The goal of the current study was to investigate the relationship between sport expertise and
perceptual and cognitive skills, as measured by the component skills approach. We …

Research focusing on perceptual-cognitive skill in sport is abundant. However, the existing
qualitative syntheses of this research lack the quantitative detail necessary to determine the …

Previous studies on athletes' cognitive functions have reported superior performance on
tasks measuring attention and sensorimotor abilities. However, how types of sports training …

Recent literature has demonstrated the usefulness of fitness and computer‐based cognitive
training as a means to enhance cognition and brain function. However, it is unclear whether …

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between basic cognitive functions
and sport-specific physical performance in young volleyball players. Forty-three female …

Team sports place high demands on visuospatial and other cognitive skills. However, there
is a lack of research on visuospatial skills of elite athletes and there are heterogeneous …

We review contemporary research on perceptual‐cognitive expertise in sport and consider
implications for those working in the field of applied cognitive psychology. We identify the …

An extraordinary physiological capacity combined with remarkable motor control,
perception, and cognitive functioning is crucial for high performance in sports. Tests that …

Cognition plays a key role in sports performance. This meta-analytic review synthesizes
research that examined the relationship between cognitive functions, skills, and sports …

Objectives The present paper elucidates some cognitive mechanisms of expertise in sport
that have emerged from recent studies of three topics in psychology: motor imagery; flow …