Motor Behavior

The Effect of Sports vision training and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on short-term visual memory and recognition memory of Volleyball Players

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 urmia

2 Motor Behavior,Urmia University

3 Assistant Professor in Motor Behavior/ Faculty of sport sciences/ Department of Motor Behavior and Sport Management/ Urmia University , Urmia, Iran

Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of sport vision and tDCS training on the short-term visual memory and recognition memory of volleyball players. 36 male volleyball players (aged between 18-27 years) were selected using the convenience sampling method. Then they were randomly divided into three groups: control, sport vision, and tDCS training groups. To measure visual function, a pack of KANTIB software tests was used. The sport vision and tDCS training in intervention groups lasted for 10 sessions and 20 minutes. A post-test was performed for both groups after 10 sessions of electronic stimulation of the skull indirectly. The covariance analysis test and Bonferroni post hoc test were used to analyze the results. Results of the present study showed a significant effect of tDCS training on volleyball player's vision compared to sport vision training. It can be concluded that tDCS training in the present study was suitable for improving visual function in both short-term visual memory and recognition memory. It could be used as an intervention method to improve the visual function of volleyball Players.

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Motor Behavior
Volume 14, Issue 48
October 2022
Pages 161-184

  • Receive Date 09 January 2022
  • Revise Date 08 February 2023
  • Accept Date 06 September 2022

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