Sensorimotor rhythm neurofeedback enhance golf putting performance

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Title:	Sensorimotor rhythm neurofeedback enhance golf putting performance
Authors:	Cheng, Ming-Yang;Huang, Chung-Ju;黃崇儒;Chang, Yu-Kai;Koester, Dirk;Schack, Thomas;Hung, Tsung-Min
Contributors:	Bielefeld University;University of Taipei;National Taiwan Sport University;National Taiwan Normal University
Keywords:	precision sports;attention;EEG;sensorimotor rhythm;automaticity
Date:	2015-12
Issue Date:	2017-09-12 14:57:36 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	Sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) activity has been related to automaticity during skilled action execution. However, few studies have bridged the causal link between SMR activity and sports performance. This study investigated the effect of SMR neurofeedback training (SMR NFT) on golf putting performance. We hypothesized that preelite golfers would exhibit enhanced putting performance after SMR NFT. Sixteen preelite golfers were recruited and randomly assigned into either an SMR or a control group. Participants were asked to perform putting while electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded, both before and after intervention. Our results showed that the SMR group performed more accurately when putting and exhibited greater SMR power than the control group after 8 intervention sessions. This study concludes that SMR NFT is effective for increasing SMR during action preparation and for enhancing golf putting performance. Moreover, greater SMR activity might be an EEG signature of improved attention processing, which induces superior putting performance.
Relation:	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 37(6), p.626-636
Appears in Collections:	[Graduate Institute of Sports Pedagogy] Periodical Articles

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