TY - JOUR
T1 - Neurofeedback Training Reduces Frontal Midline Theta and Improves Putting Performance in Expert Golfers
AU - Kao, Shih Chun
AU - Huang, Chung Ju
AU - Hung, Tsung Min
N1 - Funding Information:
The work of Tsung-Min Hung was supported in part by the National Science Council (Taiwan) under grant NSC 98-2410-H-003-124-MY2.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - A single-subject design was used to examine the influence of one session of neurofeedback training (NFT) on reducing frontal midline theta (Fmθ) amplitude and enhancing golf putting performance. Posttraining, three highly skilled golfers improved in putting score or score stability. Although the Fmθ amplitude during the pre-putt period inconsistently decreased across participants, all golfers exhibited lower Fmθ amplitude during the resting condition following NFT, suggesting that the tonic reduction of Fmθ may play a role in subsequent performance improvement. Overall, these results indicate that a short session of NFT may be an effective method of performance enhancement in some sports.
AB - A single-subject design was used to examine the influence of one session of neurofeedback training (NFT) on reducing frontal midline theta (Fmθ) amplitude and enhancing golf putting performance. Posttraining, three highly skilled golfers improved in putting score or score stability. Although the Fmθ amplitude during the pre-putt period inconsistently decreased across participants, all golfers exhibited lower Fmθ amplitude during the resting condition following NFT, suggesting that the tonic reduction of Fmθ may play a role in subsequent performance improvement. Overall, these results indicate that a short session of NFT may be an effective method of performance enhancement in some sports.
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U2 - 10.1080/10413200.2013.855682
DO - 10.1080/10413200.2013.855682
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84900003746
SN - 1041-3200
VL - 26
SP - 271
EP - 286
JO - Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
IS - 3
ER -