Article

Motor skills can be learned in an explicit or an implicit manner.
Explicit learning places high demands on working memory capacity, but engagement
of working memory is largely circumvented when skills are learned implicitly. We
propose that individuals with impaired movement dynamics may benefit from
implicit learning methods when acquiring sports-related motor skills. METHOD: We
discuss converging evidence that individuals with cerebral palsy and children
born prematurely have compromised working memory capacity. This may in part
explain the difficulties they encounter when learning motor and other skills. We
also review tentative evidence that older people, whose movement dynamics
deteriorate, can implicitly learn sports-related motor skills and that this
results in more durable performance gains than explicit learning. RESULTS:
Individuals with altered movement dynamics and compromised working memory can
benefit from implicit motor learning. CONCLUSION: We conclude with an appeal for
more extensive evaluation of the merits of implicit motor learning in individuals
with impaired movement dynamics.

Langue : ANGLAIS