Frontiers in Sports and Exercise Psychology: A Psychophysiological Perspective
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Sport and Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 November 2022) | Viewed by 19558
Special Issue Editor
Interests: exercise physiology; stress hormones; anxiety; depression; myokines; neuroplasticity
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Dear Colleagues,
Similarly to other research disciplines, the Psychology of Sport and Exercise has evolved quickly over the last few decades. Both biomedical technology development and the increasing number of controlled trials are allowing us to face new research challenges and to reach new findings and evidence from a holistic approach.
This Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is focused on psychophysiological mechanisms underlying athletes’ behavior as well as on the effects of exercise programs on mental health in different populations. More concisely, the topics for this issue include but are not limited to the following: neuroendocrine and neuroimmune pathways involved in stress responses to exercise; effects of exercise-induced endogenous opioids and endocannabinoid system modulation on emotions and cognition; exercise-related neuroplasticity; effects of exercise on allostatic load; genetic influence on motivation and maintenance of exercise behavior; effects of exercise-based therapy programs on mood disorders; effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on athletic performance; heart rate variability and electroencephalography biofeedback training for competitive anxiety reduction; and the potential role of advanced neuroimaging and other “psychobiomarkers” in monitoring overtraining in athletes. The keywords listed below provide a clear overview of possible areas of interest.
Prof. Dr. Luis Carrasco Páez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- exercise
- sports competition
- stress
- anxiety
- depression
- cognition
- neuroplasticity
- psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology
- HRV
- tDCS
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