Influence of Judo Experience on Neuroelectric Activity During a Selective Attention Task

• Main Authors: Heloiana Karoliny Campos Faro, Daniel Gomes da Silva Machado, Henrique Bortolotti, Paulo Henrique Duarte do Nascimento, Renan Cipriano Moioli, Hassan Mohamed Elsangedy, Eduardo Bodnariuc Fontes
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
• Series: Frontiers in Psychology
• Subjects: electroencephalogram; event-related potentials; event-related spectral potential; brain oscillations; sport expertise; executive function
• Online Access: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02838/full
• ISSN: 1664-1078

ObjectiveWe compared the cognitive performance and neuroelectric responses during a selective attentional task in judo athletes with different levels of expertise.MethodsJudo black and white belt athletes performed both general and specific fitness tests while simultaneously completing a Stroop color-word test recorded by 64 electroencephalogram channels.ResultsCognitive behavioral performance and event-related spectral perturbation (ERSP) present no differences between groups. However, the topographic analysis found different neural source patterns in each group. Judo black belts compared to judo white belts presented a greater peak amplitude of P300 in the middle frontal gyrus and of N200 in the cuneus, but slower latency of P300 in the precuneus.ConclusionDespite no difference in cognitive behavioral performance, judo expertise causes a difference in the allocation of attentional and conflict detection neural resources.