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In Sung Park1, Kea Joo Lee, Jong Woo Han

  • 1Department of Anatomy, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Motor Control
  • Neuroplasticity

Background:

  • The striatum is crucial for motor skill learning and retention.
  • Previous research indicates motor learning causes neuronal changes in the striatum.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if macroscopic changes in striatum volume occur in individuals with extensive basketball-related motor skill practice.
  • To compare striatum volumes between basketball players and healthy controls.

Main Methods:

  • Three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (3D MRI) volumetry was employed.
  • Striatum volumes were assessed in lifelong basketball players and a control group.
  • Comparisons were made based on basketball proficiency, specific brain regions, and laterality.

Main Results:

  • Basketball players exhibited a morphological enlargement of the striatum compared to healthy controls.
  • The study identified differences in striatum volume related to basketball proficiency and specific brain regions.

Conclusions:

  • Continued practice of basketball-related motor skills is associated with structural plasticity in the human striatum.
  • These findings suggest that intensive motor skill acquisition can lead to measurable macroscopic changes in brain volume.