Hardware stimulation of neurobiofeedback control of attention and concentration
https://doi.org/10.51922/2616-633X.2025.9.2.2628
Abstract
A study was conducted to investigate the possibility of hardware stimulation of the functional asymmetry of the alpha rhythm in order to increase the effectiveness of neurobiofeedback control in shooters. We discovered the principle of training athletes to achieve a specific psychological state of optimal concentration before a shot based on increasing the alpha activity of the cerebral cortex. The data obtained laid the basis for the judgment that the proposed method of audiovisual stimulation allows accelerating the development of the neurobiofeedback control skill.
About the Author
A. Stsiapanava (Stepanova)
Republican Center for Olympic Training in Shooting Sports;
Institute of Physiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
PhD student of the Institute of Physiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Minsk
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Stsiapanava (Stepanova) A. Hardware stimulation of neurobiofeedback control of attention and concentration. Emergency Cardiology and Cardiovascular Risks journal. 2025;9(2):2628-2632. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51922/2616-633X.2025.9.2.2628
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