Ming-Yang Cheng

Ming-Yang Cheng
Taiwan Institude of Sport Sciences

PhD

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Introduction
Dr. Cheng’s pioneering work in sports psychology and cognitive neuroscience underscores the profound relationship between the mind, neural mechanisms, and athletic performance. His expertise in neurofeedback training, amplified by electroencephalogram (EEG) technology, has set new standards. This cutting-edge method provides unparalleled insights into real-time cerebral processes, equipping athletes with the tools to optimize their mental state and physical precision.
Additional affiliations
June 2019 - February 2020
University of Bonn
Position
  • Researcher
February 2019 - present
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Position
  • Researcher
April 2017 - September 2017
Bielefeld University
Position
  • Lecturer
Description
  • Lecturing the basic background of the application of EEG on sports performance, especially using neurofeedback training to enhance performance.
Education
September 2014 - February 2019
Bielefeld University
Field of study
  • Psychology and Sports Science
August 2009 - June 2012
National Taiwan Normal University
Field of study
  • Sport Psychophysiology
July 2005 - July 2009
National Kaohsiung Normal University
Field of study
  • Physical Education

Publications

Publications (62)
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Sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) activity has been related to automaticity during skilled action execution. However, few studies have bridged the causal link between SMR activity and sports performance. This study investigated the effect of SMR neurofeedback training (SMR NFT) on golf putting performance. We hypothesized that pre-elite golfers would exhib...
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Psychomotor efficiency has been linked with processing efficiency during sport performance. Reduced cortical activity in the sensorimotor area has been related to less variability in the movement preparation that is conducive to skilled motor performance. This study proposes sensorimotor rhythm (SMR), 12–15 Hz of the electroencephalogram (EEG) in t...
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Previous evidence suggests that augmented sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) activity is related to the superior regulation of processing cognitive-motor information in motor performance. However, no published studies have examined the relationship between SMR and performance in precision sports; thus, this study examined the relationship between SMR activi...
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Neurofeedback training (NFT) is a technique in which we train the brain to help improve its functioning through self-regulation of the electroencephalogram (EEG). Previous findings has been found that training participants to increase sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) power was associated with more adaptive motor performance. However, novel insights can be...
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Electroencephalographic Neurofeedback Training (EEG NFT) aims to improve sport performance by teaching athletes to control their mental states, leading to better cognitive, emotional, and physical outcomes. The psychomotor efficiency hypothesis suggests that optimizing brain function could enhance athletic ability, indicating the potential of EEG N...
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Introduction: Implementing a self-refereeing system presents a unique challenge in sports education, particularly in academic and training settings where officiated sports prevail. However, Ultimate Frisbee stands out by entrusting players with both athlete and referee roles, introducing distinctive ethical complexities. This manuscript is intended...
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Introduction Achieving optimal visuomotor performance in precision sports relies on maintaining an optimal psychological state during motor preparation. To uncover the optimal psychological state, extensive EEG studies have established a link between the Mu rhythm (8–13 Hz at Cz) and cognitive resource allocation during visuomotor tasks (i.e., golf...
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This study examined the effects of different fatigue types on action anticipation and physical performance in high-level volleyball players. Twenty-four participants underwent four counterbalanced conditions: 60-min of cycling at 60% peak power output, 60-min Stroop task, 60-min cycling at 60% peak power output with Stroop task and 60-min neutral d...
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The impact of sleep deprivation on working memory can only be reversed by recovery sleep (RS). However, there are limited electrophysiological studies on the effect of RS on the improvement in working memory after sleep deprivation, and the changes in the early components of event-related potentials (ERPs) before and after RS are still unclear. The...
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A major concern voiced by motor behavior scientists is to find useful practice techniques that can be effective in improving motor learning and performance. Neurofeedback and self-controlled practice are among the techniques that have recently drawn attention from specialists in this area. The present study examined the additive and individual effe...
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For elite performers, psychomotor behavior's success or failure can be traced to differences in brain dynamics. The psychomotor efficiency hypothesis suggests refined cortical activity through 1) selective activation of task-relevant processes and 2) inhibition of non-essential processes. The use of electroencephalography (EEG) has been applied to...
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This study characterized the adaptive attentional allocation that occurs during motor preparation. The specifications of task-relevant and task-irrelevant neural processes are key processes that facilitate successful performances by skilled athletes under difficult task conditions. Previous sport psychophysiology studies have used event-related des...
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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a promising tool to enhance cognitive performance. However, its effectiveness has not yet been unequivocally shown. Thus, here we tested whether coupling tDCS with a bout of aerobic exercise (AE) is more effective in modulating cognitive functions than tDCS or AE alone. One hundred twenty-two health...
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The meshed control theory assumes that cognitive control and automatic processes work together in the natural attention of experts for superior performance. However, the methods adopted by previous studies limit their capacity to provide in-depth information on the neuromotor processes. This experiment tested the theory with an alternative approach...
Chapter
When it is applied in sports, biofeedback training (BFT) is a technique that can enable athletes to modify their psychophysiological behavior by regulating their biological signals (referred to as modalities) in response to real-time feedback, which may result in desirable psychological processes and/or behavioral outcomes, such as improved accurac...
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There is converging evidence that both aerobic exercise (AE) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can acutely modulate executive functions (EF). In addition, recent studies have proposed the beneficial effects of applying tDCS during AE on physical performance. This study aimed to investigate whether tDCS applied during an AE session...
