The cognitive benefits of basketball training compared to a combined endurance and resistance training regimen: a four‑month intervention study
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Springer Nature
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2023-07-10Referencia bibliográfica
Madinabeitia-Cabrera, I., Alarcón-López, F., Chirosa-Ríos, L.J. et al. The cognitive benefits of basketball training compared to a combined endurance and resistance training regimen: a four-month intervention study. Sci Rep 13, 11132 (2023). [https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32470-2]
Resumen
Neurocognitive function, especially executive functioning, is positively associated with better
fitness or higher levels of physical activity (PA). Previous research suggests that combined endurance
and resistance (AER+R) training leads to greater improvements than training in either modality
separately. Dynamic team sports with cognitive dimensions, such as basketball (BAS), may be an
excellent context for improving cognition. This study compared the effects of following a four-month
PA training program in BAS versus AER+R on executive functions along with a control group with
low PA. Fifty participants completed the training period and were randomly distributed into three
groups: BAS (16 participants), AER+R (18), and control (16). Participants in the BAS group showed
improved inhibition and working memory and those in the AER+R group showed improved inhibition
and cognitive flexibility, while inhibition deteriorated in the control group. There were significant
differences between groups only in inhibition. It appears that following a four-month PA training
program is enough to enhance executive functioning, and improvements in inhibition are more
evident when the program includes an open sport such as BAS.