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      Neurocognitive mechanisms of the flow state

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      Date
      2017-07-24
      Author
      Harris, DJ
      Vine, SJ
      Wilson, MR
      Date issued
      2017-07-24
      Journal
      Progress in Brain Research
      Type
      Book chapter
      Language
      en
      Publisher
      Elsevier
      Links
      https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29031465
      Rights
      Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
      Embargo
      3999-01-01
      Reason for embargo
      Under indefinite embargo due to publisher policy. The final version is available from Elsevier via the DOI in this record.
      Abstract
      While the experience of flow is often described in attentional terms-focused concentration or task absorption-specific cognitive mechanisms have received limited interest. We propose that an attentional explanation provides the best way to advance theoretical models and produce practical applications, as well as providing potential solutions to core issues such as how an objectively difficult task can be subjectively effortless. Recent research has begun to utilize brain-imaging techniques to investigate neurocognitive changes during flow, which enables attentional mechanisms to be understood in greater detail. Some tensions within flow research are discussed; including the dissociation between psychophysiological and experiential measures, and the equivocal neuroimaging findings supporting prominent accounts of hypofrontality. While flow has received only preliminary investigation from a neuroscientific perspective, findings already provide important insights into the crucial role played by higher-order attentional networks, and clear indications of reduced activity in brain regions linked to self-referential processing. The manner in which these processes may benefit sporting performance are discussed.
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      This is the author accepted manuscript
      Citation
      Vol. 234, chapter 12, pp. 221 - 243
      DOI
      https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2017.06.012
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10871/30805
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      • Sport and Health Sciences
      Place of publication
      Netherlands

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