Does the inverted-U function disappear in expert athletes? An analysis of the attentional behavior under physical exercise of athletes and non-athletes

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 131, Issue , 2014, Pages 87-92

  Hüttermann, Stefanie ^a   Memmert, Daniel ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attentional breadth; Cognitive expertise; Cognitive performance; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATTENTION; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEAM SPORT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COGNITION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATTENTION; BICYCLING; COGNITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899817202     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.04.020     Document Type: Article

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