Vibrating armband used to help athletes develop muscle memory

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“Muscle memory” is the process in which a certain motor task is repeated to such an extent that it can eventually be performed without conscious effort. It comes in handy for all sorts of activities, but is particularly important to athletes – a tennis player can hardly concentrate on the game, for instance, if they’re constantly thinking about how to move their arm every time they return the ball. Now, engineers from Imperial College London have created an armband device known as Ghost, designed to assist athletes in forming optimum muscle memories... Continue Reading Vibrating armband used to help athletes develop muscle memory

Section: Research Watch

Tags: Athlete, Haptics, Imperial College, Learning, Memory, Muscle, Sports

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