Working Group Human Movement Science

At the intersection of motor cognition, learning/training, and technology, we investigate how motor execution, motor imagery, and action observation contribute to motor learning and how new technologies can be used to support teaching and learning in sport, school, health, and work, also in light of developmental processes across the lifespan. We are particularly interested in the individualization of motor learning through vicarious and/or augmented experiences, such as imagining a movement without simultaneously executing it, or observing a movement in virtual reality. Our perspective on movement and action is interdisciplinary, drawing on insights from cognitive psychology/science, computer science, and health sciences.

In our teaching, we focus on conveying foundational knowledge in movement science, such as motor control, motor learning, and motor development. In advanced modules, we address specific aspects of teaching and learning movement, such as instruction, analysis, or feedback, motor learning in and with virtual reality, or psychological training methods with children and adolescents.