| Effects of Tdcs on Cognitive Inhibitory and Decision-Making Performance in Athletics |
| Paper ID : 1146-SPORTCONGRESS |
| Authors |
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Ali Nasiri *1, Mahboubeh Ghayour Najafabadi2 1PhD. Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran. 2Department of Behavior and cognitive sciences in sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran |
| Abstract |
| Abstract Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of tDCS on cognitive inhibitory and decision-making in professional runners. Methods: A randomized controlled trails were adopted consisting of three visits with a 1-day interval between sessions. Ten professional runner's males participated in three randomized conditions divided into two groups, experimental and sham groups: cognitive inhibitory was accessed by the Stroop task (accuracy and response time) before and after induced tDCS protocol (1). Assessment Instrument (GPAI) was used for the passing decision-making analysis. Results: The GPAI analysis showed significant improvement in decision making performance following the 20-min tDCS task compared with the sham condition (F (2,17) = 6.99, p = .01). Moreover, an increase in response time during the Stroop task was found following 20-min of tDCS (F (2,17) = 6.57, p = .03) compared to sham conditions. Conclusion: Thus, athletics should decreased mental fatigue that effects on decision making using tDCS before competition. Future studies are required to explore more ecological cognitive tasks to induce mental fatigue (i.e. smartphones and videogames) and their effects on other performance indicators (e.g. physical, technical, tactical) in a full-length training match setting (2). |
| Keywords |
| Sport psychology, Runner, tDCS, Athletics, decision-making conditions |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Oral Presentation) |
