The effects of intensive mindfulness interventions on athletes’ psychological states and cognitive performance: an fNIRS study
BMC Psychology March 9, 2026 Yunting Song, Jiaxiu Zhang, Shukurjon Gaziev et al.
This randomized controlled trial examined whether short-term intensive mindfulness training is associated with changes in executive task performance and prefrontal hemodynamic responses in elite athletes. Twenty-eight elite badminton athletes were randomly assigned to a 10-day mindfulness intervention or an active control (regular training plus neutral video viewing). Before and after the...