Repetitive soccer heading adversely impacts short-term learning among adult women

K Ye, R Fleysher, RB Lipton, ME Zimmerman… - Journal of science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the impact of 12-month heading exposure on short-term learning.
Design A total of 105 active amateur soccer players, 45 women and 60 men, were …

A prospective investigation of the effects of soccer heading on cognitive and sensorimotor performances in semi-professional female players

J Kern, P Gulde, J Hermsdörfer - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Repetitive head impacts (RHI) from routine soccer (football) heading have been
suggested to contribute to the long-term development of neurodegenerative disorders …

Cumulative purposeful soccer heading can lead to compensatory changes in brain activity during combined moderate exercise and cognitive load in female youth …

A Harriss - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Head trauma that occurs during sporting events is responsible for an increasing number of
emergency department visits in Canada and is associated with an increased risk of …

Relationship of soccer heading to computerized neurocognitive performance and symptoms among female and male youth soccer players

AP Kontos, A Dolese, RJ Elbin Iii, T Covassin… - Brain Injury, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Primary objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between
soccer heading and computerized neurocognitive performance and symptoms in female and …

Soccer heading immediately alters brain function and brain-muscle communication

JVV Parr, L Uiga, B Marshall, G Wood - Frontiers in human …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction There is growing evidence of a link between repetitive soccer heading and the
increased incidence of neurodegenerative disease. Even a short bout of soccer heading has …

No evidence of association between soccer heading and cognitive performance in professional soccer players: cross-sectional results

AC Rodrigues, MDM Lima, LC De Souza… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Although the scientific community has focused on the effects of concussions in contact
sports, the role of subconcussive impacts, as it can occur during soccer heading, has …

Age of first exposure to soccer heading: Associations with cognitive, clinical, and imaging outcomes in the Einstein Soccer Study

MF Charney, KQ Ye, R Fleysher, B DeMessie… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The objective of this study is to assess the role of age at first exposure (AFE) to
soccer heading as a predictor of known adverse associations of recent and longer-term …

Recent and long-term soccer heading exposure is differentially associated with neuropsychological function in amateur players

CF Levitch, ME Zimmerman, N Lubin, N Kim… - Journal of the …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Objectives: The present study examined the relative contribution of recent or long-term
heading to neuropsychological function in amateur adult soccer players. Participants and …

Immediate effects of an acute bout of repeated soccer heading on cognitive performance

J Ashton, G Coyles, JJ Malone… - Science and medicine in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: There isgrowing concern surrounding the harmful effects of soccer heading on
cognitive function. The present study aims to examine the immediate effects of heading …

Do sub-concussive impacts from soccer heading in practice cause changes in brain structure and function?

R Kenny - 2018 - dspace.library.uvic.ca
Background: Heading is an important part of soccer, yet recent research has indicated that
cumulative effects of repetitive heading may cause sub-concussive injury (Koerte et al …