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. 2017 May 23:5:e3336.
doi: 10.7717/peerj.3336. eCollection 2017.

Sports training enhances visuo-spatial cognition regardless of open-closed typology

Ting-Yu Chueh #  1 , Chung-Ju Huang #  2 , Shu-Shih Hsieh  1 , Kuan-Fu Chen  1 , Yu-Kai Chang  3 , Tsung-Min Hung  1
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Sports training enhances visuo-spatial cognition regardless of open-closed typology

Ting-Yu Chueh et al. PeerJ. .

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of open and closed sport participation on visuo-spatial attention and memory performance among young adults. Forty-eight young adults-16 open-skill athletes, 16 closed-skill athletes, and 16 non-athletes controls-were recruited for the study. Both behavioral performance and event-related potential (ERP) measurement were assessed when participants performed non-delayed and delayed match-to-sample task that tested visuo-spatial attention and memory processing. Results demonstrated that regardless of training typology, the athlete groups exhibited shorter reaction times in both the visuo-spatial attention and memory conditions than the control group with no existence of speed-accuracy trade-off. Similarly, a larger P3 amplitudes were observed in both athlete groups than in the control group for the visuo-spatial memory condition. These findings suggest that sports training, regardless of typology, are associated with superior visuo-spatial attention and memory performance, and more efficient neural resource allocation in memory processing.

Keywords: Cognitive function; Event-related potential; Expertise; Sports.

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Conflict of interest statement

Tsung-Min Hung is an Academic Editor for PeerJ.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Illustration of the non-delayed and delayed match-to-sample task.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Behavioral data of delayed and non-delayed conditions for each group (Mean ± SD).
(A) Main effect of group and condition of the RT. (B) Main effect of condition of the Accuracy Rate. (C) Main effect of group of the Accuracy-adjusted RT. (D) Main effect of condition of the ICV in RT.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Grand average ERP at Fz, Cz, and Pz sites stratified by group for Delayed condition (A–C) and Non-delayed condition (D–F).
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