TY  - BOOK
AU  - Armonda, Rocco A
TI  - The Neurosurgeon as a High-Performance Athlete: Parallels and Lessons Learned from Sports Psychology
SN  - 1878-8750
PY  - 2018///
KW  - *Athletes/px [Psychology]
KW  - *Imagination
KW  - *Neurosurgeons/px [Psychology]
KW  - *Optimism
KW  - *Physical Endurance
KW  - *Psychology, Sports
KW  - *Psychomotor Performance
KW  - Cognition
KW  - Diet
KW  - Efficiency
KW  - Humans
KW  - Mindfulness
KW  - Self-Assessment
KW  - Sleep
KW  - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
KW  - Radiology
KW  - Journal Article
N2  - BACKGROUND: Top performing neurosurgeons and elite athletes require years of sacrifice, discipline, and dedication to their art to be finely attuned to their physical abilities and limitations, and a singular mental focus to reach their full potential under moments of pressure; CONCLUSIONS: Maintaining peak performance for a neurosurgeon may prove to be more challenging than that of the elite athlete; Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved; METHODS: We outline strategies and techniques commonly used by high-performance athletes and how they may be applied to neurosurgery to achieve the highest possible surgeon preparation, patient outcomes, and career longevity; RESULTS: Further investigation and integration of well-established cognitive psychology applications to surgical performance is needed. These principles are broad-reaching and may be applied to the training of our residents, our own daily routine, and as a life philosophy to enhance the longevity of our careers
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2018.08.013
ER  -