Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Sports Sciences, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
10.32598/SJRM.13.6.3271
Abstract
Background and Aims The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of neurofeedback training on motor performance and gaze behavior (Quiet eye [QE] duration) of skilled pistol shooters. Methods This is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test/post-test/two-month follow-up design. Among the skilled pistol shooters in Tehran province, Iran, 30 shooters aged 18-29 years were selected and randomly divided into two groups of 15, including training and control. The training group participated in the neurofeedback training and the shooting training simultaneously at ten 30-minute sessions. The neurofeedback training protocol included alpha activity suppression at a frequency band of 8-12 Hz in the F4 brain region. The QE duration was measured using the Ergoneers eye tracking device, and the motor performance was tested by the standard air rifle shooting test using the special scoring forms. Finally, the results were analyzed in SPSS software, version 20 using repeated measured analysis of variance. Results The neurofeedback training group showed a significant increase in motor performance and the QE duration compared to the control group in the post-test and follow-up phases (P<0.05). Also, the differences in motor performance and the QE duration were significant only between the pre-test and post-test phases (P<0.05). No significant difference was observed between the post-test and follow-up phases (P>0.05). Conclusion Neurofeedback training can increase the motor performance and gaze behavior (QE duration) of skilled pistol shooters.
Moradi, H., & Shahbazi, M. (2025). Effect of Neurofeedback Training on Motor Performance and Gaze Behavior of Skilled Pistol Shooters. The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 13(6), 1094-1107. doi: 10.32598/SJRM.13.6.3271
MLA
Hamed Moradi; Mehdi Shahbazi. "Effect of Neurofeedback Training on Motor Performance and Gaze Behavior of Skilled Pistol Shooters". The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 13, 6, 2025, 1094-1107. doi: 10.32598/SJRM.13.6.3271
HARVARD
Moradi, H., Shahbazi, M. (2025). 'Effect of Neurofeedback Training on Motor Performance and Gaze Behavior of Skilled Pistol Shooters', The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 13(6), pp. 1094-1107. doi: 10.32598/SJRM.13.6.3271
VANCOUVER
Moradi, H., Shahbazi, M. Effect of Neurofeedback Training on Motor Performance and Gaze Behavior of Skilled Pistol Shooters. The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2025; 13(6): 1094-1107. doi: 10.32598/SJRM.13.6.3271
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