TY - GEN
T1 - Brain processes and neurofeedback for performance enhancement of precision motor behavior
AU - Hatfield, B.
AU - Haufler, A.
AU - Contreras-Vidal, J.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Based on a number of empirical investigations of cerebral cortical dynamics during precision aiming tasks (i.e. marksmanship) employing electroencephalography (EEG) refinement of cortical activity and attenuation of nonessential cortico-cortical communication with the motor planning regions of the brain results in superior performance. Employment of EEG neurofeedback during the aiming period of target shooting designed to reduce cortical activation resulted in improved performance in skilled marksmen. Such an effect implies that refinement of cortical activity is causally related to performance. Recently, we examined cerebral cortical dynamics during the stress of competitive target shooting and observed increased activation and cortico-cortical communication between non-motor and motor regions relative to a practice-alone condition. As predicted, this finding was associated with degradation of shooting performance. These findings imply that neurofeedback targeted to brain regions related to emotional responding may preserve the cortical dynamics associated with superior performance resulting in improved accuracy of precision aiming performance.
AB - Based on a number of empirical investigations of cerebral cortical dynamics during precision aiming tasks (i.e. marksmanship) employing electroencephalography (EEG) refinement of cortical activity and attenuation of nonessential cortico-cortical communication with the motor planning regions of the brain results in superior performance. Employment of EEG neurofeedback during the aiming period of target shooting designed to reduce cortical activation resulted in improved performance in skilled marksmen. Such an effect implies that refinement of cortical activity is causally related to performance. Recently, we examined cerebral cortical dynamics during the stress of competitive target shooting and observed increased activation and cortico-cortical communication between non-motor and motor regions relative to a practice-alone condition. As predicted, this finding was associated with degradation of shooting performance. These findings imply that neurofeedback targeted to brain regions related to emotional responding may preserve the cortical dynamics associated with superior performance resulting in improved accuracy of precision aiming performance.
KW - Cognitive neuroscience
KW - Electroencephalography (EEG)
KW - Kinematics
KW - Psychomotor performance
KW - Stress
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-02812-0_91
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-02812-0_91
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77951986262
SN - 364202811X
SN - 9783642028113
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 810
EP - 817
BT - Foundations of Augmented Cognition
T2 - 5th International Conference on Foundations of Augmented Cognition, FAC 2009, Held as Part of HCI International 2009
Y2 - 19 July 2009 through 24 July 2009
ER -