1st Edition
The Psychology of Mental Imagery in Movement and Action
1. Introduction to Mental Imagery in Movement and Action Riki S. Lindsay, Michael Spittle, Dominic G. McNeil, and Cornelia Frank, 2. Current Theories of Motor Imagery Scott Glover and Cornelia Frank, 3. Neurophysiological Underpinnings of Mental Imagery in Movement and Action Florent Lebon and William Dupont, 4. The Role of Imagery Ability in Movement and Action Anthony Watt, 5. Imagery Perspective, Modality and Uses in Movement and Action Jennifer Cumming, Mary L. Quinton, Grace Tidmarsh, Georgia Bird, and Michelle Schachtler Dwarika, 6. Motor imagery and skill development: Intervention Design and Delivery Recommendations for Effective Motor Imagery Practice Riki S. Lindsay, Michael Spittle, and Dominic G. McNeil, 7. Combining Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AO+MI): Mechanisms, Applications, and Guidelines for Enhancing Motor Learning and Rehabilitation Jack Binks, David Wright, Adam Bruton, Dan Lin, Ryan PW Kenny, and Daniel Eaves, 8. Dynamic Motor Imagery Use for Sports Performance Aymeric Guillot and Franck Di Rienzo, 9. Implementing Motor Imagery for Physical Preparation and Performance: Is Consideration Needed for Imagery Integration into Practice? Dominic G McNeil, Riki S. Lindsay,, Ryan Worn, Michael Spittle, and Tim J Gabbett, 10. Rehabilitation and Mental Imagery in Movement and Action Sarah N. Kraeutner and Matthew W. Scott, 11. Motor Imagery Ability Across the Lifespan Nadja Schott, 12. Motor Imagery Ability in Neuro-atypical Individuals Across the Lifespan Nadja Schott, 13. Observations and Future Reflections on Mental Imagery in Movement and Action Riki S. Lindsay, Michael Spittle, Dominic G. McNeil and Cornelia Frank
Biography
Riki S. Lindsay is a motor learning and skill acquisition academic in the discipline of health and physical education at Federation University Australia. He is the author of a number of journal articles, book chapters, and conference publications that have primarily focused on learning and developing motor skills.
Cornelia Frank is Professor in Human Movement Science in the Faculty of Human and Health Sciences at the University of Bremen in Germany and Member of the high-profile area Minds, Media, Machines. She has authored journal articles spanning movement science, sport psychology, and cognitive psychology as well as book chapters and has edited several volumes in these areas.
Dominic G. McNeil is a Senior Lecturer of Sport and Exercise Psychology at Federation University Australia. Dominic has held academic positions at a number of Australian Universities for over 15 years, teaching in the areas of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Motor Learning and Performance, and Cognitive Psychology.
Michael Spittle is Professor in Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition, in the College of Sport, Health and Engineering, and a Research Associate in the Institute for Health and Sport (IHES) at Victoria University (VU). In addition to being an author of numerous journal articles, he has written several textbooks in skill acquisition and imagery in sport.
