Public Health and Sport Sciences: Recent submissions
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The functional role of visual information and fixation stillness in the quiet eye
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 6 November 2023)The final fixation to a target in far-aiming tasks, known as the quiet eye, has been consistently identified as an important perceptual-cognitive variable for task execution. Yet, despite a number of proposed mechanisms ... -
Can cognitive training capitalise on near transfer effects? No evidence of transfer following online inhibition training in a randomised-controlled trial
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023)Despite early promise, cognitive training research has failed to deliver consistent real-world benefits and questions have been raised about the experimental rigour of many studies. Several meta-analyses have suggested ... -
Ambient greenness, access to local green spaces, and subsequent mental health: a 10-year longitudinal dynamic panel study of 2·3 million adults in Wales.
(Elsevier, 1 October 2023)BACKGROUND: Living in greener areas, or close to green and blue spaces (GBS; eg, parks, lakes, or beaches), is associated with better mental health, but longitudinal evidence when GBS exposures precede outcomes is less ... -
Investigating how prior knowledge influences perception and action in developmental coordination disorder
(SAGE Publications / Experimental Psychology Society, 5 November 2023)Background: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is characterised by a broad spectrum of difficulties in performing motor tasks. It has recently been proposed that a specific deficit in sensorimotor prediction and ... -
Parent-carer experiences using a peer support network: a qualitative study
(BMC, 16 October 2023)Introduction Parent-carers of children and young people (CYP) with mental health problems are at greater risk of poor outcomes, such as poor physical and mental health. Peer interventions for parent-carers of CYP with ...