World-first live experiment examines brain activity, stress, and emotion in elite Go players under r
World-first live experiment examines brain activity, stress, and emotion in elite Go players under real match conditions at University of Jena; explores gender differences in cognitive strain, applies findings to high-stress professions. What happens in the brain during mental exercise? Likely publishing date: 2026-04-15 What happens in the brain during mental exercise? Published:15 April 2026, 12:00| By: Sebastian Hollstein From 18 to 23 April, a very special kind of Sports event will take place at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Eight players of the Asian board game Go will compete against each other in a total of twelve games—including representatives of the European Go elite. The speciality: The opponents are not playing for a title, but on behalf of science. ...