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Podcast: The Perception & Action Podcast
Episode: The Legacy of Nikolai Bernstein II: Skill Acquisition through Free(z)ing Degrees of Freedom
Description: A look at Bernstein's theory of freezing/freeing degrees of freedom during skill acquisition and some research which has tested these ideas. Articles/Books: Dexterity and Its Development Free(z)ing Degrees of Freedom in Skill Acquisition Conscious Control Is Associated With Freezing of Mechanical Degrees of Freedom During Motor Learning Throwing Skills: Analysis of Movement Phases in Early Motor Learning Changes in coordination, control and outcome as a result of extended practice on a novel motor skill Online feedback and the regulation of degrees...