanual movementDana Maslovat
School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Exp Brain Res 195:383-92. 2009..However, as both startle and control trials improved over time, it does appear response preparation of interval timing can improve with practice... - Reaction time effects due to imperative stimulus modality are absent when a startle elicits a pre-programmed actionAnthony N Carlsen
School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
Neurosci Lett 500:177-81. 2011..This result indicates that the SAS does not simply speed processing along the normal stimulus-response channels, but acts to release the pre-planned movement via a separate, faster neural pathway... - Considerations for the use of a startling acoustic stimulus in studies of motor preparation in humansAnthony N Carlsen
School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 35:366-76. 2011..In particular, we provide a review of the factors that should be taken into consideration when using a startling stimulus in human research... - Default motor preparation under conditions of response uncertaintyChristopher J Forgaard
School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, War Memorial Gymnasium 210 6081 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada
Exp Brain Res 215:235-45. 2011..Thus, the current experiment found behavioral evidence of default intermediate-amplitude movement preparation as a strategy under conditions of response amplitude uncertainty... - Feedback effects on learning a novel bimanual coordination pattern: support for the guidance hypothesisDana Maslovat
School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
J Mot Behav 41:45-54. 2009..Practice specificity effects were not found for the discrete group, as performance was not negatively affected with a change or removal of afferent information... - Observational practice benefits are limited to perceptual improvements in the acquisition of a novel coordination skillDana Maslovat
School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Exp Brain Res 204:119-30. 2010..These results are discussed in terms of cognitive mediation models of motor skill learning... - Evaluation of scanning methodology in bimanual coordinationDana Maslovat
School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Motor Control 9:312-31. 2005..Reasons for this unidirectional transfer are given with these results suggesting that the sensitivity of a given scanning method might be influenced by the method of acquiring the coordination pattern... - Preparation for voluntary movement in healthy and clinical populations: evidence from startleAnthony N Carlsen
School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
Clin Neurophysiol 123:21-33. 2012..As such, a secondary focus is to review previous hypotheses and introduce an updated model of how the SAS may interact with response preparation and initiation channels from a neurophysiological perspective... - Anchoring strategies for learning a bimanual coordination patternDana Maslovat
School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
J Mot Behav 38:101-17. 2006..extension) but not by metronome frequency. Those results support and extend previous findings but leave unanswered questions regarding the benefits and effectiveness of anchoring during a 90 degrees pattern... - Anchoring in a novel bimanual coordination patternDana Maslovat
School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, War Memorial Gymnasium 210 6081 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T1Z1, Canada
Hum Mov Sci 28:28-47. 2009..Furthermore, practicing under different metronome synchronization strategies did not appear to have a significant effect on the rate of acquisition of the pattern... - Perceptual processing time differences owing to visual field asymmetriesAnthony N Carlsen
School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Neuroreport 18:1067-70. 2007..Significant differences between the percentage of correct identifications between visual fields indicated a lower visual field advantage over upper visual field for perceptual identification... - When unintended movements "leak" out: A startling acoustic stimulus can elicit a prepared response during motor imagery and action observationDana Maslovat
School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, BC, Canada
Neuropsychologia 51:838-44. 2013..We conclude that covert and overt movements involve similarities in motor preparation and neural pathways, and propose that movements do not normally occur during imagery and observation due to low level neural activation...