Kevin LeBlanc, PhD

A big thanks to @NersesianSarah for doing an awesome presentation on how to create effective science infographics for my Experiential Learning in Science Communication class! The students learned a lot! #sciencecommunication

@poitrasCBC @EricGrenierCBC will there be any @CBC poll tracker for the NB election.

@goreham87 Run 100k per week

Quiet time is important for thinking, reflecting, etc., and I think we all know that, but for some reason we are all still on Twitter and other social media platforms for a good chunk of time everyday. How do you stop the habit? #performance

@goreham87 Thanks for sharing!

@superalex_c @jordanaberard @DrTKing32 @Dr_Burr @OSFramework @_thePerceiver

My newest publication (done in collaboration with @HeatherNeyedli and @chelssanderson): The role of visual error and reward feedback in learning to aim to an optimal movement endpoint (Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance): psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-43…

Currently writing the final parts of my PhD. I investigated how the brain programs two consecutive grasping actions. Feel free to share any articles that you think I have not included that I should include. #motorcontrol #attention #neuroscience #perception

@jarrett_johns @labview @MATLAB @Myles_OBrien20 @goreham87 @Frayner84 @Dal_HAHP The Dalplex all star team all in one paper. Is this legal?

New paper! Weakening the subjective sensation of own hand ownership does not interfere with rapid finger movements journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

The meaning of the Readiness Potential remains deeply controversial for studies of volition. New paper shows that conscious feeling of being about to move is accompanied by RP-like brain activity. Unbiased sampling of EEG and awareness. @elisabethpares doi.org/10.1016/j.neur…

It's happened! A Nature Medicine paper on the microbiome of elite marathoners has identified a microbe that enhances performance via lactate breakdown! #microbiome #powerpoop #ultrachat nature.com/articles/s4159…

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New paper in @TrendsCognSci discussing how the structure of natural environments modulates the perception of objects: adaptations to positional regularities facilitate object detection and recognition, and sharpen object representations in visual cortex. doi.org/10.1016/j.tics…

Hidden illusion

@goreham87 I’m assuming a runner’s stride would be more consistent or am I wrong? Is what you’re showing only relevant to sports that use a “tool” (e.g., paddle, baseball bat, etc.). Also, would more consecutive movements (at comfortable pace) clean this up or make it even worse?

Next time you think an athlete's technique looks "consistent" remember the figure below. Those are 18 consecutive movements where acceleration peaks change as much as 22%. You can guess which sport this is from, but I have a feeling the same thing is happening in all sports!

@goreham87 I’m sure one could argue for a cognitive/attention advantage of doing this.

Couple random thoughts: Wonder why coaches always pull out the white board & draw up plays during timeouts late in hockey games. Why not let the players actually rest, which is the goal of the TO anyway? My guess is an extra 30 sec of rest will benefit more than lines on a board.

@goreham87 @ISBSOFFICIAL @BiomechanicsDay @gillian_weir_ Ohhh. I guess I was late to RT. Great video though!

Thanks to everyone who RT'd my .@ISBSOFFICIAL .@BiomechanicsDay 2-minute-tweet competition video. I didn't win but I appreciate your support! Congratulations to the winners & thank you to @gillian_weir_! In case you didn't see the video, here it is again: youtube.com/watch?v=ZujzDH…

@goreham97 from @BENLabDalhousie tell us about his wearables research measuring kayak sprint technique in the lab and on the water for the @ISBSOFFICIAL @BiomechanicsDay 2-minute-tweet competition. Retweet your favorite video from the @ISBSOFFICIAL page! youtube.com/watch?v=ZujzDH…

Here's another Munker illusion with small dots instead of stripes: The large circles appear to be salmon and yellow but are actually both the same color (RGB 255,223,0). The original png file is at bit.ly/2O74l2I.

that is cool: prior learning biases how the outcomes of our actions is perceived. nature.com/articles/s4159…