Long‐term effects of acoustic reafference training (ART)

Abstract

In sport visual feedback is often used to enhance performance, mostly neglecting the auditory modality. However, athletes produce natural sounds when they move (acoustic reafferences) which they perceive and use to control their movements. We examined the short- and long-term effects of a training intervention on a complex movement by using acoustic reafferences. Natural step sounds produced during hurdling were recorded and played back to the participants immediately before each trial, with an increase (fast group), decrease (slow group), or no manipulation (control group) in the tempo. All groups increased their hurdling performance regarding overall running time, with the slow group showing the best performance development. After a 10-week retention, the fast and slow group further increased performance, whereas the control group declined. The repeated experience with acoustic information associated with the rhythmic pattern of hurdling may have helped developing a cognitive representation of that movement, especially regarding long-term effects.

A Review on the Relationship Between Sound and Movement in Sports and Rehabilitation

“…The role of natural movement sounds in auditory action-perception coupling has been studied in sports domains and daily physical activity as part of more general research. Among the topics investigated, studies have examined the influence of natural movement sounds on movement execution (Agostini et al, 2004; Kennel et al, 2015), sense of agency (self vs. other) (Murgia et al, 2012a; Kennel et al, 2014a,b), action anticipation (Cesari et al, 2014; Allerdissen et al, 2017; Camponogara et al, 2017; Sors et al, 2017, 2018a,b; Cañal-Bruland et al, 2018), and motor learning (Pizzera et al, 2017).…”

Loudness, but not shot power, influences simple reaction times to soccer penalty sounds

“…Perceptual training protocols have already been developed by researchers in different sports, however most of them are based on visual information (e.g., Abernethy, Schorer, Jackson, & Hagemann, 2012;Jackson, 2003;Murgia et al, 2014). Conversely, research on audiobased training is rather limited (for a review see, Sors et al, 2015), although in recent years it is receiving a growing attention by researchers, with encouraging evidence (e.g., Pizzera, Hohmann, Streese, Habbig, & Raab, 2017).…”

Bewegungssonifikation: Psychologische Grundlagen und Auswirkungen der Verklanglichung menschlicher Handlungen in der Rehabilitation, im Sport und bei Musikaufführungen

“…Diese spielt auch bei der Erforschung von Bewegungssonifikationen eine wichtige Rolle, sowohl im Sport Schmitz & Effenberg, 2012) als auch im Zusammenhang mit interaktiven Performance-Systemen (Hermann, 2011;Serafin et al, 2011). Als einer der grundlegenden Ansätze gilt die Common-Coding Theory (Prinz, 1997) die auf die Bewegungshandlungen einwirken, sogenannte auditive Reafferenzen Pizzera et al, 2017). So ist es nach der Annahme interner Modelle zur Bewegungsplanung (Wolpert & Flanagan, 2001) (Jeannerod, 2003).…”