From fear of falling to choking under pressure: A predictive processing perspective of disrupted motor control under anxiety.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev
; 148: 105115, 2023 05.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36906243
ABSTRACT
Under the Predictive Processing Framework, perception is guided by internal models that map the probabilistic relationship between sensory states and their causes. Predictive processing has contributed to a new understanding of both emotional states and motor control but is yet to be fully applied to their interaction during the breakdown of motor movements under heightened anxiety or threat. We bring together literature on anxiety and motor control to propose that predictive processing provides a unifying principle for understanding motor breakdowns as a disruption to the neuromodulatory control mechanisms that regulate the interactions of top-down predictions and bottom-up sensory signals. We illustrate this account using examples from disrupted balance and gait in populations who are anxious/fearful of falling, as well as 'choking' in elite sport. This approach can explain both rigid and inflexible movement strategies, as well as highly variable and imprecise action and conscious movement processing, and may also unite the apparently opposing self-focus and distraction approaches to choking. We generate predictions to guide future work and propose practical recommendations.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Fear
Type of study:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Neurosci Biobehav Rev
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article