Effective utilization of attentional resources in postural control in athletes of skill-oriented sports: an event-related potential study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Postural control plays a key role in skill-oriented sports. Athletes of skill-oriented sports (hereinafter referred to as "skilled athletes") usually showed better control ability compared with non-athletes. However, research focused on the single postural task, rarely considering the actual situation in skill-oriented sports in which other processes, such as cognitive control, frequently accompany postural control. This study aims to explore how skilled athletes control their posture under the dual-task situation and use limited attentional resources.

Method

A total of 26 skilled athletes and 26 non-athletes were required to perform the postural control and N-back tasks simultaneously. Center of pressure (COP) trajectory, reaction times (RTs), and discriminability

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10483146 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature