Frontal midline theta is a specific indicator of optimal attentional engagement during skilled putting performance

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 470-478

  Kao, Shih Chun ^a   Huang, Chung Ju ^b   Hung, Tsung Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAIPEI   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attention; Fm ; Golf; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GOLF; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GOLF; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885903966     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.35.5.470     Document Type: Article

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