learning new skills is a very complex phenomenon that involves many different systems in the body. interestingly, the systems and processes involved in executing skills change with practice as the body learns to optimize key processes. in the psychomotor skills laboratory, we use a variety of different methodologies to study changes in the body which arise as a result of learning and practice, from the initial stages of skill acquisition through to elite and expert level performance.
the lab is based in the university of toronto surgical skills centre at mount sinai hospital and the department of surgery at the university of toronto. we also have close ties with the motor behaviour group in the department of kinesiology at mcmaster university, the mcmaster institute for music and the mind, the wilson centre, and the faculty of physical education and health at the university of toronto. please use the links above to find out more about our lab and our work.