ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the use of electroencephalography (EEG) and cerebral optical imaging techniques within the domain of sport and exercise sciences. EEG allows for recording non-invasively from sensors placed on the scalp the summation of electrical phenomena generated inside the brain. Research on EEG correlates of sport activity and exercise in the heat is mainly guided by the intent to assess both changes in physiology processes, the development and experience of fatigue, and the safety and the potential of training in such extreme condition. Traditionally, the use of optical imaging techniques for sport sciences and sport medicine took advantage of its peculiar capacity to non-invasively inform us about the status of soft tissues via transillumination with no relevant unwanted effects and without discomfort for the examinee. The comparison of functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy measures between trained athletes and novices during exercise at various workloads is another explored research topic.
