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| Lingua originale | English |
|---|---|
| Numero di pagine | 10 |
| Rivista | Perceptual and Motor Skills |
| Volume | 112 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2011 |
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- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Sensory Systems
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Visuospatial attention lateralization in volleyball players and in rowers. / Palma, Antonio; Bianco, Antonino; Chiavetta, Eleonora; Giglia, Giuseppe; Fierro, Brigida; Brighina, Filippo; Zangla, Daniele.
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T1 - Visuospatial attention lateralization in volleyball players and in rowers.
AU - Palma, Antonio
AU - Bianco, Antonino
AU - Chiavetta, Eleonora
AU - Giglia, Giuseppe
AU - Fierro, Brigida
AU - Brighina, Filippo
AU - Zangla, Daniele
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In the present study, differences in visuospatial attention lateralization were evaluated in athletes engaged in open-compared to closed-skill sports and sedentary nonathletes. 23 volleyball players (open skill; Italian national level and regional level), 10 rowers (closed skill, Italian national level), and 23 sedentary participants responded to a computerized line-length judgment task. Five lines, differing in the length of their right and left segments, were randomly presented; the respondent made a forced-choice decision about the respective length of the two segments. Volleyball players responded significantly faster; those at the higher competitive level were also more accurate, making a statistically significantly lower number of leftward errors as compared with rowers and controls. If such responses are due to training rather than self-selection of ability, then the results may suggest the possibility of changing the distribution of visuospatial attention by training in open-skill sports.
AB - In the present study, differences in visuospatial attention lateralization were evaluated in athletes engaged in open-compared to closed-skill sports and sedentary nonathletes. 23 volleyball players (open skill; Italian national level and regional level), 10 rowers (closed skill, Italian national level), and 23 sedentary participants responded to a computerized line-length judgment task. Five lines, differing in the length of their right and left segments, were randomly presented; the respondent made a forced-choice decision about the respective length of the two segments. Volleyball players responded significantly faster; those at the higher competitive level were also more accurate, making a statistically significantly lower number of leftward errors as compared with rowers and controls. If such responses are due to training rather than self-selection of ability, then the results may suggest the possibility of changing the distribution of visuospatial attention by training in open-skill sports.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/104631
M3 - Article
VL - 112
JO - Perceptual and Motor Skills
JF - Perceptual and Motor Skills
SN - 0031-5125
ER -