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Increasing the distance of an external focus of attention enhances learning by McNevin, Nancy H, Shea, Charles H, Wulf, Gabriele

“…Previous studies (e.g., Wulf, Höss, & Prinz, 1998) have shown that motor learning can be enhanced by directing performers' attention to the effects of their…”
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Effects of Attentional Focus, Self-Control, and Dyad Training on Motor Learning: Implications for Physical Rehabilitation by McNevin, N H, Wulf, G, Carlson, C

“…In this article, the authors review recent studies on 3 factors that have been shown to affect the learning of motor skills-the performer's attentional focus,…”
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Barriers Are Not the Limiting Factor to Participation in Physical Activity in Canadian Seniors by Carr, Kelly, Smith, Kristy L., Wiseman, Alexandra, Calhoun, Kelly, McNevin, Nancy H., Weir, Patricia L.

“…The identification of barriers to physical activity and exercise has been used for many decades to explain exercise behavior in older adults. Typically health…”
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Attentional Focus in Complex Skill Learning by Wulf, Gabriele, McNevin, Nancy H., Fuchs, Thomas, Ritter, Florian, Toole, Tonya

“…Experiment 1 examined whether it is more advantageous to direct learners' attention to the external effects of their movements relative to other external cues…”
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Effects of isometric handgrip training dose on resting blood pressure and resistance vessel endothelial function in normotensive women by Badrov, Mark B., Bartol, Cassandra L., DiBartolomeo, Matthew A., Millar, Philip J., McNevin, Nancy H., McGowan, Cheri L.

“…Isometric handgrip (IHG) training lowers resting blood pressure (BP) in both hypertensives and normotensives, yet the effect of training dose on the magnitude…”
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Attentional focus on supra-postural tasks affects postural control by McNevin, Nancy H, Wulf, Gabriele

“…We examined whether the attentional focus adopted on a supra-postural task has an influence on postural control. Similar to Riley, Stoffregen, Grocki, and…”
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Simply distracting learners is not enough: More evidence for the learning benefits of an external focus of attention by Wulf, Gabriele, McNevin, Nancy

“…This experiment followed up on previous studies showing learning benefits of instructions directing the performers' attention to the effects of their movements…”
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Gait in adolescent cerebral palsy: The effect of partial unweighting by McNevin, Nancy H., Coraci, Lynn, Schafer, John

“…McNevin NH, Coraci L, Schafer J. Gait in adolescent cerebral palsy: the effect of partial unweighting. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2000;81:525-8. Objective: To…”
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