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¹Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Skilled golfers show higher psychomotor efficiency through refined attention and motor control. Key brainwave patterns, including frontal theta (Fθ) and temporal alpha (T3α), indicate successful cognitive-motor performance.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Sports Science
Cognitive Psychology

Background:

Psychomotor efficiency in expert performers relies on attentional strategies and motor program execution.
Understanding the psychomotor efficiency hypothesis necessitates examining electroencephalographic (EEG) indices like frontal theta (Fθ), left temporal alpha (T3α), sensory-motor rhythm (SMR), and frontocentral alpha (FCα).

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between specific EEG neural processes and the likelihood of successful cognitive-motor performance.
To explore the co-activation patterns of Fθ, T3α, SMR, and FCα in relation to performance success in skilled golfers.

Main Methods:

Collected EEG data from 27 skilled golfers during successful and failed putting tasks.
Utilized mixed-effects logistic regression analysis to examine the association between EEG indices and performance success.

Main Results:

Concurrent increases in frontal theta (Fθ) and left temporal alpha (T3α) power were linked to a higher probability of successful performance.
Co-activation of sensory-motor rhythm (SMR) and frontocentral alpha (FCα) also correlated with increased odds of successful cognitive-motor execution.

Conclusions:

Refined attention allocation, indicated by specific EEG patterns, is crucial for superior cognitive-motor performance.
Effective motor program processing, also reflected in EEG activity, is a key cognitive feature distinguishing expert golfers.