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
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Adolescent
Age
Athletes
Athletic Performance
Brain
Brain Cortical Thickness
Brain Mapping
Brain plasticity
Case-Control Studies
Difficulty score
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
Volume-based morphometry
Young Adult
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Age
Athletes
Athletic Performance
Brain
Brain Cortical Thickness
Brain Mapping
Brain plasticity
Case-Control Studies
Difficulty score
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
Volume-based morphometry
Young Adult
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