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Here is some data to support the assertion that nothing is going through their head during their performance: https://sports.ndtv.com/football/neymar-s-brain-o

by hedon1 5y ago

Here is some data to support the assertion that nothing is going through their head during their performance: https://sports.ndtv.com/football/neymar-s-brain-on-auto-pilot-say-japan-neurologists-1515344 https://sports.ndtv.com/football/neymar-s-brain-on-auto-pilo... “Brazilian superstar Neymar's brain activity while dancing past opponents is less than 10 percent the level of amateur players, suggesting he plays as if on auto-pilot, according to Japanese neurologists.”

xwdv 5y ago
More machine than man
shuntress 5y ago
It's the opposite of "choking". If you are extremely comfortable doing something to the point that you can do so automatically, then actually thinking about it will be much less effective.
hackeraccount 5y ago
That reminds me of a fairly common place observation about combat pilots in world war II. Flight experience was necessary but not sufficient - the most successful fighter pilots were so good that flying was largely an after thought but there were a large number of very good pilots who - whatever they wanted to happen - would use their flying abilities to stay out of trouble and not much else. There were also a number of bad pilots who functioned as targets; taking so much time and concentration to merely keep the plane in the air that they didn't realize there was a killer behind them.
- jxramos 5y ago
  continuing this chain of thought, there's the whole idea of no mind that comes to mind here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushin_(mental_state) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushin_(mental_state) A popular culture reference shows up in this clip that's pretty good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbecIBvR3mE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbecIBvR3mE I've always thought that this phenomenon is what is being referred to when athletes talk about being in the zone.

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Here is some data to support the assertion that nothing is going through their head during their performance: https://sports.ndtv.com/football/neymar-s-brain-o

by hedon1 5y ago

xwdv 5y ago
More machine than man
shuntress 5y ago
It's the opposite of "choking". If you are extremely comfortable doing something to the point that you can do so automatically, then actually thinking about it will be much less effective.
hackeraccount 5y ago
That reminds me of a fairly common place observation about combat pilots in world war II. Flight experience was necessary but not sufficient - the most successful fighter pilots were so good that flying was largely an after thought but there were a large number of very good pilots who - whatever they wanted to happen - would use their flying abilities to stay out of trouble and not much else. There were also a number of bad pilots who functioned as targets; taking so much time and concentration to merely keep the plane in the air that they didn't realize there was a killer behind them.
- jxramos 5y ago
  continuing this chain of thought, there's the whole idea of no mind that comes to mind here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushin_(mental_state) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushin_(mental_state) A popular culture reference shows up in this clip that's pretty good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbecIBvR3mE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbecIBvR3mE I've always thought that this phenomenon is what is being referred to when athletes talk about being in the zone.