Sport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning, Part B

Sport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning, Part B, Volume 233 reflects recent advancements in the understanding of how elite athletes prepare for, and perform at, peak levels under the demands of competition. Topics discussed in this new release include a section on Exploring the Applicability of the Contextual Interference Effect in Sports Practice, The Resonant System: Linking Brain-body-environment in Sport Performance, the Effects of Acute High-intensity Exercise on Cognitive Performance in Trained Individuals: A Systematic Review, Moving Concussion Care to the Next Level: The Emergence and Role of Concussion Clinics in the UK, and Neurocognitive Mechanisms of the Flow State.

This longstanding series takes a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on aspects of psychology, neuroscience, skill learning, talent development and physiology.

Takes a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on aspects of psychology, neuroscience, skill learning, talent development and physiologyFocuses on sports and the brainContains expertise and an international focus of contributorsAdopts the novel approach of having a target article with critical commentaries on the lessons learned from British multiple gold medalists at Olympic and World Championships

1. Quiet eye training improves accuracy in basketball field goal shooting Joan N. Vickers, Ben Vandervies, Christie Kohut and Brendan Ryley 2. Sleep, sport, and the brain Shona L. Halson and Laura E. Juliff 3. The resonant system: Linking brain–body–environment in sport performance Pedro Teques, Duarte Araújo, Ludovic Seifert, Vicente L. del Campo and Keith Davids 4. Catching on it early: Bodily and brain anticipatory mechanisms for excellence in sport A.M. Abreu, M. Candidi and S.M. Aglioti 5. Exploring the applicability of the contextual interference effect in sports practice Damian Farrow and Tim Buszard 6. Sport, time pressure, and cognitive performance C.N. Chiu, C.-Y. Chen and N.G. Muggleton 7. Effectiveness of above real-time training on decision-making in elite football: A dose–response investigation Javid J. Farahani, Amir H. Javadi, Barry O’Neill and Vincent Walsh 8. Can athletes benefit from difficulty? A systematic review of growth following adversity in competitive sport Karen Howells, Mustafa Sarkar and David Fletcher 9. Effects of acute high-intensity exercise on cognitive performance in trained individuals: A systematic review S.E. Browne, M.J. Flynn, B.V. O’Neill, G. Howatson, P.G. Bell and C.F. Haskell-Ramsay 10. Changes in brain activity during action observation and motor imagery: Their relationship with motor learning Nobuaki Mizuguchi and Kazuyuki Kanosue 11. Moving concussion care to the next level: The emergence and role of concussion clinics in the UK Osman H. Ahmed, Mike Loosemore, Katy Hornby, Bhavesh Kumar, Richard Sylvester, Levansri Makalanda, Tim Rogers, David Edwards and Akbar de Medici 12. Neurocognitive mechanisms of the flow state David J. Harris, Samuel J. Vine and Mark R. Wilson 13. Discerning measures of conscious brain processes associated with superior early motor performance: Capacity, coactivation, and character Tina van Duijn, Tim Buszard, Merel C.J. Hoskens and Rich S.W. Masters 14. Action-skilled observation: Issues for the study of sport expertise and the brain April Karlinsky, Karen Zentgraf and Nicola J. Hodges 15. Gunslingers, poker players, and chickens 1: Decision making under physical performance pressure in elite athletes Beth Parkin, Katie Warriner and Vincent Walsh 16. Gunslingers, poker players, and chickens 2: Decision-making under physical pressure in elite-developing athletes Beth Parkin and Vincent Walsh 17. Gunslingers, poker players, and chickens 3: Decision making under mental pressure in elite-junior athletes Beth Parkin and Vincent Walsh