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Making the case for mobile cognition : EEG and sports performance

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Date
05/2015
Author
Park, Joanne L.
Fairweather, Malcolm M.
Donaldson, David I.
Keywords
Alpha
EEG
Expertise
Mobile cognition
Neural efficiency
Neurofeedback
P300
Readiness potentials
Sports performance
RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
BF Psychology
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
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Abstract
In the high stakes world of International sport even the smallest change in performance can make the difference between success and failure, leading sports professionals to become increasingly interested in the potential benefits of neuroimaging. Here we describe evidence from EEG studies that either identify neural signals associated with expertise in sport, or employ neurofeedback to improve performance. Evidence for the validity of neurofeedback as a technique for enhancing sports performance remains limited. By contrast, progress in characterizing the neural correlates of sporting behavior is clear: frequency domain studies link expert performance to changes in alpha rhythms, whilst time-domain studies link expertise in response evaluation and motor output with modulations of P300 effects and readiness potentials. Despite early promise, however, findings have had relatively little impact for sports professionals, at least in part because there has been a mismatch between lab tasks and real sporting activity. After selectively reviewing existing findings and outlining limitations, we highlight developments in mobile EEG technology that offer new opportunities for sports neuroscience.
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Park , J L , Fairweather , M M & Donaldson , D I 2015 , ' Making the case for mobile cognition : EEG and sports performance ' , Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews , vol. 52 , pp. 117-130 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2015.02.014
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Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2015.02.014
ISSN
0149-7634
Type
Journal item
Rights
Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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This work was funded by the Sportscotland Institute of Sport.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/18880

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