Regional brain gray matter volume in world-class artistic gymnasts

The relationship between long-term intensive training and brain plasticity in gymnasts has recently been reported. However, the relationship between abilities in different gymnastic events and brain structural changes has not been explored. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between world-...

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Published in:The journal of physiological sciences 2020-09, Vol.70 (1), p.43-43, Article 43
Main Authors: Fukuo, Makoto, Kamagata, Koji, Kuramochi, Mana, Andica, Christina, Tomita, Hiroyuki, Waki, Hidefumi, Sugano, Hidenori, Tange, Yuichi, Mitsuhashi, Takumi, Uchida, Wataru, Takenaka, Yuki, Hagiwara, Akifumi, Harada, Mutsumi, Goto, Masami, Hori, Masaaki, Aoki, Shigeki, Naito, Hisashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age
Athletes
Athletic Performance
Brain
Brain Cortical Thickness
Brain Mapping
Case-Control Studies
Frontal gyrus
Gray Matter - diagnostic imaging
Gray Matter - physiology
Gymnastics
Gymnasts
Handedness
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetization
Male
Morphometry
Motor task performance
Neuronal Plasticity
Neuroplasticity
Organ Size
Original Paper
Physical Conditioning, Human
Precentral gyrus
Predictive Value of Tests
Short term memory
Spatial discrimination
Spatial memory
Sports injuries
Substantia grisea
Temporal gyrus
Young Adult
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Summary:The relationship between long-term intensive training and brain plasticity in gymnasts has recently been reported. However, the relationship between abilities in different gymnastic events and brain structural changes has not been explored. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between world-class gymnasts (WCGs)' specific abilities in different gymnastics events and their gray matter (GM) volume. Ten right-handed Japanese male WCGs and 10 right-handed gender- and age-matched controls with no history of gymnastic training participated in this study. Whole brain three-dimensional T1-weighted images (magnetization-prepared rapid gradient-echo sequence) with 0.90 mm voxels were obtained using a 3 T-MRI scanner from each subject. Volume-based morphometry (VolBM) was used to compare GM volume differences between WCGs and controls. We then explored the correlation between specific gymnastic abilities using different gymnastic apparatuses, and GM volume. Significantly higher GM volumes (false discovery rate-corrected p 
ISSN:1880-6546
1880-6562
DOI:10.1186/s12576-020-00767-w