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Computerized Cognitive Training with Minimal Motor Component Improves Lower Limb Choice-Reaction Time.

Jan Wilke¹, Oliver Vogel¹

¹Department of Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Journal of Sports Science & Medicine

|September 3, 2020

Summary

Cognitive training (CT) improved unilateral lower limb reaction time in athletes. This 6-week program, focusing on attention and processing speed, enhanced specific reactive motor skills without impacting bilateral performance.

Keywords:

Neurocognition athletes computerized inhibition control reaction

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Area of Science:

Sports Science
Neuroscience
Motor Control

Background:

Cognitive training is increasingly popular in sports.
Longitudinal studies on cognitive training's effectiveness are scarce.
The impact on lower limb reaction performance needs further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the effect of cognitive training with minimal motor involvement on lower limb choice-reaction performance.
To determine if cognitive training enhances specific reactive motor skills in athletes.

Main Methods:

44 healthy adults were randomized into a cognitive training (CT) group or a control (CON) group.
The CT group underwent a 6-week computerized program targeting attention, reaction time, processing speed, and inhibition.
Lower limb choice-reaction time was measured pre- and post-intervention using the Quick Feet Board.

Main Results:

The CT group showed significantly better unilateral choice-reaction performance (p = 0.04, r = 0.31).
No significant differences were observed in the bilateral component of the reaction time test (p > .05).

Conclusions:

Off-court cognitive training can effectively enhance unilateral reactive motor skills in athletes.
Targeted cognitive interventions may offer a novel approach to athletic performance enhancement.