Characterizing skill acquisition through motor imagery with no prior physical practice

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 257-265

  Kraeutner, Sarah N ^a   MacKenzie, Laura A ^a   Westwood, David A ^a   Boe, Shaun G ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Implicit sequence learning; Motor imagery; Motor learning; Physical practice; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84956661191     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: 19391277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xhp0000148     Document Type: Article

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