Electroencephalography and mental states associated with elite performance

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-53

  Lawton, George W ^b   Hung, Tsung Min ^a   Saarela, Pekka ^a,c   Hatfield, Bradley D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed skills; Electroencephalography; Elite performers; Mental states; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032337992     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.20.1.35     Document Type: Article

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