Motor Behavior Laboratory TB1 101 phone: 303-492-7561

Research Interests

• The control and coordination of human movement with an emphasis on bimanual and upper extremity coordination.


• The development of error detection capabilities in young athletes and adults.

Personnel

• Directors: David E. Sherwood, Ph.D.


• Graduate Student Assistants: Kelly Klein, Brian Buffell, Keith Lohse.


• Undergraduate Student Assistants: Jennifer Mijer, Jennifer Tschoepe, Jordana Saliman, Jessica Fosler, Ross Blahnik, Colton Jackson, Bonnie Sumner.

Back row (left to right): Ross Blahnik, Dr. Sherwood, Keith Lohse, Colton Jackson. Front row (left to right): Kelly Klein, Brian Buffell, Jennifer Mijer, Jennifer Tschoepe, Jordana Saliman, Jessica Fosler.

Current Research Projects

• Spatial assimilation effects in overlapping and sequential bimanual movements. To determine whether spatial assimilations can be modulated by offsetting bimanual movements in time.


• Error detection in single and dual bimanual movements.


• Random and blocked practice schedules and error detection mechanisms in rapid movement.


• The development of error detection capabilities in young swimmers.


• The effect of visual feedback on the control of rapid sequential movements.

Opportunities for Undergraduates

• Contact Dr. Sherwood for research opportunities (UROP, URAP, BA/MS Program, Independent Study). All interested students are encouraged to contact me.

Recent Publications

• Sherwood D. Electromyographic control of movement time in a rapid aiming movement. Perceptual Motor Skills 107: 353-364, 2008.


• Sherwood D. Generalization of error detection across motor tasks by men and women. Perceptual Motor Skills 106: 557-572, 2008.


• Sherwood D. Spatial assimilation effects in sequential movements: effects of a parameter value switching and practice organization. Journal of Motor Behavior 40: 232-245, 2008.


• Sherwood D. Spatial error detection in rapid unimanual and bimanual aiming movements. Perceptual Motor Skills 108: 3-14, 2009.

Funding

• Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, University of Colorado at Boulder.