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The Athletic Brain: How Neuroscience is Revolutionising Sport and Can Help You Perform Better

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Athletic Brain: How Neuroscience is Revolutionising Sport and Can Help You Perform Better
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Amit Katwala
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 153
Category/GenreSports and outdoor recreation
Sports psychology
ISBN/Barcode 9781471156496
ClassificationsDewey:796.019
Audience
General
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Publishing Details

Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd
Imprint Simon & Schuster Ltd
Publication Date 11 August 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Sport changes your brain. The minds of elite athletes can pull off feats of anticipation and co-ordination that amateurs would find impossible. The athletic brain has been trained through hours and hours of practice - years of sweat and toil. But what if there were a shortcut to training your brain? Cognitive training tools offer the tantalising possibility of breaking the '10,000-hour rule'. Top-level athletes and teams are increasingly tapping into new knowledge of the brain to develop tools and techniques that can offer a shortcut to sporting success, or push the boundaries of performance beyond its current limits. Increasingly, these tools are becoming available to the ordinary amateur, revolutionising the ways in which anyone can improve their skills. Based on interviews with top athletes and the scientists working at the cutting edge of our knowledge, Amit Katwala provides a fascinating insight into the possibilities that are becoming open to us all. He takes us to see how Borussia Dortmund's 'Footbonaut' and touchscreen-based games in the NFL have been achieving excellent results. As with bestsellers such as The Chimp Paradoxand Bounce, by the end of this book, readers will look at sporting performance in a new light, and be able to apply these insights to their own lives.

Author Biography

After studying Experimental Psychology at Oxford University, Amit Katwala became an award-winning sport, science and technology journalist. He has written for the Economist, Science Uncovered and is Senior Writer at Sport magazine. He lives in London SW8.