Top athletes predict outcomes faster than regular people — they don’t simply react to what’s happening but anticipate what will come next. While prediction plays a large role in most people’s brains, elite performers predict faster and with higher resolution. This ability to react instinctively is linked to pattern recognition in the brain’s visual and motor cortices.1 At the neural level, myelination plays a critical role. The more an athlete or performer repeats a movement, the more insulated their neural pathways become, allowing for faster and more efficient signal transmission.2 This helps explain why elite performers seem to move effortlessly — every action is deeply ingrained, requiring minimal conscious effort. 26
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