SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2016
The 'Quiet Eye' and Motor Performance: A Systematic Review Based on Newell's Constraints-Led Model.
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- High-Pressure Game Conditions Affect Quiet Eye Depending on the Player's Expertise: Evidence from the Basketball Three-Point Shot.Brain sciences · 2022Article
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- Icy road ahead-rapid adjustments of gaze-gait interactions during perturbed naturalistic walking.Journal of vision · 2021Article
- Quiet Eye and Computerized Precision Tasks in First-Person Shooter Perspective Esport Games.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Looking to Learn Better - Training of Perception-Specific Focus of Attention Influences Quiet Eye Duration but Not Throwing Accuracy in Darts.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2020Article
- Understanding the Development of Elite Parasport Athletes Using a Constraint-Led Approach: Considerations for Coaches and Practitioners.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
- Gaze Behavior in Basketball Free Throws Developed in Constant and Variable Practice.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Gaze training supports self-organization of movement coordination in children with developmental coordination disorder.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- The Role of Quiet Eye Timing and Location in the Basketball Three-Point Shot: A New Research Paradigm.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Assessing ocular activity during performance of motor skills using electrooculography.Psychophysiology · 2018Article
- Evaluating Weaknesses of "Perceptual-Cognitive Training" and "Brain Training" Methods in Sport: An Ecological Dynamics Critique.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Review
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Abstract
introductionThe quiet eye (final fixation to a specific target prior to movement initiation) is a perceptual skill robustly associated with expertise and superior performance. The benefit of the phenomenon has been demonstrated in a range of sporting tasks. The mechanism(s) underpinning this phenomenon are much-debated and are associated with varying assumptions.
objectiveThis systematic review categorizes previous quiet eye research based on Newell's 1986 model of interacting constraints. DATA SOURCES: Three electronic databases (Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed) were searched from inception until February 2015. Details of relevant studies were also obtained from one literature review and two book chapters. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND SYNTHESIS
methodsTo frame the discussion of research evidence concerning the quiet eye, previous studies were evaluated based on a classification of manipulating performer, environment, and task constraints. Additionally, associative studies (without specific constraints), and interacting constraints (affecting more than one constraint) were considered.
resultsThis review emphasizes that the quiet eye is beneficial for performing aiming tasks and that Newell's constraints model provides a useful framework for organizing knowledge in this area.
conclusionDespite the robust research on the value of the quiet eye, several gaps in current knowledge exist regarding the mechanism of the quiet eye effect.
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