Unconscious response inhibition differences between table tennis athletes and non-athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Response inhibition is associated with successful sporting performance. However, research on response inhibition in athletes from open-skill sports has mainly focused on a consciously triggered variety; little is known about open-skill athletes' response inhibition elicited by unconscious stimuli.

Methods

Here, we explored unconscious response inhibition differences between table tennis athletes (n = 20) and non-athletes (n = 19) using the masked go/no-go task and event-related potentials technique (ERPs).

Results

At the behavioral level, table tennis athletes displayed shorter go-response times (RTs) than non-athletes in the conscious condition. Furthermore, table tennis athletes exhibited longer response time-slowing (RT-slowing) than non-at

SUBMITTER: You Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6130236 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature