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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Looking Into Space Is Looking Back in Time
Description: Learn why soccer players miss penalty kicks; how we estimate population sizes; and how space helps us look back in time.
Pro soccer players miss penalty kicks because pressure makes them overthink by Kelsey Donk
Johnson, S. (2021, May 12). Why professional soccer players choke during penalty kicks. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/choking-under-pressure
Slutter, M. W. J., Thammasan, N., & Poel, M. (2021). Exploring the Brain Activity Related to Missing Penalty Kicks: An fNIRS Study. Frontiers in Computer Science, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2021.661466
Guo, Z., Li, A., & Yu, L. (2017). “Neural Efficiency” of Athletes’ Brain during Visuo-Spatial Task: An fMRI Study on Table...