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Brain training for athletes to keep their head in the game (CNET News)

2016-08-04
reowww Olympians are using technology to help keep their head in the game including sprinter Mike Rogers because my body's already warmed up it turned on my brain so my motor skills can always be already be receptive what I'm doing halos sport is a headset that uses neuro stimulation to help improve the brains response to training so the device works by applying a small electrical impulse to the part of the brain that's specific for controlling movement so it's called the motor cortex halo is designed to be worn during warmups for 20 minutes athletes can adjust the intensity of the impulse with the app I'm feeling a tingling sensation it's like slightly like pins and needles running across I tried out the halo sport testing my grip strength before during and after wearing the headset the results are in what have we seen from ya know yeah so Lexi it looks like you got better by about 9% we can't take credit for all 9% because you were training and you were practicing and you're probably just getting better on your own but maybe we can take credit for some portion of that in the lead-up to the NFL Combine hailer says players using the headsets or leg strength improved by 12% Mike Rogers was skeptical when he first tried halo but soon felt a difference in performance usually it takes me at least 2 or 3 reps to get going I want to get efficient now that I have been using the headset everyone is right on the money but it's just helped me feel calm against me gets me ready faster other athletes like beach volleyball a Kerri walsh-jennings have used the vs. headband by sense labs in training it senses brain waves and is designed to help them focus for these athletes using neuroscience to improve performance is a no-brainer
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