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Neurofeedback training targeting sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) is a form of biofeedback that helps athletes improve their performance by reducing sensory motor interference and helping them to process their attention more efficiently. However, the changes in brain structure caused by neurofeedback training in athletes remain to be clarified by scientific evidence. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in brain gray matter caused by SMR neurofeedback training to enhance basketball shooting performance, and to understand the effects of SMR neurofeedback training on the structure of attention-related brain regions. A total of 20 mens university basketball players were recruited for this study, and the participants were randomly assigned to the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group was required to undergo two weeks of 6 sessions of SMR neurofeedback training, in which the participants learned to enhance the SMR amplitude prior to executing the shooting action by using an auditory feedback method. The control group was given the same training without neurofeedback. All the participants were tested before and after the experiment, and the brain structures were scanned by 3T fMRI scanning. The results of the study showed that the experimental group not only showed a significant improvement in shooting performance, but also a significant increase in gray matter volume in attention-related brain regions, including the right middle frontal gyrus, right supplementary motor area, and right inferior parietal lobule, but the control group did not show any significant changes in shooting performance and brain structure. This result provides scientific evidence that SMR neurofeedback training leads to structural plasticity in attention-related brain regions, and that this structural change may also be strongly associated with optimal sport performance.
Read CV Chih-Yen ChangECSS Paris 2023: CP-SH23
Introduction With the intensification of population aging, community sports governance for the elderly has become an important approach to address the degradation of physical function and health issues among the elderly population. However, current community sports governance for the elderly generally faces problems such as uneven resource allocation, insufficient service provision, and the lack of a supervision mechanism. These issues severely affect the participation rate of the elderly in sports and the level of health management, and constrain the sustainable development of community social services. Therefore, exploring the practical path of collaborative governance by multiple stakeholders in community sports for the elderly has significant practical and academic value. This study is based on structural functionalism theory and collaborative governance theory, with community governments, community hospitals, and community sports organizations as the research subjects. A collaborative model involving the
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Introduction In contemporary sport psychology, the role of religious behavior and psychological functioning is receiving increasing attention. Religious beliefs and practices can promote athletes emotional and psychological well-being. They can also play a significant role in enhancing sports performance and have positive effects, such as managing stress and anxiety. Our goal was to assess the impact of spirituality/religion on various psychological factors like mental toughness, sport motivation, and perceived competence. Additionally, we sought to find correlations between the strength of faith and other components. Methods We conducted a survey with 182 active athletes using various questionnaires. The average age of the participants was 19.34 years (SD=5.58). We measured the strength of religious faith using the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSORF). Athletes mental toughness was assessed with the Mental Toughness in Sport Questionnaire (SMTQ), sport motivation with the H-SMS questionnaire, and perceived competence with Lintunen’s Perceived Physical Competence Scale (PPCS). Additionally, we administered the Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Scale (SHALOM). For statistical analyses, we used normality tests, the Mann-Whitney U test, and Spearmans correlation analysis. Results Religious athletes strength of faith (M=27.72, SD=10.61) is significantly higher (p<.01), and the transcendent importance and realization are also significantly higher (p<.01). Religious athletes have higher scores in perceived competence, mental toughness, intrinsic motivation, identified and integrated regulation, and lower scores in amotivation and external regulation compared to other groups, although this difference is not significant. Religious female athletes achieved significantly higher values in intrinsic motivation (p<.05) and cognitive intrinsic motivation (p<.05) compared to non-believing female athletes. The power of faith is significantly higher among professional athletes (p<.05) compared to semi-professional and amateur athletes. The power of faith positively correlates with cognitive intrinsic motivation (p<.05) and identified regulation (p<.01). Additionally, among believers, perceived competence positively correlates with intrinsic and autonomous extrinsic (integrated and identified regulation) motivation. Discussion Clearly, the strength of faith, importance, and realization of transcendence is higher among religious respondents. Since this group has higher values of self-confidence and control, believing can help enhance sports performance on the field. Believers, especially female athletes, have higher intrinsic motivation towards their sport compared to non-believers, thus intrinsic motivation can be linked to faith. Additionally, believers have higher perceived competence, meaning that faith, or its presence, positively impacts self-confidence and intrinsic motivation needed for achieving good sports performance.
Read CV Robert PaicECSS Paris 2023: CP-SH23