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Judith Bek1, Richard O'Farrell2, Sarah M Cooney2

  • 1School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Ireland; Centre for Motor Control, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Canada.

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Activity experience enhances implicit motor imagery (MI), while formal training may boost explicit MI. This suggests different experiences shape distinct aspects of motor imagery ability.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Motor Control
  • Sports Science

Background:

  • Motor imagery (MI) aids movement learning and training when physical practice is limited.
  • Individual differences in MI ability are known, but the impact of diverse activity experience remains unclear.
  • This study investigates how experience in various activities influences both implicit and explicit MI.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the relationship between experience in sports, dance, and music and motor imagery.
  • To differentiate the influence of activity experience on implicit versus explicit motor imagery.
  • To explore how different types of activities impact specific aspects of motor imagery.

Main Methods:

  • Online assessment of 84 participants using a hand laterality judgment task (implicit MI).
  • Administration of the MIQ-3 questionnaire to 59 participants (explicit MI).
  • Analysis correlated MI measures with self-reported experience in individual sports, team sports, dance, and musical instrument playing.

    • Main Results:

    • Frequent experience correlated with improved hand laterality judgment and biomechanical constraint effects in MI.
    • Individual sports, team sports, and music experience showed significant associations with MI, unlike dance.
    • Higher levels of formal training were linked to increased explicit MI ratings.

    Conclusions:

    • Activity experience significantly influences implicit motor imagery.
    • Formal training appears to have a stronger impact on explicit motor imagery.
    • Activity-specific effects on MI may stem from varied kinesthetic and visual experiences.