Document Type : Original research study
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1 yazd university
2 Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Yazd University,
3 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Yazd University
Abstract
Recent studies have shown that certain types of sports may have different effects on different cognitive functions and neural processes due to their processing nature. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the experience of practicing sports skills on cold and hot executive functions with an emphasis on the perceptual needs of environment. The current research was of comparative causal type and applied type in terms of purpose. The statistical sample of the research was 166 youths and adolescents aged 18 to 30 years who were selected by available method. The participants included three groups of people with experience in open skill exercise (OSE), closed skill exercise (CSE) and inactive. Subjects were tested using working memory (N-back) and Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) cognitive tests. The research data was tested using one-way analysis of variance. The results showed that although people with experience practicing in OSE and CSE had better performance in the average number of correct answers in the N-back test than people with inactive group (p≤.05), however, there was no significant difference between OSE and CSE groups. Also, there was no significant difference in the total points obtained in the IGT test between OSE and CSE and inactive groups (p≥0.05). Considering that the experience practicing in OSE and CSE has significant effect on cold executive functions, these exercises can be used to improve working memory.
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