Association between sport types and visuospatial working memory in athletes

Several studies have demonstrated that athletes show superior performance in general cognitive functions compared to non-athletes. However, the effects on function might vary depending athlete’s sport type. In athletes, visuospatial working memory is a crucial for immediate response each situation and experience. no yet examined association between types. This study aimed investigate whether type influences differences using cross-sectional study. A total of 67 young individuals, including 59 (long-distance running, tennis, kendo, soccer players) eight non-athletes (controls), participated Athletes were classified into static, interceptive, or strategic their The reaction time, accuracy, balanced integration score (BIS) spatial task (SWMT) all participants. Strategic showed shorter time higher BIS value SWMT than static We concluded was better athletes. finding suggests play an important role determining athletic types, making improved key advantage