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New HRV Book coming!
Cover Reveal! The book on Heart Rate Variability in performance by Prof. Dr. Dr. Sylvain Laborde and colleagues is coming soon.This book is a product of years of expertise and passion regarding Performance Psychology.
Pre-order your book now to recieve it on time for the release date on May 22nd.

ISSP World Congress
Together with other researchers from the Performance Psychology department, Prof. Dr. Sylvain Laborde was part of the 16th ISSP (International Society of Sport Psychology) World Congress in Hong Kong, China. The ISSP celebrated the 60th anniversary with content on the global past, the present and the future of science and practice in sport, exercise and perfromance psychology. Prof. Dr. Dr. Sylvain Laborde contributed with two highly attended workshops on Breathing Techniques and HRV. Thank you to all participants for your interest and questions!Watch Prof. Dr. Dr. Markus Raab's keynote on YouTube
Our ARTE Documentary
We are proud to have been part of this project, and you can now watch it online!
DU OHPCo Dijon 2025
The new University Diploma "Optimisation de la Haute Performance Collective" (OHPCo) from the Université de Bourgogne focuses on mental preparation, teamwork, and collective performance in high-level sports. We are glad to have contributed to this innovative program with a lecture as part of the course series - bridging science, practice, and human performance.SPR 2025 in Montréal
We are proud to announce our participation in the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR), held October 15-18, 2025, in Montréal, Canada.
This annual meeting brings together researchers, clinicians, and students to share the latest advances in psychophysiology through symposia, poster sessions, plenary talks, and PE-conference workshops. Topics span a wide range, including methodologies, neurophysiological measurement techniques, signal processing, translational applications, and emerging directions in the study of interface between psychological processes and physiological systems.







