Random practice results in more effective motor learning than either constant or blocked practice. Recent studies have investigated the effects of practice schedules at the neurophysiological level. This study aims to conduct a literature review of the following issues: (a) the differential involvement of premotor areas, the primary motor cortex, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the posterior parietal cortex in different types of practice; (b) changes in the participation of these areas throughout practice; and (c) the degree of support that current neurophysiological findings offer to strengthen the behavioral proposition that distinct cognitive processes are generated by different practice schedules. Data from 10 studies that investigated associations between practice structures and neurobiological substrates were analyzed. The participation of the indicated areas was found to depend on practice structure and varied during the learning process. Greater cognitive engagement was associated with random practice. In conclusion, distinct neural processes are engendered by different practice conditions. The integration of behavioral and neurophysiological findings promotes a more comprehensive view of the phenomenon.
-Background:There is a consensus that repetition observed in constant practice produces minimal benefits to the transfer of learning. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate in 3 experiments the effects of constant practice in transfer contexts. Methodology: Participants were asked during acquisition phase, in all experiments, to press four keys sequentially with different requirements of absolute timing in a same relative timing structure. In the transfer tests, they were tested in a novel absolute timing criterion. Results: The results of experiment 1 and 2 showed that the relative timing structure was maintained only when the transfer required parameter scaling close to the parameter value practiced in acquisition. The transfer parameter that is far to the parameter practiced did not affect the movement parameterization. The result of experiment 3 showed that relative timing structure is disrupted in the transfer test when constant practice has high and low amount of practice. Conclusion: Some specific aspects interfere in the transfer test when constant practice is experienced.
O aspecto temporal do Conhecimento de Resultados (CR) é composto por três intervalos: pré-CR, pós-CR e o intervalo intertentativas. Um problema sobre este tópico é que a manipulação de um intervalo implica na alteração dos outros, o que sugere uma análise conjunta desses intervalos. O presente estudo investigou os efeitos dos intervalos de tempo de apresentação de CR na aquisição de habilidades motoras. Foi utilizada uma tarefa de posicionamento manual, que consistia em transportar três bolas de tênis entre seis recipientes em ordem e tempo alvo pré-estipulados. O instrumento continha uma plataforma com seis recipientes e uma central de controle ligada ao microcomputador. O estudo teve a fase de aquisição, com 30 tentativas com a sequência (4-2/5-3/6-1) e tempo alvo (3000 ms) definidos pelo experimentador. Dez minutos após o término da fase de aquisição foi aplicado o teste de transferência imediata e, após 24 horas, o teste de transferência atrasada. Ambos os testes tiveram de 15 tentativas de prática, de uma nova sequência de movimento (6-1/5-3/4-2) e tempo alvo (4000 ms), sem fornecimento de CR. Noventa universitários foram divididos em nove grupos (n = 10): três grupos com quatro segundos, três grupos com oito segundos e três grupos com 16 segundos de intervalo intertentativas, todos com intervalos pré e pós-CR distintos. Os resultados mostraram que menores intervalos intertentativas tiveram melhor desempenho nos testes. Isto sugere que o tempo para processamento de informação não deve ser longo, o que aumentaria a demanda de atenção e a exigência de memória.
This study determined the energy expenditure and effort intensity of athletes during women's artistic gymnastics training sessions. Methods: Ten gymnasts (age 10.9 ± 1.7 years) performed a test to estimate the maximum rate of oxygen uptake (VO 2max ), during which the maximum heart rate (HR max ) was also obtained. The heart rate (HR) of these gymnasts was recorded during five training sessions and then used to estimate the exercise intensity and energy expenditure. Results: Mean duration of training sessions was 4.08 ± 0.42 h, with mean HR corresponding to 137 ± 8 bpm or 69.0 ± 3.5% of HR max . Gymnasts spent less training time at 90-100% HR max compared to the other HR ranges (p < 0.05). Time spent at 60-70% and 70-80% was higher compared to 80-90% HR max (p = 0.012 and p = 0.001, respectively). The training impulse was 239.2 ± 35.4 AU. Estimated energy expenditure was 768.3 ± 168.5 kcal, metabolic rate was 3.1 ± 0.6 kcal/min, and the metabolic equivalent of task (MET) corresponded to 6.1 ± 0.6. Conclusion:Young gymnasts performed prolonged and moderate-intensity training sessions that generated high energetic demands. This information is beneficial to gymnasts since the coaching team can use the data to control the training load and prescribe a proper diet.
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