caa a22 4500 606203699 CHVBK 20210128100958.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10484-015-9290-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10484-015-9290-0 Audio-Visual and Autogenic Relaxation Alter Amplitude of Alpha EEG Band, Causing Improvements in Mental Work Performance in Athletes [Elektronische Daten] [Mirosław Mikicin, Marek Kowalczyk] The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of regular audio-visual relaxation combined with Schultz's autogenic training on: (1) the results of behavioral tests that evaluate work performance during burdensome cognitive tasks (Kraepelin test), (2) changes in classical EEG alpha frequency band, neocortex (frontal, temporal, occipital, parietal), hemisphere (left, right) versus condition (only relaxation 7-12Hz). Both experimental (EG) and age-and skill-matched control group (CG) consisted of eighteen athletes (ten males and eight females). After 7-month training EG demonstrated changes in the amplitude of mean electrical activity of the EEG alpha bend at rest and an improvement was significantly changing and an improvement in almost all components of Kraepelin test. The same examined variables in CG were unchanged following the period without the intervention. Summing up, combining audio-visual relaxation with autogenic training significantly improves athlete's ability to perform a prolonged mental effort. These changes are accompanied by greater amplitude of waves in alpha band in the state of relax. The results suggest usefulness of relaxation techniques during performance of mentally difficult sports tasks (sports based on speed and stamina, sports games, combat sports) and during relax of athletes. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Audio-visual relaxation nationallicence Autogenic relaxation nationallicence Brain stimulation nationallicence Kraepelin's work curve nationallicence Athlete nationallicence Mikicin Mirosław University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland aut Kowalczyk Marek University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland aut Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/3(2015-09-01), 219-227 1090-0586 40:3<219 2015 40 10484 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-015-9290-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-015-9290-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mikicin Mirosław University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kowalczyk Marek University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/3(2015-09-01), 219-227 1090-0586 40:3<219 2015 40 10484