Citation

Caterini R, Delhomme G, Deschaumes-Molinaro C, Dittmar A, Economidés S, Vernet-Maury E. Neuropsychologia 1995; 33(3): 385-390.

Affiliation

Laboratoire de Physiologie Neurosensorielle, Emotion et Cognition, UCB Lyon/CNRS URA 180, Villeubanne, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7792006

Abstract

The measurement of autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity was performed on 10 male and five female sharp shooters (rifle) during competitions. Electrodermal, thermovascular, cardiorespiratory variables and two indices of performance were recorded simultaneously. When the subjects fired shots that hit the target, they had a higher number of negative skin potential responses than when they missed. The responses had lower amplitude but lasted longer than when the shots missed the target. Good performance seemed to depend on high levels of motivation (increase in negative potential response), better mastery of the emotional reactivity (low amplitude response), and greater concentration time (increased duration of response).

Language: en