TY - CHAP
T1 - Catching on it early
T2 - bodily and brain anticipatory mechanisms for excellence in sport
AU - Abreu, Ana M.
AU - Candidi, Matteo
AU - Aglioti, Salvatore M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The financial contribution of the Italian Ministry of University and Research (PRIN progetti di ricerca di rilevante interesse nazionale, Bando 2015, Prot. 20159CZFJK) is gratefully acknowledged by S.M.A. M.C. was supported by Sapienza University (Progetti Medi 2016).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier B.V.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Programming and executing a subsequent move is inherently linked to the ability to anticipate the actions of others when interacting. Such fundamental social ability is particularly important in sport. Here, we discuss the possible mechanisms behind the highly sophisticated anticipation skills that characterize experts. We contend that prediction in sports might rely on a finely tuned perceptual system that endows experts with a fast, partially unconscious, pickup of relevant cues. Furthermore, we discuss the role of the multimodal, perceptuomotor, multiple-duty cells (mirror neurons) that play an important function in action anticipation by means of an inner motor simulation process. Finally, we suggest the role of predictive coding, interoception, and the enteric nervous system as the processual and biological support for intuition and “gut feelings” in sports—the missing link that might explain outstanding expert performance based on action anticipation.
AB - Programming and executing a subsequent move is inherently linked to the ability to anticipate the actions of others when interacting. Such fundamental social ability is particularly important in sport. Here, we discuss the possible mechanisms behind the highly sophisticated anticipation skills that characterize experts. We contend that prediction in sports might rely on a finely tuned perceptual system that endows experts with a fast, partially unconscious, pickup of relevant cues. Furthermore, we discuss the role of the multimodal, perceptuomotor, multiple-duty cells (mirror neurons) that play an important function in action anticipation by means of an inner motor simulation process. Finally, we suggest the role of predictive coding, interoception, and the enteric nervous system as the processual and biological support for intuition and “gut feelings” in sports—the missing link that might explain outstanding expert performance based on action anticipation.
KW - Action anticipation
KW - Action observation network
KW - Enteric nervous system
KW - Expertise
KW - Intention reading
KW - Interoception
KW - Mirror properties
KW - Motor simulation
KW - Neuroscience of sport
KW - Predictive coding
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85029676722&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/bs.pbr.2017.08.006
DO - 10.1016/bs.pbr.2017.08.006
M3 - Chapter
C2 - 29031472
AN - SCOPUS:85029676722
SN - 9780128118269
T3 - Progress in Brain Research
SP - 53
EP - 67
BT - Progress in brain research
PB - Elsevier Science B.V.
ER -