Sport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning, Part B

Professor Wilson is the Associate Professor in experimental psychology and human movement science. Broadly, his research is interested in the processes underpinning skilled performance; why skills might break down under pressure; and how we might optimize the skill acquisition process. As a chartered psychologist and registered practitioner with the Health and Care Professions Council, he also provides psychological support services in a range of performance domains (including Olympic and professional athletes). Dr. Walsh is Professor of Human Brain Research at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University College, London. He is the author of over 300 manuscripts, most involving cognitive neuroscience and brain stimulation.The research group he leads is called Applied Cognitive Neuroscience (ACN). The goal is to use neuroscience to improve high performance in sport, high pressure decision making and advancing human brain stimulation in cognition and health. Prof Walsh is particularly interested in sleep, plasticity and extending classical findings to older people. Traditional strengths of his group's work has been investigations of the functions of the parietal lobe, the frontal eye fields and their interactions with primary and secondary visual areas. The techniques his group uses include transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and DC stimulation. He runs the ICN TMS facility and also organises the annual TMS Summer School with The Magstim Company. Professor Parkin is a professor at University College London

• 1. Quiet eye training improves accuracy in basketball field goal shootingJoan N. Vickers, Ben Vandervies, Christie Kohut and Brendan Ryley2. Sleep, sport, and the brainShona L. Halson and Laura E. Juliff3. The resonant system: Linking brain–body–environment in sport performancePedro Teques, Duarte Araújo, Ludovic Seifert, Vicente L. del Campo and Keith Davids4. Catching on it early: Bodily and brain anticipatory mechanisms for excellence in sportA.M. Abreu, M. Candidi and S.M. Aglioti5. Exploring the applicability of the contextual interference effect in sports practiceDamian Farrow and Tim Buszard6. Sport, time pressure, and cognitive performanceC.N. Chiu, C.-Y. Chen and N.G. Muggleton7. Effectiveness of above real-time training on decision-making in elite football: A dose–response investigationJavid J. Farahani, Amir H. Javadi, Barry O’Neill and Vincent Walsh8. Can athletes benefit from difficulty? A systematic review of growth following adversity in competitive sportKaren Howells, Mustafa Sarkar and David Fletcher9. Effects of acute high-intensity exercise on cognitive performance in trained individuals: A systematic reviewS.E. Browne, M.J. Flynn, B.V. O’Neill, G. Howatson, P.G. Bell and C.F. Haskell-Ramsay10. Changes in brain activity during action observation and motor imagery: Their relationship with motor learningNobuaki Mizuguchi and Kazuyuki Kanosue11. Moving concussion care to the next level: The emergence and role of concussion clinics in the UKOsman H. Ahmed, Mike Loosemore, Katy Hornby, Bhavesh Kumar, Richard Sylvester, Levansri Makalanda, Tim Rogers, David Edwards and Akbar de Medici12. Neurocognitive mechanisms of the flow stateDavid J. Harris, Samuel J. Vine and Mark R. Wilson13. Discerning measures of conscious brain processes associated with superior early motor performance: Capacity, coactivation, and characterTina van Duijn, Tim Buszard, Merel C.J. Hoskens and Rich S.W. Masters14. Action-skilled observation: Issues for the study of sport expertise and the brainApril Karlinsky, Karen Zentgraf and Nicola J. Hodges15. Gunslingers, poker players, and chickens 1: Decision making under physical performance pressure in elite athletesBeth Parkin, Katie Warriner and Vincent Walsh16. Gunslingers, poker players, and chickens 2: Decision-making under physical pressure in elite-developing athletesBeth Parkin and Vincent Walsh17. Gunslingers, poker players, and chickens 3: Decision making under mental pressure in elite-junior athletesBeth Parkin and Vincent Walsh