Journal
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
Volume 32, Issue -, Pages 47-53Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.05.007
Keywords
Psychomotor efficiency; EEG; Sport performance; Neurofeedback; Cortical activation; Coherence
Funding
- Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan) [NSC 103-2410-H-003 -113 -MY3]
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Objectives: Psychomotor efficiency has been linked with processing efficiency during sport performance. Reduced cortical activity in the sensorimotor area has been related to less variability in the movement preparation that is conducive to skilled motor performance. This study proposes sensorimotor rhythm (SMR), 12-15 Hz of the electroencephalography (EEG) in the sensorimotor area, may be used to investigate psychomotor efficiency in sports performance. Method: Twenty-four skilled air pistol shooters were recruited to fire 40 shots while EEG and shooting accuracy were recorded. Results: The data show that improved performance of skilled shooters is associated with higher SMR power during the last second and lower coherence on high alpha power at Fz-T3 before action initiation. A negative relationship is also exhibited between the SMR power and the shooting performance during the aiming. Conclusions: This finding suggests that reduced interference from sensorimotor processing, as reflected by elevated SMR power, may be related to improved processing efficiency during the aiming period. We conclude that SMR may be used to understand psychomotor efficiency underlying air-pistol shooting performance. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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