The effect of Neurofeedback Training on Working Memory and Perceptual-Motor Development in Athlete Boys

Background: this research aims to study the effect of neurofeedback training on the working memory and perceptual-motor development of athlete boys. methods: thirty athlete boy students of gorgan province were selected by convenient sampling and participated in the research process. first, a pretest was conducted. all participants had done wechsler digit span test and lincoln- oseretsky perceptual-motor capabilities test. after that, participants were randomly divided into test and control groups. subjects of the experiment group had 12 one-hour sessions neurofeedback training while the control group subjects received no intervention during this time. data were analyzed by using multivariate covariance test (mancova) by spss 18. results: the results of data analysis showed that there is a significant relationship between mean direct and reverse digit span numbers and perceptual-motor development of the experiment group before and after treatment (p<0.05) and neurofeedback training has positive effect on the working memory and perceptual-motor development of athlete boys. conclusion: regarding the results of the current research, it seems that neurofeedback training is effective on the working memory and perceptualmotor development of athlete boys; however, more research is required to achieve more definite results about the effective and perpetual effects of neurofeedback on the cognitive function of people.