OBJECTIVE Recent research has provided evidence for a genetically mediated association between language or reading-related cognitive deficits and impaired motor coordination. Other studies have identified relationships between lateralization of hand skill and cognitive abilities. With a large sample, the authors aimed to investigate genetic relationships between measures of reading-related cogn...

Sleep following motor skill practice has repeatedly been demonstrated to enhance motor skill learning off-line (continued overnight improvements in motor skill that are not associated with additional physical practice) for young people who are healthy. Mounting evidence suggests that older people who are healthy fail to demonstrate sleep-dependent off-line motor learning. However, little is kno...

This study examined the relationship between imitation, motor movement, and language skill in 70 children with developmental disabilities. Four primary research questions were addressed: 1) What are the imitation, motor movement, and language profiles of young children with developmental disabilities?; 2) What is the relationship between imitation skill, motor movement, and language skill?; 3) ...

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 213 A GENERAL LAW OF MOTOR LEARNING ................................................. 215 Motor Learning as a Power Law .............................................................. 216 The Power Law--A Special Case of Motor Learning? .................................... 217 WHAT IS LEARNED WITH ...

In this paper we survey the state of the art in behavioral biometrics with particular emphasis on motor skill (muscle-control) based biometrics which are based on innate, unique and stable muscle actions. We analyze current research and examine the types of features used to describe motor skills for biometric purposes. Presented methodologies are compared based on the degree of accuracy they ca...

Regular physical activity has a positive impact on cognition and brain function. Here we investigated if a single bout of exercise can improve motor memory and motor skill learning. We also explored if the timing of the exercise bout in relation to the timing of practice has any impact on the acquisition and retention of a motor skill. Forty-eight young subjects were randomly allocated into thr...

Preliminary evidence indicates that dopamine given by mouth facilitates the learning of motor skills and improves the recovery of movement after stroke. The mechanism of these phenomena is unknown. Here, we describe a mechanism by demonstrating in rat that dopaminergic terminals and receptors in primary motor cortex (M1) enable motor skill learning and enhance M1 synaptic plasticity. Eliminatio...

fundamental movement skills are observable patterns of motor behaviors including locomotor, manipulative, and stability activities. the aim of this study was to assess the gross motor development and the movement skill proficiency in elementary school children in tehran city. the test of gross motor development-2 (ulrich, 2000) was administered to 712 children aged between 7 and 11. performance...

Choking under pressure is described by distraction and explicit monitoring theories (DeCaro, Thomas, Albert, & Beilock, 2011). Distraction theories propose that distraction disrupts tasks that rely on working memory, while explicit monitoring disrupts automatic processes such as proceduralized motor skills. Furthermore, the attentional control theory (ACT) incorporates emotion in the form of an...

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced a change in the way children learn at school. It been almost two years since they were to do learning from home by using some media, such as: Zoom, and Google Meets. However, after vaccinated, schools have allowed hold face-to-face meetings. Since then, results of reflections several teachers revealed that there is decline children's social skills, gross motor f...