Events at: War Memorial Gymnasium, Motor Skills Lab, room 300

Carrie Peters’ PhD Thesis Proposal (Hybrid)

Title: “The role of observed errors in performing and learning motor skills” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Nicola Hodges Committee Members: Dr. Romeo Chua and Dr. Sarah Kraeutner Chair: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin Abstract: Committing and correcting errors are critical components of motor skill learning. Yet, it is unclear if and how seeing someone else make a mistake […]

Michael Dhaliwal’s MSc Thesis Defence

Title: Investigating Visual and Motor Influences on Action Prediction of a Volleyball Set Action Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Nicola Hodges Committee members: Dr. Romeo Chua, Dr. Christian Vater Defence Chair: Dr. Hyosub Kim Abstract: In high-performance sports, anticipating an opponent’s actions provides a significant advantage for fast and accurate responding. One proposed mechanism for this anticipatory process is internal […]

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