Decision-Making Time Analysis for Assessing Processing Speed in Athletes during Motor Reaction Tasks

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Cano, Leonardo Ariel; Gerez, Gonzalo Daniel; García, María Soledad; Albarracín, Ana Lía; Farfán, Fernando Daniel; Fernández Jover, Eduardo
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2024
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Reaction time (RT) is a widely used measure for testing physical performance in motor tasks. This study focused on assessing the processing speed in athletes. Twenty-five healthy volunteers were assigned to the control (n = 16) or athletes groups (n = 9). They were evaluated during motor reaction tasks based on visual stimuli and three difficulty conditions. Physiological measures were obtained from motion capture and electromyography recordings of several muscles. Two RT phases, decision-making (DMK) and electromechanical delay (EMD), were used to analyze the processing speed. The results show significant RT differences between groups. The athletes were ~30% faster compared to the control group. Despite the fact that all participants were right-handed, RT did not show any differences between hands performances in any group. However, DMK time revealed significant differences between the hands. Controls showed a longer DMK time for the right-hand election, ~20% more than the left, while athletes showed no such disparity. These findings reveal that quantifying the decision-making component of reaction time is crucial to assessing processing speed in sport. This approach could facilitate the monitoring of adaptations in both motor–cognitive and neuromuscular processes. The theoretical implications presented in this study offer perspectives on handedness research.
Fil: Cano, Leonardo Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Gerez, Gonzalo Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: García, María Soledad. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. Facultad de Educación Física; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Albarracín, Ana Lía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Farfán, Fernando Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Fernández Jover, Eduardo. Universidad Miguel Hernández of Elche; España. Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine; España
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REACTION TIME
DECISION-MAKING
ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
SPORT PERFORMANCE
HANDEDNESS
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Decision-Making Time Analysis for Assessing Processing Speed in Athletes during Motor Reaction Tasks
title Decision-Making Time Analysis for Assessing Processing Speed in Athletes during Motor Reaction Tasks
spellingShingle Decision-Making Time Analysis for Assessing Processing Speed in Athletes during Motor Reaction Tasks
Cano, Leonardo Ariel
REACTION TIME
DECISION-MAKING
ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
SPORT PERFORMANCE
HANDEDNESS
title_short Decision-Making Time Analysis for Assessing Processing Speed in Athletes during Motor Reaction Tasks
title_full Decision-Making Time Analysis for Assessing Processing Speed in Athletes during Motor Reaction Tasks
title_fullStr Decision-Making Time Analysis for Assessing Processing Speed in Athletes during Motor Reaction Tasks
title_full_unstemmed Decision-Making Time Analysis for Assessing Processing Speed in Athletes during Motor Reaction Tasks
title_sort Decision-Making Time Analysis for Assessing Processing Speed in Athletes during Motor Reaction Tasks
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cano, Leonardo Ariel
Gerez, Gonzalo Daniel
García, María Soledad
Albarracín, Ana Lía
Farfán, Fernando Daniel
Fernández Jover, Eduardo
author Cano, Leonardo Ariel
author_facet Cano, Leonardo Ariel
Gerez, Gonzalo Daniel
García, María Soledad
Albarracín, Ana Lía
Farfán, Fernando Daniel
Fernández Jover, Eduardo
author_role author
author2 Gerez, Gonzalo Daniel
García, María Soledad
Albarracín, Ana Lía
Farfán, Fernando Daniel
Fernández Jover, Eduardo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv REACTION TIME
DECISION-MAKING
ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
SPORT PERFORMANCE
HANDEDNESS
topic REACTION TIME
DECISION-MAKING
ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
SPORT PERFORMANCE
HANDEDNESS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Reaction time (RT) is a widely used measure for testing physical performance in motor tasks. This study focused on assessing the processing speed in athletes. Twenty-five healthy volunteers were assigned to the control (n = 16) or athletes groups (n = 9). They were evaluated during motor reaction tasks based on visual stimuli and three difficulty conditions. Physiological measures were obtained from motion capture and electromyography recordings of several muscles. Two RT phases, decision-making (DMK) and electromechanical delay (EMD), were used to analyze the processing speed. The results show significant RT differences between groups. The athletes were ~30% faster compared to the control group. Despite the fact that all participants were right-handed, RT did not show any differences between hands performances in any group. However, DMK time revealed significant differences between the hands. Controls showed a longer DMK time for the right-hand election, ~20% more than the left, while athletes showed no such disparity. These findings reveal that quantifying the decision-making component of reaction time is crucial to assessing processing speed in sport. This approach could facilitate the monitoring of adaptations in both motor–cognitive and neuromuscular processes. The theoretical implications presented in this study offer perspectives on handedness research.
Fil: Cano, Leonardo Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Gerez, Gonzalo Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: García, María Soledad. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. Facultad de Educación Física; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Albarracín, Ana Lía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Farfán, Fernando Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Fernández Jover, Eduardo. Universidad Miguel Hernández of Elche; España. Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine; España
description Reaction time (RT) is a widely used measure for testing physical performance in motor tasks. This study focused on assessing the processing speed in athletes. Twenty-five healthy volunteers were assigned to the control (n = 16) or athletes groups (n = 9). They were evaluated during motor reaction tasks based on visual stimuli and three difficulty conditions. Physiological measures were obtained from motion capture and electromyography recordings of several muscles. Two RT phases, decision-making (DMK) and electromechanical delay (EMD), were used to analyze the processing speed. The results show significant RT differences between groups. The athletes were ~30% faster compared to the control group. Despite the fact that all participants were right-handed, RT did not show any differences between hands performances in any group. However, DMK time revealed significant differences between the hands. Controls showed a longer DMK time for the right-hand election, ~20% more than the left, while athletes showed no such disparity. These findings reveal that quantifying the decision-making component of reaction time is crucial to assessing processing speed in sport. This approach could facilitate the monitoring of adaptations in both motor–cognitive and neuromuscular processes. The theoretical implications presented in this study offer perspectives on handedness research.
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