416 – The Development of Motor Synergies & the Influence of Constraints - The Perception & Action Podcast

How do motor synergies develop when we learning to catch a ball? How is this development shaped by the constraints imposed on the performer such as the information available during practice, the actions catching is nested within like postural control, and disorders like DCD ?

Articles:

One more time about motor (and non‑motor) synergies

Manipulating Visual Informational Constraints during Practice Enhances the Acquisition of Catching Skill in Children
Inter-joint coupling and joint angle synergies of human catching movements

Spatiotemporal characteristics of muscle patterns for ball catching

Effects of Postural Constraints on Children's Catching Behavior

Adaptations to Task Constraints in Catching by Boys with DCD

Effects of a developmental task constraints intervention on kinematic synergies during two-hand catching in children with developmental delays

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