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 […]

AnnaMae Pond’s MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: Investigating the relationships between covert versus overt motor practice modalities and the spatial and temporal aspects of intermanual transfer Supervisors: Dr. Nicola Hodges, Dr. Sarah Kraeutner Committee member: Dr. Romeo Chua Abstract: Motor imagery (MI), the mental representation and rehearsal of a physical action without any overt movement, has been shown to measurably induce motor […]

Avi Mehrotra’s MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: Investigating the Modulation of Motor Effort Costs by Posture in Visual Exploration Supervisors: Dr. Nicola Hodges; Dr. Alan Kingstone Committee member: Dr. Romeo Chua Abstract: Visual exploration is an active, embodied process relying on the coordinated movements of the eyes, head, and body. Prior research demonstrated that posture (sitting, standing, swiveling) significantly alters this […]