Are there neurophysiological differences behind the play of different chess modalities?: An international grandmaster case study.

JP Fuentes-García, JL Leon-Llamas, N Gusi… - Physiology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The study of mental load is an emerging research topic in the field of sport sciences. In the
sport of chess, there is a need to understand the mental demands of the sport of chess in …

Heart and brain responses to real versus simulated chess games in trained chess players: a quantitative EEG and HRV study

JP Fuentes-García, T Pereira, MA Castro… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present study was to investigate how the heart and the brain react to playing
chess with a computer versus in a real context in chess players. We also aim to investigate if …

Impact of HIIT Sessions with and without Cognitive Load on Cortical Arousal, Accuracy and Perceived Exertion in Amateur Tennis Players

VJ Clemente-Suárez, S Villafaina, T García-Calvo… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of high-intensity interval training
(HIIT) exercises, with and without cognitive load, on the accuracy, critical flicker fusion …

Dynamics of the prefrontal cortex during chess-based problem-solving tasks in competition-experienced chess players: an fNIR study

T Pereira, MA Castro, S Villafaina, A Carvalho Santos… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to compare the dynamics of the prefrontal cortex (PFC), between adult and
adolescent chess players, during chess-based problem-solving tasks of increasing level of …

Heart rate variability in elite international ITF junior Davis cup tennis players

S Villafaina, M Crespo, R Martínez-Gallego… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The precompetitive anxiety should be controlled in athletes to optimize
their performance. In this regard, heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive tool to assess …

Associations between sleep patterns and performance development among Norwegian chess players

F Moen, M Olsen, M Hrozanova - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
An inherent part of elite-level chess are high emotional and cognitive stress loads related to
performance development. Sleep is a crucial recovery strategy, previously implicated in …

An empirical approach to analyzing the effects of stress on individual creativity in business problem-solving: emphasis on the electrocardiogram …

J Lee, C Kim, KC Lee - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In this study, experiments were conducted on 30 subjects by means of electrocardiogram
(ECG) and electroencephalogram (EEG) methodologies as well as a money game to …

Impact of the result of soccer matches on the heart rate variability of women soccer players

RM Ayuso-Moreno, JP Fuentes-García… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of a match lost and a match won on post-
competitive heart rate variability (HRV) in semi-professional female soccer athletes. A total of …

Heart rate reactivity to acute mental stress is associated with adiposity, carotid distensibility, sleep efficiency, and autonomic modulation in young men

NPS Formolo, RE Filipini, EFO Macedo, CR Corrêa… - Physiology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acute mental stress (AMS) increases heart rate (HR) and blood pressure. Since obesity can
impair the cardiovascular reactivity to AMS, a better understanding of the mechanisms …

How time pressure modulates individual differences in the functional connectivity of chunk memory in chess games

C Leong, Y Lin, J Zhang, Z Yuan - Neuroscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Previous studies on the chess game demonstrated that chess experts strongly rely on the
activation of memory chunks to manifest accurate decision-making. Although the chunk …