Sentences with phrase «mentally rehearsed»

They mentally rehearsed what they wanted to do extensively until they had the belief that they would win.

I mentally rehearsed everything I'd done differently during the past few months.

As further evidence of the practice's efficacy, hypnotherapist Grace Smith points to research that found that when Olympic skiers mentally rehearsed their sport, their muscles fire the same way they would if they were physically doing it.

For example, it can allow us to mentally rehearse upcoming events, or solve problems we might encounter.

Previous research has shown that a network of mirror neurons in the brain is activated when we watch people move in familiar ways — we mentally rehearse their actions as if we were performing them ourselves.

«When we are learning new information, our brain has two different ways to remember the material for a short period of time, either by mentally rehearsing the sounds of the words or thinking about the meaning of the words,» says Dr. Jed Meltzer, lead author and neurorehabilitation scientist at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute.

«Extroverts think out loud, while introverts mentally rehearse everything before they say it — and wish everyone else would,» says Silverman.

Also, mentally rehearsing keeps you from listening to what is said.

• Don't mentally rehearse what people will say next.

We talk to ourselves all the time, particularly when we are mentally rehearsing an important speech or performance.

Have you heard that top athletes mentally rehearse their performance before an event?

Tip 5: Visualize the end result — Did you know that most top athletes mentally rehearse and visualize themselves performing at their best?