Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Mindfulness Training on Athletes'Attention Network
Objective:Previous studies have found that single-session,short-term transcranial direct current stimula-tion(tDCS)can regulate neural networks.This study explored whether tDCS can enhance athletes'attention abilities by stimulating specific brain regions,aiming to develop convenient and efficient methods for improving ath-letic performance in competitive sports.Method:tDCS and mindfulness training were used to intervene with 60 ath-letes.The attention network test task and heart rate variability(HRV)were recorded before and after the interven-tion.Results:1)Both tDCS and mindfulness training could significantly improve the performance of the athletes'at-tentional executive network efficiency and HRV.2)However,it is found that only mindfulness had a significant effect on the orientation network,and neither tDCS nor mindfulness training had an effect on the alertness network.Conclusion:The consistent results of the attention executive network and HRV indicate that a single short-term tDCS is"partially effective"in improving the attention ability of athletes.By combining the brain networks with dif-ferent attention functions and comparing with mindfulness training,the limitations of tDCS are related to the selec-tion of stimulus parameters.This provides a reference for subsequent studies,indicating that to harness the short-term,high-efficiency effects of tDCS in competitive sports,it is necessary to consider the integrity of athletes'brain neural network and develop precise tDCS programs based on the actual demands of competitive sports.
transcranial direct current stimulationmindfulness trainingathletesattention network
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