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EXAMPLES:
EXAMPLE 1- Vestibular and propioception Training
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Sustained, quiet upright postures amplify postural sway micro-corrections.
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Stable head-on-neck alignment engages cervical proprioceptors that converge with vestibular signals (COR–VOR integration), sharpening internal estimates of head orientation in space.
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Slow, nasal diaphragmatic breathing reduces autonomic noise (baroreflex/vagal effects), improving sensorimotor integration in the cerebellar nodulus/uvula and parietal body-schema networks—so balance feels steadier and joint position sense becomes clearer.
EXAMPLE 2- Prefrontal Cortex
EXAMPLE 3- The Visual system
The visual system integrates and anticipates movement faster than conscious processing. Around 80% of sensory input during play is visual, guiding spatial awareness, reaction time, and prediction. Efficient visual tracking allows athletes to interpret dynamic scenes and make rapid motor adjustments with minimal delay.
Visual-motor coupling enables precise coordination between eye movements and body actions. Training these circuits—through saccades, peripheral awareness, and depth perception—enhances neural efficiency in the parietal and cerebellar areas responsible for timing, rhythm, and motor planning.
The visual system modulates the autonomic state. Controlled gaze and visual focus regulate the balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic activation, stabilising arousal levels. Athletes who train visual control maintain composure, optimise decision-making, and sustain peak cognitive and motor performance under pressure.
EXAMPLE - Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) enhance cognitive performance by engaging multisensory networks and inducing neurophysiological plasticity. Through immersive environments, VR activates prefrontal–parietal circuits responsible for working memory, attention switching, and decision-making, while controlled sensorimotor contingencies stimulate cerebellar and basal ganglia loops for error-based learning. AR overlays spatiotemporal cues onto real-world tasks, prompting vestibular and proprioceptive integration, and reinforcing parieto-insular pathways of body-schema and situational awareness. Elevated engagement triggers locus coeruleus–norepinephrine release, enabling synaptic tagging and long-term potentiation. Frequent, variable exposure leads to structural reorganisation and enhanced connectivity, driving durable gains in executive and perceptual-motor function.
