An Exploratory Study of Prefrontal Cortex Activation Related to Golf Putting Performance Under Psychological Pressure: A Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy Approach
Ryosuke Hiyama, Norito Nakata, Ren Inoue, Takahiro Manai, Tatsuo Hirata, Hiroki R. Sato
This study examines prefrontal cortex activation during golf putting under psychological pressure and finds greater activation increases in non-choking participants in the left superior frontal gyrus.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience