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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Sports Science
  • Motor Control

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  • Pre-performance mental state influences sports outcomes.
  • Previous research links electroencephalogram (EEG) power to performance in internally-paced skills (e.g., golf putting, shooting).
  • The relationship between pre-performance EEG and externally-paced skills remains under-explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if pre-performance electroencephalogram (EEG) power predicts performance in an externally-paced motor skill: baseball batting.
  • To determine the specific EEG frequency bands associated with batting performance.

Main Methods:

  • Sixty-seven baseball players had their EEG recorded for 120 seconds before batting practice.
  • Batting performance was evaluated by three expert coaches.
  • Coach ratings were validated using Generalizability Theory.

Main Results:

  • An inverse relationship was found between frontal beta-band EEG power and subsequent batting performance.
  • Lower beta EEG power was associated with improved batting performance.
  • Higher beta EEG power correlated with diminished batting performance.

Conclusions:

  • Pre-performance frontal beta EEG activity is a predictor of baseball batting performance.
  • Findings extend the understanding of EEG-performance relationships to externally-paced motor skills.
  • Reduced beta power may be linked to more successful execution of externally-paced athletic actions.