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Practice makes efficient: Cortical alpha oscillations are associated with improved golf putting performance.

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: = 23) before and after 3 practice sessions. As expected, performance improved and conscious processing decreased with training. Mediation analyses revealed that improvements in performance were partly attributable to increased regional gating of alpha power and reduced cross-regional alpha connectivity. However, changes in conscious processing were not associated with performance improvements. Increased efficiency was manifested at the neurophysiological level as selective inhibition and functional isolation of task-irrelevant cortical regions (temporal regions) and concomitant functional activation of task-relevant regions (central regions). These findings provide preliminary evidence for the development of greater psychomotor efficiency with practice in a precision aiming task.

Source: Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology

DOI: 10.1037/spy0000077

Authors: Germano Gallicchio, Andrew Cooke, Christopher Ring

Institutions: University of Birmingham, Bangor University

Language: English

Topic: Sport Psychology and Performance

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Economic and Social Research Council

Awards: The Social and Cognitive Neuroscience of Performance under Pressure, G4840760865, G6348601701, G8377976051, G841499813