Biofeedback and Performance: An Update

Abstract

To improve efficiency and quality of individual performance by assessing and evaluating the potential of biofeedback for development of relevant technology. The history of effects to use biofeedback for enhancement of human performance is reviewed, and a variety of recent research results are presented and critiqued. Internal events fed back to subjects include: several brain frequencies and events; EMG; heartrate; peripheral vasoconstriction, and other autonomic events; respiration. Performance is measured on tasks involving gross and fine motor control, response to a variety of induced stressors, cognitive and psychomotor behaviors, and athletics. Major conclusions indicate that when mediated via a diffuse hypothetical construct biofeedback has little effect upon performance. However, some promise exists for enhancement through learned control of carefully identified internal events related to specific dimensions of performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA153228

Entities

People

  • George H. Lawrence

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Brain
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Motion Sickness
  • Motor Skills
  • Nervous System
  • New York
  • Pain
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Reaction Time
  • Respiration
  • Signal Detection
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Systems Analysis and Design