The Perception & Action Podcast

Exploration of how psychological research can be applied to improving performance, accelerating skill acquisition and designing new technologies in sports and other high performance domains. Hosted by Rob Gray, professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, the podcast will review basic concepts and discuss the latest research in these areas.

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4 – Anticipation in Sports

How do great athletes seem to know what is going to happen next? What information to they use to predict the next serve will be cross court instead of down the line, how does a baseball batter know the next pitch will be a fastball, and how does an NFL quarterback know the defense will blitz? Can these abilities be improved through training? In this episode I explore the topic of anticipation in sports. What Grinds My Gears: Conference false advertising and fishing in movement science experiment...

Jun 23, 2015•22 min

3 – Eye Movements in Sports

What should an athlete look at when performing their sport? For example, should a soccer goalkeeper keep their eye on the shooter’s leg when trying to stop a penalty kick or on their upper body? Should a golfer look at the ball or the hole when putting? Do expert athletes look at different things than novices? Is it really possible to always keep your eye on the ball? In this episode, I examine the role of eye movements in sports. Research Confessions: My first batting simulator experiment and t...

Jun 09, 2015•23 min

2 - Vision Training Programs

Since the early 1980's, there have been several vision training programs developed which propose to improve the vision of athletes resulting in an associated improvement in their sports performance. Do these training programs actually work? Or could practice time be put to better use? In this episode, I review the research that has evaluated the effectiveness of these programs. Links to articles mentioned in podcast: Do generalized visual training programmes for sport really work? High-performan...

May 26, 2015•18 min

1 - Vision in Sports

Sports talk is littered with phrases related to our eyes. We talk of great court vision, a good eye at the plate and seeing the ball well. But just how critical is vision to an athlete?Do professional athletes see better than we do? Can you play sports effectively if you have poorer than 20/20 vision? In this episode I dive into the topic of research in vision in sports. Links to articles mentioned in podcast: Popular Science Monthly tests Babe Ruth St. Louis Cardinals slugger Pujols gets Babe R...

May 14, 2015•18 min

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A preview of the new Perception & Action Podcast. An exploration of how psychological research can be applied to improving performance, accelerating skill acquisition and designing new technologies in sports, driving and aviation. Hosted by Rob Gray, professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, the podcast will review basic concepts and discuss the latest research in these areas. More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pd...

May 11, 2015•3 min

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