Abstract
We investigated saccade performance and prefrontal hemodynamics in basketball players
with different skill levels. Subjects were 27 undergraduate basketball players and
13 non-athlete undergraduates (control group: CON). The players were divided into
two groups: those who had played in the National Athletic Meet during high school
or played regularly (n=13, elite group: ELI) and those who were bench warmers (n=14,
skilled group: SKI). Horizontal eye movement and oxy-, deoxy-, and total-hemoglobin
(Hb) concentration in the prefrontal cortex during pro- and anti-saccade were measured
using electro-oculography and near-infrared spectroscopy, respectively. Only error
rate in anti-saccade was less in ELI (4.8±4.0%) than SKI (13.7±12.6%) and CON (13.9±8.3%)
(p<0.05). In ELI alone, oxy- (−0.15±0.18 mmol*mm) and total-Hb (−0.12±0.15 mmol*mm)
during anti-saccade decreased significantly compared with that during rest (p<0.05),
while those in CON significantly increased (oxy-Hb: 0.17±0.15 mmol*mm, total-Hb: 0.14±0.14 mmol*mm)
(p<0.05). These results suggest that inhibition of eye movement to a visual target
changes from voluntary to automatic through the motor learning of basketball.
Key words
Anti-saccade - prefrontal hemodynamics - basketball - motor skill - near-infrared
spectroscopy
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Correspondence
Dr. K. Fujiwara
Department of Human Movement and Health
Graduate School of Medical Science
Kanazawa University
13-1 Takara-machi
920-8640 Kanazawa
Japan
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Fax: +81/76/234 42 19
Email: fujikatu@med.m.kanazawa-u.ac.jp