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  • Psychophysiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Performance Science

Background:

  • The creative experience of performing artists is complex, involving psychological and physiological components.
  • Understanding the interplay between psychological states and autonomic nervous system (ANS) function during performance is crucial for artists.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between performance flow states and heart rate and ANS function in dancers.
  • To compare self-reported flow measures with physiological responses during baseline, performance, and post-performance rest.

Main Methods:

  • Ambulatory psychophysiology study involving 60 pre-professional and professional dancers.
  • Data collection included self-report Flow State Scale (FSS) and physiological measures (heart rate, pre-ejection period, RMSSD, cardiac autonomic balance/regulation).
  • Laboratory equipment was brought to the concert hall for data acquisition during actual performances.

Main Results:

  • Greater sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activation during performance predicted sense of control.
  • Less cardiac autonomic regulation was associated with autotelic experiences.
  • Dancers in high flow states (high autotelic, high sense of control) exhibited co-inhibition of ANS branches, unlike those in lower flow states who showed co-activation.

Conclusions:

  • Performance flow states are associated with specific patterns of autonomic nervous system activity.
  • The findings highlight the dynamic interaction between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems during creative performance.
  • This research provides novel insights into the psychophysiology of artistic performance and flow.