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Training Attentional Control Improves Cognitive and Motor Task Performance.

Emmanuel Ducrocq¹, Mark Wilson², Sam Vine²

¹1 Birkbeck University of London.

Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology

|October 14, 2016

Summary

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Training inhibitory control via visual search tasks enhances attentional control and performance. This cognitive training shows near- and far-transfer effects, improving sports performance under pressure.

Keywords:

anxiety distractibility inhibition tennis working memory

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Area of Science:

Cognitive psychology
Sports science
Neuroscience

Background:

Attentional control is crucial for goal-directed behavior.
Inhibitory control training may enhance attentional abilities.
Understanding cognitive anxiety's impact on performance is key.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if inhibitory control training improves attentional control.
To assess transfer effects of training on cognitive and sports-specific tasks.
To examine gaze measures of inhibitory control in tennis performance.

Main Methods:

Three experiments involving visual search tasks for inhibitory control training.
Cognitive tasks (antisaccade) and sports-specific (tennis) performance measures.
Objective gaze tracking during tennis task performance under pressure.

Main Results:

Training improved performance on a cognitive inhibitory control task (near-transfer).
Observed transfer effects on a tennis-validated attentional control index (far-transfer).
Enhanced inhibitory control and tennis performance under elevated pressure.

Conclusions:

Inhibitory control training enhances attentional control and reduces distractibility.
Training shows promise for improving sports performance in competitive settings.
Results elucidate mechanisms of cognitive anxiety impacting performance.