Brain oscillations in sport: toward EEG biomakers of performance
Brain dynamics is at the basis of top performance accomplishment in sports. The search for neural biomarkers of performance remains a challenge in movement science and sport psychology. The noninvasive nature of high-density electroencephalography (EEG) recording has made it a most promising avenue...
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| author | Guy eCheron Guy eCheron Geraldine ePetit Julian eCheron Axelle eLeroy Axelle eLeroy Ana Maria Cebolla Carlos eCevallos Mathieu ePetieau David eZarka Thomas eHoellinger Anne-Marie eClarinval Bernard eDan Bernard eDan |
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| description | Brain dynamics is at the basis of top performance accomplishment in sports. The search for neural biomarkers of performance remains a challenge in movement science and sport psychology. The noninvasive nature of high-density electroencephalography (EEG) recording has made it a most promising avenue for providing quantitative feedback to practitioners and coaches. Here, we review the current relevance of the main types of EEG oscillations in order to trace a perspective for future practical applications of EEG and event-related potentials (ERP) in sport. In this context, the hypotheses of unified brain rhythms and continuity between wake and sleep states should provide a functional template for EEG biomarkers in sport. The oscillations in the thalamo-cortical and hippocampal circuitry including the physiology of the place cells and the grid cells provide a frame of reference for the analysis of delta, theta, beta, alpha (incl.mu) and gamma oscillations recorded in the space field of human performance. Based on recent neuronal models facilitating the distinction between the different dynamic regimes (selective gating and binding) in these different oscillations we suggest an integrated approach articulating together the classical biomechanical factors (3D movements and EMG) and the high-density EEG and ERP signals to allow finer mathematical analysis to optimize sport performance, such as microstates, coherency/directionality analysis and neural generators. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-99c6e5f8d7104d1ba7887362853bee8c2022-12-22T00:02:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782016-02-01710.3389/fpsyg.2016.00246172439Brain oscillations in sport: toward EEG biomakers of performanceGuy eCheron0Guy eCheron1Geraldine ePetit2Julian eCheron3Axelle eLeroy4Axelle eLeroy5Ana Maria Cebolla6Carlos eCevallos7Mathieu ePetieau8David eZarka9Thomas eHoellinger10Anne-Marie eClarinval11Bernard eDan12Bernard eDan13Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Université de Mons-HainautUniversité Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Haute Ecole CondorcetUniversité Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Université Libre de BruxellesBrain dynamics is at the basis of top performance accomplishment in sports. The search for neural biomarkers of performance remains a challenge in movement science and sport psychology. The noninvasive nature of high-density electroencephalography (EEG) recording has made it a most promising avenue for providing quantitative feedback to practitioners and coaches. Here, we review the current relevance of the main types of EEG oscillations in order to trace a perspective for future practical applications of EEG and event-related potentials (ERP) in sport. In this context, the hypotheses of unified brain rhythms and continuity between wake and sleep states should provide a functional template for EEG biomarkers in sport. The oscillations in the thalamo-cortical and hippocampal circuitry including the physiology of the place cells and the grid cells provide a frame of reference for the analysis of delta, theta, beta, alpha (incl.mu) and gamma oscillations recorded in the space field of human performance. Based on recent neuronal models facilitating the distinction between the different dynamic regimes (selective gating and binding) in these different oscillations we suggest an integrated approach articulating together the classical biomechanical factors (3D movements and EMG) and the high-density EEG and ERP signals to allow finer mathematical analysis to optimize sport performance, such as microstates, coherency/directionality analysis and neural generators.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00246/fullEEGbiomarkersSportcortical activitybrain rythms |
| spellingShingle | Guy eCheron Guy eCheron Geraldine ePetit Julian eCheron Axelle eLeroy Axelle eLeroy Ana Maria Cebolla Carlos eCevallos Mathieu ePetieau David eZarka Thomas eHoellinger Anne-Marie eClarinval Bernard eDan Bernard eDan Brain oscillations in sport: toward EEG biomakers of performance Frontiers in Psychology EEG biomarkers Sport cortical activity brain rythms |
| title | Brain oscillations in sport: toward EEG biomakers of performance |
| title_full | Brain oscillations in sport: toward EEG biomakers of performance |
| title_fullStr | Brain oscillations in sport: toward EEG biomakers of performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brain oscillations in sport: toward EEG biomakers of performance |
| title_short | Brain oscillations in sport: toward EEG biomakers of performance |
| title_sort | brain oscillations in sport toward eeg biomakers of performance |
| topic | EEG biomarkers Sport cortical activity brain rythms |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00246/full |
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