Elucidating the brain processing mechanisms of athletes using virtual reality technology

Abstract

In addition to fitness, physical skill and state of mind are important factors for athletes to achieve sporting success. These factors are mainly determined by information processing mechanisms in the brain, but the potential for clarifying them with conventional measurement techniques is limited. NTT is developing a virtual reality (VR) system for sports measurement that can provide a highly realistic sports experience. We aim to use this novel VR system to extract key features related to an athlete's skill and mental state and to establish systematic methods for sports training and coaching.