Can expectations about being hungry affect your concentration?
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hunger / cognitive performance / concentration / placebo / expectations
Can expectations about being hungry affect your concentration?
Can skipping breakfast blur your focus? A recent study found that hunger alone did not alter concentration—but participants expecting hunger to sharpen their minds performed better than those anticipating a slump. The results suggest beliefs about hunger can steer cognitive performance and should inform health messaging. / more
Thinking gold: the link between cognition and performance in olympic athletes
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Olympics / Olympic Games Paris / paris / european championship / football / uefa / em / Germany / cognitive performance / cognitive skills / interventions
Thinking gold: the link between cognition and performance in olympic athletes
In Olympic athletes, superior physical performance is clearly evident on observation. The non-visible cognitive processes also contribute to successful performance, yet they are still weakly researched and their mechanisms are unclear. With this article, we will provide insights into state-of-the-art research on the cognition-performance link in sports, focusing on elite athletes preparing for the Olympic Games. To do so, we will illustrate challenges associated with cognitive testing in the field of competitive sports, present solutions, and pinpoint how developing sport-specific vs. general cognitive measures can pave the way for individually tailored cognitive interventions. / more