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 ———

[January 19 2026]. Announcement. The application period is now open for students interested in practicum / project and thesis positions in the lab for the 2026-27 academic year. Please see https://cartermaclab.org/join for details.

[January 5 2026]. Paper accepted. Sullivan SR, Buggeln JH, Calalo JA, Ngo TT, Semrau JA, Carter MJ, & Cashaback JGA. Involuntary feedback responses reflect a representation of partner actions. eLife.

[January 5 2026]. Paper accepted. 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.

[December 15 2025]. New Preprint. Calalo JA, Sullivan SR, Muscara NR, Buggeln JH, Ngo TT, Short MM, Carter MJ, Kurtzer IL, & Cashaback JGA. Deliberation is a controllable process governed by desirability and cognitive effort. bioR\(\chi\)iv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.12.693733