The mind of expert motor performance is cool and focused.

@article{citeulike:1189991, abstract = {Extraordinary motor skills required for expert athletic or music performance require longstanding and intensive practice leading to two critical skills, a level of maximal performance that far exceeds that of non-experts and a degree of privileged focus on motor performance that excludes intrusions. This study of motor planning in expert golfers demonstrated their brain activation during their pre-shot routine to be radically different than in novices. The posterior cingulate, the amygdala-forebrain complex, and the basal ganglia were active only in novices, whereas experts had activation primarily in the superior parietal lobule, the dorsal lateral premotor area, and the occipital area. The fact that these differences are apparent before the golfer swings the club suggests that the disparity between the quality of the performance of novice and expert golfers lies at the level of the organization of neural networks during motor planning. In particular, we suggest that extensive practice over a long period of time leads experts to develop a focused and efficient organization of task-related neural networks, whereas novices have difficulty filtering out irrelevant information.}, address = {Department of Neurology and Brain Research Imaging Center, The University of Chicago, IL, USA.}, author = {Milton, J. and Solodkin, A. and Hlust\'{i}k, P. and Small, S. L. }, citeulike-article-id = {1189991}, doi = {10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.01.003}, issn = {1053-8119}, journal = {Neuroimage}, keywords = {jc-neuroimage}, month = {April}, number = {2}, pages = {804--813}, posted-at = {2007-03-27 20:54:18}, priority = {2}, title = {The mind of expert motor performance is cool and focused.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.01.003}, volume = {35}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1189991 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1189991 TI - The mind of expert motor performance is cool and focused. JF - Neuroimage VL - 35 IS - 2 SP - 804 EP - 813 AD - Department of Neurology and Brain Research Imaging Center, The University of Chicago, IL, USA. SN - 1053-8119 N2 - Extraordinary motor skills required for expert athletic or music performance require longstanding and intensive practice leading to two critical skills, a level of maximal performance that far exceeds that of non-experts and a degree of privileged focus on motor performance that excludes intrusions. This study of motor planning in expert golfers demonstrated their brain activation during their pre-shot routine to be radically different than in novices. The posterior cingulate, the amygdala-forebrain complex, and the basal ganglia were active only in novices, whereas experts had activation primarily in the superior parietal lobule, the dorsal lateral premotor area, and the occipital area. The fact that these differences are apparent before the golfer swings the club suggests that the disparity between the quality of the performance of novice and expert golfers lies at the level of the organization of neural networks during motor planning. In particular, we suggest that extensive practice over a long period of time leads experts to develop a focused and efficient organization of task-related neural networks, whereas novices have difficulty filtering out irrelevant information. KW - jc-neuroimage AU - Milton, J AU - Solodkin, A AU - Hlustík, P AU - Small, SL PY - 2007/04/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.01.003 ER -