Some athletes seem to have an ability to predict what’s going to happen in their sports but anticipation is an attribute anyone can develop.
Articles on Brain power
Displaying all articles
Scientists are getting closer to understanding why some elite athletes use less brain power than others. The element of surprise at training can help train the phenomenon.
Hint: the most common type actually works.
From more accurate climate modelling to the prospect of truly creative computers, the brain’s use of noise has a lot to teach us.
Is everything about who we are contained within our brains?
The brain is a glucose-hungry organ. If this energy supply is disrupted, it can impair and even damage brain cells.
Top contributors
-
Adjunct Research Fellow in Sports Coaching, The University of Queensland
-
Physical activity researcher, Deakin University | Lecturer in science communication, The University of Melbourne
-
Professor and Laboratory Head of Physical Activity, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
-
Senior Lecturer in Healthy Ageing, The University of Queensland
-
Professor (Food Science & Human Nutrition), Singapore Institute of Technology
-
Royal Society Research Professor, University of Oxford
-
Professor, Exercise Science, University of Canberra
-
PhD candidate studying the effects of nutrients on sleep, University of Canberra
-
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
-
Senior Lecturer - Faculty of Health (School Exercise & Nutrition Sciences), Queensland University of Technology
-
Winthrop Professor, The University of Western Australia
-
Casual Academic Performance Psychology and Sports Coaching, The University of Queensland