A meta-analysis of performance advantages on athletes in multiple object tracking tasks.

ABSTRACT: This study compared the multiple object tracking (MOT) performance of athletes vs. non-athletes and expert athletes vs. novice athletes by systematically reviewing and meta-analyzing the literature. A systematic literature search was conducted using five databases for articles published until July 2024. Healthy people were included, specifically classified as athletes and non-athletes, or experts and novices. Potential sources of heterogeneity were selected using a random-effects model. Moderator analyses were also performed. A total of 23 studies were included in this review. Regarding the overall effect, athletes were significantly better at MOT tasks than non-athletes, and experts performed better than novices. Subgroup analyses showed that expert athletes had a significantly larger eff

SUBMITTER: Liu HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11362588 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature