Catalyst: Performance anxiety in athletes

Sept. 12, 2018
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Many competitive athletes struggle with performance anxiety. “Catalyst” talks to an ASU graduate student who thinks a simple device may be the secret to elite athletic performance.

In this segment:

Nicholas Hool

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