The Action, Cognition, and Metascience Lab is an interdisciplinary research team interested in how the human brain controls and learns skilled actions in healthy and clinical populations. We also conduct metascience research to gain insights into research practices within kinesiology and related areas. The lab is located in the Ivor Wynne Centre, which is home to the Department of Kinesiology within the Faculty of Science at McMaster University.

Recent lab news ———

[April 29 2026]. Funding. Our NSERC Discovery Grant has been renewed until 2031.

[April 28 2026]. New paper. Sullivan SR, Buggeln JH, Calalo JA, Ngo TT, Semrau JA, Carter MJ, & Cashaback JGA. Involuntary feedback responses reflect a representation of partner actions. eLife. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.109734.2

[April 9 2026]. New paper. Radowits R, Young BW, Rathwell S, & Carter MJ. Emotions in sport practice: An integrative review of perspectives from motor behavior, sport, and educational psychology. Communications in Kinesiology. https://doi.org/10.51224/cik.2026.7640