Inseparability

In a way I've had my own quantum-particles-aren't-solid journey. I started with a desire to make sense of... explain... how movement works, how motor skills in sport are learnt, optimised, performed. I went to the source: the brain. I thought I was smarter than all the other sports people because I was going to become …

Sensory consequences to bring about actions – where does it end?

Just to be a little provocative and take an idea beyond the domain it was birthed and intended for – what happens when a whole day is shaped by predicted sensory consequences and not just a momentary action? In predictive processing, a prediction itself acts as a motor command. This means a context, goal thought, …

Finding the rhythm

It's Friday afternoon of the first week back in the second year of my PhD. Thoughts and discussions over a very restful Christmas break culminated in a decision to start a regular blog, reflecting on my patterns of work, steps forwards, difficulties and maybe a little content of the research I'm doing in the aim …