The tool as the last piece of the athlete’s gesture imagery puzzle

Highlights • We assess whether the motor experience with a specific tool affects motor imagery. • We evaluate the duration of an imagined tennis gesture handling different tools. • The level of tennis expertise influences the imagined movement duration. • Motor imagery performance of tennis players...

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Published in:Neuroscience 2014-04, Vol.265, p.196-203
Main Authors: Bisio, A, Avanzino, L, Ruggeri, P, Bove, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Athletes - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Imagination
Male
Motor Activity
motor imagery
motor representation
Neurology
Psychomotor Performance
tennis
tool-use
Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • We assess whether the motor experience with a specific tool affects motor imagery. • We evaluate the duration of an imagined tennis gesture handling different tools. • The level of tennis expertise influences the imagined movement duration. • Motor imagery performance of tennis players is modulated by the handled tool. • The handled tool does not affect novices’ motor imagery performance.
ISSN:0306-4522
1873-7544
DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.01.050