It has been suggested that the cerebellum plays a critical role in learning to make movements more "automatic" (i.e., requiring less attention to the details of a movement). We hypothesized that cerebellar damage compromises learning of movement automaticity, resulting in increased attentional demands for movement control. The purpose of our study was to determine whether cerebellar damage disr...

A 16-element movement sequence was taught under part-whole and whole-practice conditions. Participants (N = 18) produced a right-arm lever movement to sequentially presented target locations. The authors constructed part-whole practice by providing practice on only the 1st 8 elements on the 1st day of practice (100 repetitions of the 8-element sequence) and on all 16 elements on the 2nd day of ...

This research studied the effect of different organisations of practice (blocked and random) on the learning of three different types of throwing. 35 male students practiced three precise throws for 3 wk. Initially the subjects were separated into two groups who trained under different conditions of practice (blocked and random). All subjects improved significantly from initial performance, wit...

A mantra is a word or phrase repeated aloud or silently and used to focus attention. Meditation using mantras is widely practiced in India. However, research on the effects of mantra meditation on the brain is sparse. The aim was to study the effect of listening to Gayatri mantra on the brain using Elecroencephalograph (EEG) functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). Sample included 8 medita...

contextual interference is one of the instructional methods for several skills.the aim of this research was to determine the effects of interference beforeperformance and interference during performance on the acquisition and retentionof generalized motor program and parameter in basketball skills with an emphasison the examination of contextual interference hypotheses and self-regulationlearni...

background: chewing gum is a habit practiced regularly by a relatively high proportion of individuals in many countries including india, and its use has increased within the last decade. the aim of this study was to determine the effects of sugar-free and sugar chewing gums on plaque deposition. materials and methods: the study is a double blind clinical trial involving 16 healthy volunteers (d...

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