Kinesiology 1080A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: K. Anders Ericsson, Frontal Lobe, Executive Functions
16 Oct 2018
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Anyone who engages in 10 years and 10 000 hours of deliberate (cognitively demanding) practice. May work well with occupational and musical pursuits, but not as directly applied for athletics. Individuals involved in different levels of sport (school league. Broke birthdays down into quartiles (q1, q2, q3, q4) With increased level of expertise, there is increased asymmetry 45% born in q1 (jan. , feb. mar) Motor development association: physical development earlier than other kids because born early, so more mature and excel, constant excelling and ability (more attention and better coaching) keeps them wanting to stay in the sport. Once stimulus is identified, the appropriate action must be selected. Individuals with frontal lobe lesions have difficulty with this stage require more time for decision making. Factors influencing response selection: number of stimulus response alternatives (sr, stimulus and spatial compatibility. Increasing the number of sr alternatives relevant to a response, increases the time required to process and select an appropriate response.
