It is the main goal of this study to investigate the visual-spatial cognition in male soccer
players. Forty males (20 soccer players and 20 non-athletes) solved a chronometric mental …

In this study, the effect of motor expertise on an object-based mental rotation task was
investigated. 60 males and 60 females (40 soccer players, 40 gymnasts, and 40 non …

It is well established that motor expertise is linked to superior mental rotation ability, but few
studies have attempted to explain the factors that influence the stages of mental rotation in …

The aim was to observe the relation between sport activity and performance on a mental
image-transformation task. A classical mental rotation task using abstract stimuli was …

An extensive body of literature has explored the involvement of motor processes in mental
rotation, yet underlying individual differences are less documented and remain to be fully …

In this study the effect of long-term physical and musical activity on spatial cognitive
performance, measured by mental rotation performance, is investigated in detail. Mental …

Mental rotation is one of the main spatial abilities necessary in the spatial transformation of
mental images and the manipulation of spatial parameters. Researchers have shown that …

ABSTRACT Purpose: The purpose was (1) to test a new version of a mental rotation task
(MRT), which assesses mental rotation abilities of men and women for sport-specific items …

This study investigated the influence of juggling training on mental rotation performance.
Two groups of 23 participants each solved a chronometrical mental rotation task with three …

The aim of this study was to examine whether athletes differ from nonathletes regarding their
mental rotation performance. Furthermore, it investigated whether athletes doing sports …