From biomechanics to sport psychology: the current oscillatory approach

Brain oscillations are, perhaps paradoxically, crucial for movement stability and high performance. Much of what is known about brain oscillations and their relation to movement, sensation and cognition has been established during the last three decades through an explosion of research ranging from in vitro (Draguhn et al., 1998; Fisahn et al., 1998) to in vivo (Cheron et al., 2015) and computing (Cannon et al., 2014) studies and reaching direct application to humans (Lebedev and Nicolelis, 2006; Schneider et al., 2010; Zarka et al., 2014). In this Grand Challenges monograph, my intent is to expound the idea that recording of multiple biological signals including brain oscillations during sport movements makes the most of currently available knowledge in neuroscience, technological advances and powerful analysis tools to promote excellence in sports performance. It is a scientific voie royale reinforcing the strong yet complex link betweenmovement science and sport psychology.