Biofeedback Training for Peak Performance in Sport - Case Study
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There is a strong relationship between mental and physical performance in sport. In this context, the development of a wide range of mental powers, such as focus and concentration, elevates sport performance. Focus means selective attention due to brain energy and concentration is duration of this complete attention in time [1]. In addition to psychological support, many biofeedback modalities are applied to obtain self regulation of bodily functions. The objective of biofeedback is to increase the voluntary control over the physiological processes that are otherwise outside awareness, using the information about them in the form of an external signal. Various biofeedback OPENACCESS
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