The effect of physical exercise on mental function has been widely studied from the
beginning of the 20th century. However, the contradictory findings of experimental research …

Locomotion in vertebrates and invertebrates has a long history in research as the most
prominent example of interlimb coordination. However, the evolution towards upright stance …

The present experiment was designed to test the predictions of the constrained-action
hypothesis. This hypothesis proposes that when performers utilize an internal focus of …

Bimanual coordination, a prototype of a complex motor skill, has recently become the
subject of intensive investigation. Whereas past research focused mainly on the …

Skilled movement entails learned motor patterns that are produced with a high degree of
accuracy, consistency, and efficiency. The classic definition of skill by Guthrie (1952) …

These questions lie at the heart of understanding coordination. Given the ubiquity of
coordinated behavior in living things, one might have expected its lawful basis to have been …

THE PROCESSING OF COMPLEX, METRICALLY ambiguous rhythmic patterns, of the sort
found in much popular music, remains poorly understood. We investigated listeners' abilities …

Productivity demands, time pressure, and cognitively demanding construction tasks increase
workers' arousal and stress; however, it is not clear how these factors may worsen risk …

Many activities of daily living require moving both hands in an organized manner in space
and time. Therefore, understanding the impact of aging on bimanual coordination is …

This research reported here draws on self-organization theories and dynamical system
models to investigate the collective behaviour of tennis players. In tennis, the unceasing to …