Neuronal, cognitive and social indicators for the control of aggressive behaviors in sport
Journal Title: Acta Neuropsychologica - Year 2012, Vol 10, Issue 4
Abstract
The goal of our research was to describe the neurophysiological and neuropsychological parameters of the control of aggressive behaviors in an athlete of world rank, a javelin thrower, who underwent neurotherapy.The patient described here was an Olympic athlete who placed much lower than expected in the games. His mental state was measured in three respects: neuronal (using event-related potentials), social, and cognitive (using standardized tests). He then went through a program of neurotherapy; HRV biofeedback was used for ten minutes over two days, along with EEG feedback (neurofeedback) for 20 minutes.Before neurotherapy, the amplitudes of the ERPs under a NOGO stimulus (motor inhibition) were in the normal range. A high score for the control of aggression was accompanied by auto-aggression, which corresponds to cortical inhibition, and can cause negative emotions towards others to be suppressed and directed towards oneself, and thus may contribution to the creation of contusions, along with low scores for external and general aggression. After Alpha Training, the subject was quicker in reaction than the norm. The differences in the ERPs for NOGO conditions were statistically significant. These results may be an essential indicator of a high level of behavior control (not intention), including aggressive behaviors.
Authors and Affiliations
Artur Ziółkowski, Marek Graczyk, Anna Strzałkowska, Dominika Wilczyńska, Piotr Włodarczyk, Barbara Department of Physical Education Theory, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland
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