The Perception & Action Podcast

Exploration of how psychology and sports science research can be applied to improving performance, accelerating skill acquisition and designing new technologies in sports and other high performance domains. Hosted by Rob Gray, professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, the podcast will review basic concepts and discuss the latest research in these areas.

529 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 3 and 4 (JC47) 03/04/2025

528 – Assessing Progress in the Ecological Approach: The Method of Progessive Constraints 02/25/2025

527 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 1 and 2 (JC46) 02/18/2025

526 – Why are Balance Bikes More Effective for Learning to Ride than Bikes with Training Wheels? A Variability Analysis 02/04/2025

525 – Variability of Practice & Education of Attention 01/28/2025

524 - Is it better to give a specific performance outcome target or one based on perception of effort? 01/21/2025

523 – Critical Fluctuations as an Early Warning Signal of Sports Injuries: Proof of Concept 01/14/2025

522 – Variability of Practice – A Deeper Dive 01/07/2025

521 – What’s Up With Me & Where is the Podcast Headed? 12/17/2024

520 – Okkulo - A Training System for Manipulating Visual Constraints in Sports (JC 45) 12/10/2024

519 – Replicating Key Evidence for Prospective Control in Ball Catching 12/03/2024

518 – The Effects of Concussion on Movement Coordination 11/26/2024

517 – Still No Evidence for the Transfer of Generalized Perceptual-Cognitive Training to Sports Performance 11/19/2024

516 – Do Averaged, Group Data Accurately Capture & Represent Individual Movements Solutions? 11/12/2024

515 – Experience & Focus of Attention: Effect of Focus of Attention When Using the Dominant vs Non-Dominant Hand in MMA 11/05/2024

514 – How Does an Athlete’s Prior Coordination Solution Influence Learning a New One? 10/22/2024

513 – My NEW Book is here: Learning to be an “Ecological” Coach 10/15/2024

512 – Active Inference and the Control of Action 10/08/2024

511 – Applying the Predictive Processing Theory of Action Control to Practice Design in Sports 10/01/2024

510 – Self-Organization, The Great Unknown: Preview of the 2024 Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit 09/24/2024

509 – A Call for More Clarity on How to Use the CLA: The 3 Questions Paper 09/17/2024

508 – Liveliness in Training and the CLA, Interview w Pete Blair, Texas State University 09/10/2024

507 - Nonlinear vs Linear Pedagogy for Police Training. What learners need vs. what they want 09/03/2024

506 - Perceiving Higher Order Affordances in Sports & Fields of Safe Travel 08/27/2024

505 – Synergies, Equilibrium Points & Fascia 08/20/2024

504 – Is There An Optimal Amount of Practice Variability for Learning That Depends on Skill Level? 08/13/2024

503 – An Ecological Approach to Police Defensive Tactics Training (JC44) 07/30/2024

502 – A Framework for Using Virtual Reality (VR) in Sports, Luke Wilkins, LaTrobe University 07/23/2024

501 – Kinesthetic Awareness Training to Support Skill Acquisition, Jo Shattuck PantherTec (JC43) 07/16/2024

500 – Ask Me Anything (AMA) 07/09/2024