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EPISODE · Jul 15, 2025 · 13 MIN

543 – Why Do We Lose Calibration of Perceptual-Motor Skill so Quickly and What Can We Do About It?

from The Perception & Action Podcast · host Rob Gray

Revisiting the topic of calibration in direct learning, with a specific focus on why we lose calibration when not practicing. The blessing and curse of having a high learning rate. Articles:Better with each throw—a study on calibration and warm-up decrement of real-time consecutive basketball free throws in elite NBA athletes A serial-position curve in high-performance darts: the effect of visuomotor calibration on throwing accuracy Why Professional Athletes Need a Prolonged Period of Warm-Up and Other Peculiarities of Human Motor Learning My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

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Revisiting the topic of calibration in direct learning, with a specific focus on why we lose calibration when not practicing. The blessing and curse of having a high learning rate. Articles:Better with each throw—a study on calibration and...

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