Athletes exhibit differences in perceptual-cognitive abilities when compared to non-athletes.
Recent theoretical developments focus on the role of the athletes' body in perceptual …

Mentally rotating the image of an object is one fundamental cognitive ability in humans.
Recent theoretical developments and empirical evidences highlight the potential role of the …

A selective effect of motor expertise on mental rotation is revealed by a high correlation
between the performance of sports experts and ability on a mental rotation task. Evidence is …

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 …

In this study, individuals with different motor expertise levels interacted with both heavy and
light objects to learn about their respective physical affordance before solving a mental …

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of different levels of exercise
intensity on mental rotation performance in gymnasts versus nongymnasts. A group of elite …

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 …

The literature suggests that sport may be considered a spatial activity and that engaging in
spatial activities increases the capacity of an individual to implement mental imagery …