The Perception & Action Podcast

587 – The CLA: Why do we Constrain Revisited

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Show Notes

Revisiting the question of how constraints change movement behavior. Afford vs Potentiate? Preclude vs Promote? Push vs Pull? Articles: https://www.theconstraintscollective.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Box-Constraints-Make-Better/dp/0593715713/

http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

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