Abstract
The effect of errorless motor training on visuomotor behaviors in the goal-directed reaching by older adults
Highlights
Errorless motor training has been employed in different reaching motor tasks [1,2,3,4], in which the improvement of motor performance was evidenced
A series of 3x2 training methods (Errorful Motor Training, Errorless Motor Training, Normal Motor Training) x test modes (Pre-test, Posttest) Analysis of Variances (ANOVAs) with repeated measures were used to examine the differences among the three training methods in two different test modes for different main outcome measures of motor performance and gaze behaviors
Errorful and normal motor training decreased the reaching movement time significantly while errorless motor training had not modified the movement time among older adults in the goal- directed reaching motor task of our present study
Summary
Errorless motor training has been employed in different reaching motor tasks [1,2,3,4], in which the improvement of motor performance was evidenced. The underlying mechanism was found to be related to the nature of errorless motor training in inhibiting the explicit hypothesis-testing processes, due to the minimized movement errors, so that the working memory would be more available for motor control. Errorless motor training could reduce the involvement of working memory by minimizing movement errors during training. The reduced cognitive loading on the working memory for motor control could decrease the conscious awareness of explicit knowledge about different movement components during movement execution, and prevent the motor skill breakdown [1,7]
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