Editorial: Quantifying and optimizing elite performance through cognitive neuroscience

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Quantifying and optimizing elite athletic performance requires a multi-level neurocognitive approach that integrates brain network efficiency, dynamic attentional states, and sport-specific management of mental fatigue. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Tao Song

doi:10.3389/fspor.2026.1882076

June 5, 2026Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingOpen Access

Editorial: Quantifying and optimizing elite performance through cognitive neuroscience

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This editorial examines methods for quantifying cognitive factors and optimizing elite athletic performance through neuroscience.
Activation likelihood estimation and meta-analytic connectivity modeling analyzed brain activity during motor imagery and action anticipation.
A within-subjects procedure evaluated sustained attention in 198 elite athletes across various sports.
Experimental conditions assessed mental fatigue's effect on performance in Paralympic boccia athletes.
Athletes have a more efficient brain network for action processes compared to non-athletes.
Team sport athletes showed superior sustained attention performance but varied dynamically in attentional states.
No significant effect of mental fatigue on accuracy was found in boccia, suggesting sport-specific influences.

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Editorial highlights innovative techniques to assess and enhance cognitive factors influencing elite athletic performance.

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