Should Rehabilitation Specialists Use External Focus Instructions When Motor Learning Is Fostered? A Systematic Review

According to the Constrained Action Hypothesis, motor learning is believed to be more efficient when an external focus (EF) of motor control is given to the performer instead of an internal focus (IF) of motor control.This systematic review investigated whether findings of studies focusing on the Constrained Action Hypothesis may be transferred to

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Promoting coordination in Norwegian health care

Introduction: The Norwegian health care system is well organized within its two main sectors - primary health and long term care on the one hand, and hospitals and specialist services on the other.However, the relation between them lacks mediating structures.Policy practice: Enhancing coordination between primary and secondary health care has been

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From Thought to Action: How the Interplay Between Neuroscience and Phenomenology Changed Our Understanding of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has evolved with the knowledge of behavior, the brain, and their relationship.Modern views of OCD as a neuropsychiatric disorder originated from early NUTMEG WHOLE ORG lesion studies, with more recent models incorporating detailed neuropsychological findings, such as perseveration in set-shif

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