%0 Journal Article
%T Sports training enhances visuo-spatial cognition regardless of open-closed typology
%A Chung-Ju Huang
%A Kuan-Fu Chen
%A Shu-Shih Hsieh
%A Ting-Yu Chueh
%A Tsung-Min Hung
%A Yu-Kai Chang
%J Archive of "PeerJ".
%D 2017
%R 10.7717/peerj.3336
%X 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¡ª16 open-skill athletes, 16 closed-skill athletes, and 16 non-athletes controls¡ªwere 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
%K Cognitive function
%K Sports
%K Expertise
%K Event-related potential
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5444361/