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Performance improvements from imagery: evidence that internal visual imagery is superior to external visual imagery for slalom performance
We report three experiments investigating the hypothesis that use of internal visual imagery (IVI) would be superior to external visual imagery (EVI) for the performance of different slalom-based motor tasks. In Experiment 1, three groups of participants (IVI, EVI, and a control group) performed a d...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3803114/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24155710 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00697 |
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author | Callow, Nichola Roberts, Ross Hardy, Lew Jiang, Dan Edwards, Martin Gareth |
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description | We report three experiments investigating the hypothesis that use of internal visual imagery (IVI) would be superior to external visual imagery (EVI) for the performance of different slalom-based motor tasks. In Experiment 1, three groups of participants (IVI, EVI, and a control group) performed a driving-simulation slalom task. The IVI group achieved significantly quicker lap times than EVI and the control group. In Experiment 2, participants performed a downhill running slalom task under both IVI and EVI conditions. Performance was again quickest in the IVI compared to EVI condition, with no differences in accuracy. Experiment 3 used the same group design as Experiment 1, but with participants performing a downhill ski-slalom task. Results revealed the IVI group to be significantly more accurate than the control group, with no significant differences in time taken to complete the task. These results support the beneficial effects of IVI for slalom-based tasks, and significantly advances our knowledge related to the differential effects of visual imagery perspectives on motor performance. |
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spelling | pubmed-38031142013-10-23 Performance improvements from imagery: evidence that internal visual imagery is superior to external visual imagery for slalom performance Callow, Nichola Roberts, Ross Hardy, Lew Jiang, Dan Edwards, Martin Gareth Front Hum Neurosci Neuroscience We report three experiments investigating the hypothesis that use of internal visual imagery (IVI) would be superior to external visual imagery (EVI) for the performance of different slalom-based motor tasks. In Experiment 1, three groups of participants (IVI, EVI, and a control group) performed a driving-simulation slalom task. The IVI group achieved significantly quicker lap times than EVI and the control group. In Experiment 2, participants performed a downhill running slalom task under both IVI and EVI conditions. Performance was again quickest in the IVI compared to EVI condition, with no differences in accuracy. Experiment 3 used the same group design as Experiment 1, but with participants performing a downhill ski-slalom task. Results revealed the IVI group to be significantly more accurate than the control group, with no significant differences in time taken to complete the task. These results support the beneficial effects of IVI for slalom-based tasks, and significantly advances our knowledge related to the differential effects of visual imagery perspectives on motor performance. Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-10-21 /pmc/articles/PMC3803114/ /pubmed/24155710 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00697 Text en Copyright © 2013 Callow, Roberts, Hardy, Jiang and Edwards. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Neuroscience Callow, Nichola Roberts, Ross Hardy, Lew Jiang, Dan Edwards, Martin Gareth Performance improvements from imagery: evidence that internal visual imagery is superior to external visual imagery for slalom performance |
title | Performance improvements from imagery: evidence that internal visual imagery is superior to external visual imagery for slalom performance |
title_full | Performance improvements from imagery: evidence that internal visual imagery is superior to external visual imagery for slalom performance |
title_fullStr | Performance improvements from imagery: evidence that internal visual imagery is superior to external visual imagery for slalom performance |
title_full_unstemmed | Performance improvements from imagery: evidence that internal visual imagery is superior to external visual imagery for slalom performance |
title_short | Performance improvements from imagery: evidence that internal visual imagery is superior to external visual imagery for slalom performance |
title_sort | performance improvements from imagery: evidence that internal visual imagery is superior to external visual imagery for slalom performance |
topic | Neuroscience |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3803114/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24155710 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00697 |
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