Effects of Neurofeedback Training on Frontal Midline Theta Power, Shooting Performance, and Attentional Focus With Experienced Biathletes

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1123/jcsp.2022-0035

Tom Toolis, A. Cooke, M. Laaksonen, K. McGawley

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Abstract

Frontal midline theta power (FMT) has been associated with superior rifle shooting performance. Our experiment examined whether electroencephalographic-based training could increase FMT, shooting performance, and attentional focus in highly trained/elite biathletes. Participants (n = 28; age, M = 21.7, SD = 2.3) were assigned to a control group or an intervention group (with 3 hr of neurofeedback training). FMT increased from baseline during the neurofeedback training sessions (p ≤ .05). However, there were no Group × Pre–post training (test) interactions for FMT or shooting performance (p > .05). There was a small Group × Test effect for attentional focus (p = .07, ), indicating a potential benefit of neurofeedback training. Superior shooters were more proficient at increasing FMT during neurofeedback training, but this did not translate to greater improvements in shooting performance. Our findings suggest that the effects of neurofeedback training are transient and do not necessarily benefit performance.

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神经反馈训练对有经验的两项运动员前额中线θ波能量、射击表现和注意力的影响

正面中线θ波功率(FMT)与优越的步枪射击性能有关。我们的实验检验了基于脑电图的训练是否能提高训练有素的优秀两项运动员的FMT、射击表现和注意力。参与者(n = 28;年龄，M = 21.7, SD = 2.3)分为对照组和干预组(进行3小时神经反馈训练)。在神经反馈训练期间，FMT较基线增加(p≤0.05)。然而，在FMT和射击性能方面，x组训练前后(测试)无交互作用(p < 0.05)。注意焦点有很小的组×检验效应(p =。07，)，表明神经反馈训练的潜在益处。在神经反馈训练中，优秀的射手在增加FMT方面更熟练，但这并没有转化为射击表现的更大改善。我们的研究结果表明，神经反馈训练的效果是短暂的，并不一定有利于表现。

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Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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