Merging Locomotor Physiology and Perceptual Psychology

Professor: Dr Arthur Dickinson, I apologize for leaving your name off the Stockholm article and presentation. In fact, Art’s Applied Exercise Physiology Lab was the actual location of the study. Student: Wasn’t this presentation based on a preliminary analysis of Dave Stamper’s MS thesis with Dr Art Dickinson as his advisor and in Art’s lab? […]

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The Saga of Undifferentiated Fatigue, Er, Exertion

Professor: First of all, thanks, Dr Rod Dishman, for cleaning up the Spherical Analysis for the symptom clusters (Dishman, 1994): Student: Wow; no more overbearing, lines for the filling. Now I can see the cluster numbers clearly. Outstanding! Professor: And now, how might these symptoms be the result of physiological processes? Here is a possible […]

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It Hurts to Run a Long Distance

Student: Show-and-Tell today? Professor (grinning): Yea. I get to uncover the history of the General Fatigue and Leg Fatigue symptom clusters. Student: But I was really hurting during the weekend runs. My legs are heavy as lead and sore deep down to the bones. Why? Professor: Hey, you are not alone. Here is what a […]

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Perception of Symptoms and the Regulation of Endurance Performance

Professor: Welcome to this Blog and a look at topics for June 2013 thru September 2013. Overall, the goal is to get deeply involved with Perception and Regulation of Endurance Performance. Student: How deep is deeply involved? Professor: How deep in physiology? Or how deep in psychology? Student: Proske & Gandevia (2012) are physiologically deep. Professor: […]

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