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Dr Andrew Wilson
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About the Project
The study of skilled action involves taking a perception-action perspective; we study both the kinematics (motion) of action systems as well as the perceptual information used to control the movement.
Projects in this lab use one of a variety of skilled actions to study the perceptual control of action and how these skills are learned. We study the acquisition and performance of these skills across the lifespan, including children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and older adults (both healthy and frail, e.g. post stroke).
Tasks currently studied in the lab include
1. Coordinated rhythmic movement - we have a dynamical systems model of performance in this task, and research here involves empirically testing the model predictions. We use this task to study learning in general and in older adults in particular.
2. Targeted long distance throwing - this complex perception-action task involves the perception of action relevant object properties (affordances) of both projectiles and targets. We train novices, investigate elite athlete's performance, and investigate how disorders such as DCD affect performance in this task (which is a key part of the assessment of children for DCD).
More details of current projects on the lab blog: http://perceptionactionlab.blogspot.com
More details of the theoretical perspective: http://psychsciencenotes.blogspot.com/
Projects in this lab use one of a variety of skilled actions to study the perceptual control of action and how these skills are learned. We study the acquisition and performance of these skills across the lifespan, including children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and older adults (both healthy and frail, e.g. post stroke).
Tasks currently studied in the lab include
1. Coordinated rhythmic movement - we have a dynamical systems model of performance in this task, and research here involves empirically testing the model predictions. We use this task to study learning in general and in older adults in particular.
2. Targeted long distance throwing - this complex perception-action task involves the perception of action relevant object properties (affordances) of both projectiles and targets. We train novices, investigate elite athlete's performance, and investigate how disorders such as DCD affect performance in this task (which is a key part of the assessment of children for DCD).
More details of current projects on the lab blog: http://perceptionactionlab.blogspot.com
More details of the theoretical perspective: http://psychsciencenotes.blogspot.com/
References
Wilson, A. D., Snapp-Childs, W., & Bingham, G. P. (2010). Perceptual learning immediately yields new stable motor coordination. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 36(6), 1508-1514.
Elders, V., Sheehan, S., Wilson, A. D., Levesley, M., Bhakta, B. & Mon-Williams, M. (2010). Head-torso-hand coordination in children with and without coordination difficulties. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 52(3), 238-243.
Elders, V., Sheehan, S., Wilson, A. D., Levesley, M., Bhakta, B. & Mon-Williams, M. (2010). Head-torso-hand coordination in children with and without coordination difficulties. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 52(3), 238-243.
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