The role of attention control in complex real-world tasks

C Draheim, R Pak, AA Draheim, RW Engle - Psychonomic Bulletin & …, 2022 - Springer
Working memory capacity is an important psychological construct, and many real-world
phenomena are strongly associated with individual differences in working memory …

Exercise types and working memory components during development

S Ludyga, M Gerber, K Kamijo - Trends in cognitive Sciences, 2022 - cell.com
Working memory is crucial to learning and academic success. Exercise has been found to
benefit working memory in late life, but its effects during cognitive development are less …

An extended challenge-based framework for practice design in sports coaching

NJ Hodges, KR Lohse - Journal of Sports Sciences, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The challenge-point framework as a model for thinking about motor learning was first
proposed in 2004. Although it has been well-cited, surprisingly this framework has not made …

Mental fatigue and basketball performance: a systematic review

S Cao, SK Geok, S Roslan, H Sun, SK Lam… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mental fatigue (MF) is a psycho-biological state that impairs sports-related performances.
Recently, it has been proved that MF can affect basketball performance. However, a …

Caffeine and cognitive functions in sports: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Lorenzo Calvo, X Fei, R Domínguez… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cognitive functions are essential in any form of exercise. Recently, interest has mounted in
addressing the relationship between caffeine intake and cognitive performance during …

Testing the construct validity of a soccer-specific virtual reality simulator using novice, academy, and professional soccer players

G Wood, DJ Wright, D Harris, A Pal, ZC Franklin… - Virtual Reality, 2021 - Springer
Virtual reality (VR) provides the potential for immersive and engaging training solutions for
improving sport performance. However, if VR training is to be adopted and used in an …

Interference scores have inadequate concurrent and convergent validity: Should we stop using the flanker, Simon, and spatial Stroop tasks?

KR Paap, R Anders-Jefferson, B Zimiga… - … research: principles and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Two-hundred one college undergraduates completed four nonverbal
interference tasks (Simon, spatial Stroop, vertical Stroop, and flanker) and trait scales of self …

Mental performance and sport: Caffeine and co-consumed bioactive ingredients

DO Kennedy, EL Wightman - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
The plant defence compound caffeine is widely consumed as a performance enhancer in a
sporting context, with potential benefits expected in both physiological and psychological …

Decision-making in youth team-sports players: A systematic review

AF Silva, D Conte, FM Clemente - International journal of environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of this systematic review conducted in the topic of youth team-sports players was
three-fold:(i) Analyze the variations of decision-making processes between low-and high …

Brief mindfulness meditation intervention improves attentional control of athletes in virtual reality shooting competition: Evidence from fNIRS and eye tracking

Q Gao, L Zhang - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2023 - Elsevier
Attentional control is a crucial cognitive ability for sports performance. The current research
aimed to investigate whether a brief (20-min) pre-competition mindfulness meditation (MM) …