Sport training of axial rotation affects spatial ability: Evidence from behavior and fNIRS

The present study investigated the spatial ability of adolescent athletes with different sport expertise of axial rotation, providing the cognitive characteristics from both behavior and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) tests. 16 basketball and soccer players, 15 freestyle athletes and...

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Main Authors: Tian Feng, Fuchun Zhang, Manqi Liang, Jinzhao Liu, Youxin Wei
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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author Tian Feng
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Jinzhao Liu
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Youxin Wei
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description The present study investigated the spatial ability of adolescent athletes with different sport expertise of axial rotation, providing the cognitive characteristics from both behavior and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) tests. 16 basketball and soccer players, 15 freestyle athletes and 15 runners were selected for spatial ability testing with a three-factor mixed experimental design of 3 (sport type: open high-spatial sport, closed high-spatial sport, closed low-spatial sport) × 2 (rotation angle: 45°, 90°) × 3 (rotation axis: horizontal, vertical, longitudinal). Repeated-measures ANOVA was performed to evaluate the behavioral and fNIRS data of the mental rotation test. The behavioral data showed that the closed high-spatial (CH) group showed better performance than the open high-spatial (OH) and closed low-spatial (CL) group for large angle for every rotation axes. The fNIRS results showed the CH group had greater brain activation than the OH and CL group in the left dorsolateral superior frontal gyrus, precentral gyrus, postcentral gyrus, superior parietal gyrus, left angular gyrus, left precuneus and middle occipital gyrus. The findings provide additional empirical support for relating body rotation experience to spatial cognition performance.
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spelling doaj-art-f23cc40e06a34bcbb9b327afd752cd4c2024-12-13T10:58:18ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-12-011023e39340Sport training of axial rotation affects spatial ability: Evidence from behavior and fNIRSTian Feng0Fuchun Zhang1Manqi Liang2Jinzhao Liu3Youxin Wei4School of Physical Education, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, China; Department of Sports, Henan Sport University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China; Corresponding author.School of Physical Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaThe present study investigated the spatial ability of adolescent athletes with different sport expertise of axial rotation, providing the cognitive characteristics from both behavior and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) tests. 16 basketball and soccer players, 15 freestyle athletes and 15 runners were selected for spatial ability testing with a three-factor mixed experimental design of 3 (sport type: open high-spatial sport, closed high-spatial sport, closed low-spatial sport) × 2 (rotation angle: 45°, 90°) × 3 (rotation axis: horizontal, vertical, longitudinal). Repeated-measures ANOVA was performed to evaluate the behavioral and fNIRS data of the mental rotation test. The behavioral data showed that the closed high-spatial (CH) group showed better performance than the open high-spatial (OH) and closed low-spatial (CL) group for large angle for every rotation axes. The fNIRS results showed the CH group had greater brain activation than the OH and CL group in the left dorsolateral superior frontal gyrus, precentral gyrus, postcentral gyrus, superior parietal gyrus, left angular gyrus, left precuneus and middle occipital gyrus. The findings provide additional empirical support for relating body rotation experience to spatial cognition performance.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024153716Mental rotationAxial experiencefNIRSFrontoparietal areaParieto-occipital area
spellingShingle Tian Feng
Fuchun Zhang
Manqi Liang
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Youxin Wei
Sport training of axial rotation affects spatial ability: Evidence from behavior and fNIRS
Heliyon
Mental rotation
Axial experience
fNIRS
Frontoparietal area
Parieto-occipital area
title Sport training of axial rotation affects spatial ability: Evidence from behavior and fNIRS
title_full Sport training of axial rotation affects spatial ability: Evidence from behavior and fNIRS
title_fullStr Sport training of axial rotation affects spatial ability: Evidence from behavior and fNIRS
title_full_unstemmed Sport training of axial rotation affects spatial ability: Evidence from behavior and fNIRS
title_short Sport training of axial rotation affects spatial ability: Evidence from behavior and fNIRS
title_sort sport training of axial rotation affects spatial ability evidence from behavior and fnirs
topic Mental rotation
Axial experience
fNIRS
Frontoparietal area
Parieto-occipital area
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