Rapid eye and hand responses when intercepting falling objects

During my time at Queen’s I collaborated with members from the Laboratory of Integrative Motor Behaviour (LIMB) run by Dr. Stephen Scott. Our paper Rapid eye and hand responses in an interception task are differentially modulated by context-dependent predictability was just published in the Journal of Vision. I have written a little poem inspired by “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss.

Rapid eye and hand responses in an interception task are differentially modulated by context-dependent predictability
By Dr. Foo’ss
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I am sure. Sure I am.
That sure I am! That sure I am!
I do not know that sure I am.

So would you like fast eyes and hands?
I do not know fast eyes and hands.

Would you, could you hit fast balls?
I do not know fast balls that fall. I do not know fast balls at all.
I do not know how fast I am.
I do not know fast eyes and hands.

Could you hit fast balls that jumped?
I am sure, if sure I am,
I could hit fast balls that jumped.
I could hit them with fast hands.
I could see them with fast eyes.
I could hit them here or there,
I could hit them anywhere.

Could you hit fast balls that fall?
I do not know, if balls will jump.
I do not know, if balls will fall.
If I am sure, I can hit them all.
If I am not sure,
I could not, would not hit the ball.
I do not have fast eyes and hands.
I could not hit them with fast hands.
I could not see them with fast eyes.
I could not hit them here or there,
I could not hit them anywhere.

Could you hit balls that jump up top?
If I saw them jump up top,
I could hit them without a drop.
I do not need fast hands to hit,
I do have my fast eyes for this.
I could hit them at this time.
I would hit fast balls just fine.

Could you hit balls that jump down low?
If I saw them jump down low,
I could not hit them in a row.
I do have my fast eyes for this.
I do have fast hands not to miss.
I could hit balls that jump down low.
If fast I move and not too slow.

So would you like fast eyes and hands?
I am sure. Sure I am.
I do like fast eyes and hands.
I like fast eyes to see balls jump.
I have fast eyes when I am sure.
I have fast eyes when balls jump high.
I have fast eyes when balls jump low.
I have fast eyes when I move slow.
Fast eyes are here, fast eyes are there.
My fast eyes are everywhere.

I am sure. Sure I am.
I do like fast eyes and hands.
I like fast hands to hit fast balls.
I have fast hands when I am sure.
I have fast hands when balls jump low.
For jumps up top, my hands are slow.
If fast balls are near, fast hands are here.
I do so like fast eyes and hands.