{"id":990,"date":"2019-12-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/reports\/headstart-why-neuroscience-can-be-the-key-to-extending-playing-careers\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:12:25","slug":"neuroscience-extending-player-viability","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/articles\/neuroscience-extending-player-viability\/","title":{"rendered":"Headstart: Why Neuroscience Can Be the Key to Extending Playing Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
\n\t
\n\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t
\n \n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n Dec 16, 2019 <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>Articles<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Headstart: Why Neuroscience Can Be the Key to Extending Playing Careers<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n
Category<\/div>\n Human Performance<\/a> <\/div>\n
\n
Share<\/div>\n Facebook<\/a>\n Twitter<\/a>\n Email<\/a>\n Copy Link<\/a>\n
https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/articles\/neuroscience-extending-player-viability\/<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

In this latest column, Optios explains how neurofeedback and advanced neuroimaging can keep your players in the game for longer.<\/p>\n \n \n \n

\n

An article brought to you in association with our Partners Optios:<\/p>\n

\"Optios<\/p>\n

\n

Optios, formerly The Platypus Institute is a pioneering leader in the field of maximizing elite-level sports performance based on neurocognitive assessments and has extensive experience working with coaches and athletes. For more information click <\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

“Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind,” legendary golfer Arnold Palmer once famously said.<\/h4>\n

Palmer is a role model for extending player viability. The American\u2019s professional career (1954\u20132006) spanned six decades and he didn’t officially retire until he was 77.<\/p>\n

What was Palmer\u2019s secret to extending the longevity of his golf-playing career?<\/p>\n

Long before \u2018cognitive training\u2019 and \u2018neuroperformance\u2019 became a part of the vernacular used by elite athletes, he understood the significance of optimizing an athlete’s brain function.<\/p>\n

Decades ago, Palmer unwittingly summed up the importance of cognitive training in his oft-cited quote: “Golf is a game of inches. The most important are the six inches between your ears.”<\/p>\n

Optios is currently conducting pioneering research on neurofeedback methods that can help golfers optimize ‘the six inches between their ears.’<\/p>\n

The initial phase of this pilot study identified expert brain signatures during putting. Optios is exploring neurofeedback (NF) training for golfers that could elevate performance and extend the longevity of their careers.<\/p>\n

Neurofeedback training can improve elite performance across a lifespan<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many ways that neurofeedback and cognitive training can help extend the longevity of a player\u2019s career, including:<\/p>\n