title: [Biofeedback in psychomotor training. Electrophysiological bases].
abstract: Comparison of influence of usual musical practice and the same trainings but using biofeedback on electrophysiological and psychological markers of optimal psychomotor functioning in 39 students-musicians revealed that the obvious musical practice caused psychomotor pressure in most students (with initially low individual alpha peak frequency), whereas similar practice combined with an individualized session of alpha-EEG/EMG biofeedback was accompanied by increase of alpha-activity in all examinees and a decrease (reduction) of integrated EMG that indicated reaching of optimal psychomotor functioning. It appears that the psychomotor learning ability depends on the baseline individual alpha-activity. Individual alpha peak frequency was associated with fluency and efficiency of psychomotor performance, individual alpha band width--with plasticity and creativity, individual amount of alpha suppression in response to opening eyes--with the level of selfactualization. These alpha activity EEG indices correlated with efficiency of the biofeedback training.
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Bazanova
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Mernaia
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Shtark
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000513:Alpha Rhythm; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D003405:Creativity; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*