title: Inter-disciplinarity in sport sciences: The neuroscience example.
abstract: Sport science is a relatively recent domain of research born from the interactions of different disciplines related to sport. According to the European College of sport science ( http://sport-science.org ): "scientific excellence in sport science is based on disciplinary competence embedded in the understanding that its essence lies in its multi- and interdisciplinary character". In this respect, the scientific domain of neuroscience has been developed within such a framework. Influenced by the apparent homogeneity of this scientific domain, the present paper reviews three important research topics in sport from a neuroscientific perspective. These topics concern the relationship between mind and motor action, the effects of cognition on motor performance, and the study of certain mental states (such as the "flow" effect, see below) and motor control issues to understand, for example, the neural substrates of the vertical squat jump. Based on the few extensive examples shown in this review, we argue that by adopting an interdisciplinary paradigm, sport science can emulate neuroscience in becoming a mono-discipline.
authors.affiliation: a University of Lyon, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inter-University Laboratory on Human Movement Biology, Federative Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Sport , Villeurbanne , France.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fargier
authors.affiliation: a University of Lyon, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inter-University Laboratory on Human Movement Biology, Federative Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Sport , Villeurbanne , France.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Collet
authors.affiliation: b School of Psychology , University College Dublin , Dublin 4 , Ireland.
authors.forename: Aidan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.affiliation: a University of Lyon, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inter-University Laboratory on Human Movement Biology, Federative Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Sport , Villeurbanne , France.
authors.forename: Raphaël
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Massarelli
mesh_terms: D003071:Cognition; D000066494:Cognitive Neuroscience; D006801:Humans; D058025:Interdisciplinary Studies; D009048:Motor Skills; D009488:Neurosciences; D000067450:Psychology, Sports; D013177:Sports; D013178:Sports Medicine
keywords: Cognition; motor control; neuroscience; psychology