| Sport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning, Part a: Volume 232 Contributor(s): Wilson, Mark, Walsh, Vincent, Parkin, Beth |
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ISBN: 012811827X ISBN-13: 9780128118276 Publisher: Academic Press OUR PRICE: $273.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Neurology - Medical | Neuroscience - Science | Life Sciences - Neuroscience |
| LCCN: 2017448436 |
| Series: Progress in Brain Research |
| Physical Information: 238 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning, Part A, Volume 231 reflects recent advancements in the understanding of how elite athletes prepare for--and perform at--peak levels during competition. The latest release in this series focuses on a variety of topics, including chapters on Great British medalists: Psychosocial biographies of Super-Elite and Elite athletes from Olympic sports, a chapter on elite and super-elite Great British athletes: Some theoretical implications from Hardy et al.'s (2016) findings, and The psychosocial development of world class athletes: Additional considerations for understanding the whole person and salience of adversity. This series takes a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on aspects of psychology, neuroscience, skill learning, talent development and physiology. |