Understand and optimize mental strategies in motor training

运动意象是对动作的心理模拟。虽然它可以帮助新手和专家进行决策和技能改进，但这种改进的个体间可变性降低了在更广泛的层面上的潜在收益。在过去的二十年里，运动意象背后的神经资源已经被识别出来，但对于能够诱导相对于任务（力量、瞄准、顺序等）和个人能力（专业知识）的最大改进的最佳策略知之甚少。在目前的项目中，我们打算使用运动科学和脑成像的方法来研究心理训练的有效性。为此，我们旨在评估通过心理训练诱导学习的主要决定因素，并利用神经生理学和心理学数据预测运动增益。在认知心理学、运动科学和脑成像的相互作用下，我们打算收集数据，使我们能够制定具体的指导，以优化不同表现改进的图像训练。

Motor imagery is the mental simulation of action. Although it can assist in decision-making and skill improvement for novice and experts, the inter-individual variability of such improvement lowers the potential benefits at a broader level. The neural resources underlying motor imagery have been identified in the last two decades, but little is known about the optimal strategy that induces maximal improvement relative to the task (strength, aiming, sequence, etc.) and to the persons ability (expertise). In the current project, we intend to use methods of sport science and brain imaging to investigate the effectiveness of mental training. To this end, we aim to assess the prime determinants that induce learning with mental training and to predict motor gain with neurophysiological and psychological data. In an interaction of cognitive psychology, sport science and brain imaging, we intend to gather data that will enable us to formulate specific instructions for optimizing imagery training for different performance improvements.