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Wilke, Jan ; Vogel, Oliver ; Ungricht, Sandra:
Traditional Neuropsychological Testing Does Not Predict Motor-Cognitive Test Performance.
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Vol. 17
(2020)
Issue 20
.
- 7393.
ISSN 1660-4601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207393
Abstract in another language
The ecological validity of neuropsychological testing (NT) has been questioned in the sports environment. A frequent criticism is that NT, mostly consisting of pen and paper or digital assessments, lacks relevant bodily movement. This study aimed to identify the determinants of a newly developed testing battery integrating both cognitive and motor demands. Twenty active individuals (25 ± 3 years, 11 males) completed the new motor-cognitive testing battery (MC), traditional NT (Stroop test, Trail Making test, Digit Span test) and isolated assessments of motor function (MF; Y-balance test, 20m-sprint, counter-movement jump). Kendal's tau and partial Spearman correlations were used to detect associations between MC and NT/MF. Except for two items (Reactive Agility A and counter-movement jump; Run-Decide and sprint time; r = 0.37, < 0.05), MC was not related to MF. Similarly, MC and NT were mostly unrelated, even when controlling for the two significant motor covariates ( > 0.05). The only MC item with (weak to moderate) associations to NT was the Memory Span test (Digit Span backwards and composite; r = 0.43-0.54, < 0.05). In sum, motor-cognitive function appears to be largely independent from its two assumed components NT and MF and may represent a new parameter in performance diagnostics.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | neurocognition; reaction; sports performance; vision |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Department of Sport Science > Chair Sport Science I - Neuromotorik und Bewegung > Chair Sport Science I - Neuromotorik und Bewegung - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Jan Wilke |
| Result of work at the UBT: | No |
| DDC Subjects: | 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 610 Medicine and health |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2024 12:17 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2024 06:40 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/89204 |