EEG Correlates of Attention Concentration in Successful Amateur Boxers

Parameters of EEG activities that could be related to a better attention concentration were compared in two groups of young men, one of which included adequately coached amateur boxers and another consisted of students that were not involved in boxing. The EEG signals were registered from the Cz poi...

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Published in:Neurophysiology (New York) 2014-10, Vol.46 (5), p.422-427
Main Authors: Ziółkowski, A., Gorkovenko, A., Pasek, M., Włodarczyk, P., Zarańska, B., Dornowski, M., Graczyk, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletes
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Boxing
Comparative analysis
Electroencephalography
Head injuries
Neurology
Neurosciences
Sensors
Sports injuries
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Summary:Parameters of EEG activities that could be related to a better attention concentration were compared in two groups of young men, one of which included adequately coached amateur boxers and another consisted of students that were not involved in boxing. The EEG signals were registered from the Cz point in accordance with the 10-20 system; the theta/beta and theta/sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) ratios proved to be especially important for purposes of analysis. Research media included a FlexComp Infinity coder and an EEG-Z sensor with an automatic impedance function. The results were evaluated by means of BioGraph Infinity. The obtained results allow us to conclude that adequately coached amateur boxers who are successful achieve lower theta/beta ratio and theta/SMR ratios than control group students not involved in boxing. One can suggest this is due to the better attention concentration in the boxers (despite posible head injuries) compared to the control group.
ISSN:0090-2977
1573-9007
DOI:10.1007/s11062-015-9468-3