Error Related Negativity and Error Positivity: Neural Indices of Double-Faults in Elite Athletes.
Published September 14, 2026. Brain responses to mistakes were associated with fewer consecutive free-throw misses, offering a promising link between laboratory signals and real-world performance.
Çetiner B, Metin B.
Clinical EEG and neuroscience · Publication date: 2026-09-14
Added to site: 2026-09-16
DOI: 10.1177/15500594261488077
Original publication date verified from the authoritative indexed record; separate from the date added to this site.
- Modalities
- EEG, ERP
- Clinical focus
- Performance, Attention
- Population
- Male professional basketball players, ages 18 to 26
- Sample
- 15 players
- Intervention / method
- 32-channel EEG during a Flanker task; separate 100-shot free-throw assessment
- Comparator
- Across-player associations; laboratory versus court error measures, not a treatment control
Clinician summary
Larger ERN and Pe responses correlated with fewer consecutive court misses, but not consecutive laboratory errors. No neurofeedback intervention was tested.
How to interpret the findings
Small, male-only observational sample. Associations do not establish causation, individual predictive accuracy or benefits from training these signals. No longitudinal validation or safety assessment was reported in the abstract.
Equipment and disclosures
The abstract specifies 32-channel EEG; manufacturer not verified.
Funding and competing interests were not verified from the reviewed abstract.
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