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The present study extends the sport neuroscience literature by comparing elite and amateur golfers during golf putting and examining the essential cognitive-motor processes that may contribute to understanding the superior cognitive- motor performance of skilled performers. Twenty elite and 18 amateur golfers were recruited to perform 60 putts whil...
Chapter
The brain is the main locus of control for our behaviour and psychological states. Superior sport performance occurs when both the physical and mental dimension of an athlete converge in an adaptive manner to meet the challenges of the task. This chapter provides an overview of how the brain works for athletes at different levels of expertise and d...
Presentation
EEG neurofeedback training (EEG NFT) is a technique to help the athletes modulate their brain waves by providing the real-time feedback signals captured by the athletes themselves. The aim of using EEG NFT is to facilitate the athletes to achieve the adaptive psychological states and, thus, leading to superior sports performance (Gruzelier, 2014)....
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Background The efficacy of emotional and motivational regulation can determine athletic performance. Giving the short duration and fast changing nature of emotions experienced by athletes in competition, it is important to examine the temporal dynamics of emotional and motivational regulation. The aim of this study was to investigate emotional and...
Data
After a failed putt, frontal alpha asymmetry were prior two seconds The left side of data is the original value, and the right side of data is frontal alpha asymmetry data. T1:-2- -1 s; T2:-1- 0 s; F3: left side of the frontal lobe; F4: right side of the frontal lobe. Success: successful trials which were putted into the hole; Unsuccessful: unsucce...
Thesis
The brain and the behavior are interconnected. To study the superior performance, a fundamental approach is to get the insight into what happens in the brain during the performance. In this dissertation, the focus is to investigate the missing link between the psychomotor efficiency hypothesis and the electroencephalography (EEG) activity. Psychom...
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Objective: Psychomotor efficiency refers to the processing efficiency in the cortical activity in sports performance. Superior performers achieve the high psychomotor efficiency by attenuating the irrelevant cortical processing. Encouraging reports from previous studies pointed out a close relationship between the cortical activity in the sensorimo...
Poster
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Chang, W. H., Wang, K. P., Chen, T. T., Cheng, M. Y., & Hung, T. M. (Nov 2018). Skilled golf putting was characterized by higher visuo-spatial attention. Poster presented at 2018 Asia Conference of Kinesiology. Taichung, Taiwan.
Chapter
Reaching superior performance is the goal of every athlete. Neurofeedback training (NFT) is a way to maintain an adaptive level of concentration for optimal performance by way of regulating cortical brain activity. This chapter covers relevant information regarding the application of NFT in enhancing sports performance. The aims of this chapter are...
Conference Paper
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of SMR/theta ratio training on putting performance in golf experts. Previous studies have suggested that neurofeedback training (NFT) has a facilitative effect on sports performance. However, whether NFT improves sports performance via the controlling of brain oscillation, the retenti...
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Introduction: Neurofeedback training (NFT) is a technique to improve the brain's functioning through self-regulation of the electroencephalogram (EEG). Among the EEG signatures regarding focused attention, sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) activity has been related to the adaptive focused attention during skilled action execution. However, few studies have...
Conference Paper
Mu rhythm is most pronounced at the sensorimotor area of the brain within the frequency band between 8-13 Hz. The decrease of mu rhythm has been related to better motor preparation. Although previous studies have demonstrated lower mu rhythm in skilled golfers than that of the novices in simple motor skills, whether a similar pattern of differences...
Conference Paper
Mu rhythm is most pronounced at the sensorimotor area of the brain within the frequency band between 8-13 Hz. The decrease of mu rhythm has been related to better motor preparation. Although previous studies have demonstrated lower mu rhythm in skilled golfers than that of the novices in simple motor skills, whether a similar pattern of differences...
Thesis
Purpose: The purpose of current study was to examine whether SMR (Sensorimotor rhythm) neurofeedback training (NFT) have a positive effect on golf putting, cortical activity before putting, and self-reported mental state. SMR is so called 12-15Hz on sensorimotor cortex. Previous studies revealed that higher SMR power was related to optimal motor re...
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Sensory motor rhythm (SMR) (12-15 Hz) originates in ventrobasal nuclei, and is related to the inhibition of afferent thalamic somatosensory information. According to recent findings of neurophysiological studies, SMR has a negative correlation to activity in the sensory motor area. Furthermore, SMR is associated with reduced external information in...
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Compared to previous studies which have examined the relationship between EEG frequency and reaction time prior to the onset of imperative signals, this study attempted to further examine EEG activity before a warning signal. Twenty-six pre- elite table tennis players in Taiwan were recruited and were requested to perform the cued reaction time tas...

Questions

Questions (4)
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Nowadays, researchers can choose the variety of EEG neurofeedback devices from manufacturers. However, considering the application on training the athletes during the movement execution, is there a device that might be the most suitable one?
Some of the measurements we can check are the portability, signal quality, connectivity, electrode configuration, battery life, user interface, software...etc.
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Quantitative EEG is the measurement which uses digital technology of electrical patterns at the surface of the scalp to reflect the cortical electrical activity.
I'm curious about is there a standard set of electrodes to carry out the qEEG assessment? In addition, how many electrodes would be the ideal number to carry out the qEEG?
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Studies have been accumulated more and more evidence regarding the beneficial effects of EEG neurofeedback training in sport performance. However, little insights come up from the perspective of sport trainers, concerning how to apply EEG neurofeedback training with some efficient and effective protocols. I'm appreciated to get to know some practical experiences from the field.
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For example, how to setup the sample rate for recording the EEG? How to compute the frequency resolution based on the information from the FFT? 

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