Reaction Time and Event-Related Potential of Discrimination Task in Table Tennis Players and Non-Athletes

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Discrimination Task ◽  
Event Related Potential ◽  
Table Tennis ◽  
Tennis Players

scholarly journals DETERMINATION OF FEMALE TABLE TENNIS SPORT PERFORMANCE BY SENZOR MOTORIC REACTION TIME

GYMNASIUM ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol XVII (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrieta Hornigova ◽  
Ladislava Dolezajova ◽  
Jaromir Sedlacek ◽  
Peter Sagat ◽  
Gheorghe Balint
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Lower Extremities ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Table Tennis ◽  
Motor Reaction ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Motor Reaction Time ◽  
Left Handed ◽  
Significant Difference

In the sport performance structure of table tennis is sensor motor reaction time one of the most important factors for reaching top-level results, both in males and females groups. In this research we watched 23 female table tennis players from Slovakia; 9 mini cadets (12-13 years), 6 cadets (14-15 years) and 8 juniors (16-18 years). Girls were tested by modified agility test for table tennis players (Vacenovsky & Vencurik, 2013) with machine FITRO Agility check. Thus we gained their sensor motor reaction times. By Mann-Whitney U-test we studied differences between age categories, upper and lower extremities, dominant (forehand) and un-dominant (backhand) side, right and left-handed players. We used significance level p<0.05. In our research we did not confirm expected results that the older groups have shorter sensor motor reaction time. We also expected shorter reaction time of upper extremities comparing lower extremities; this was confirmed, though there was found statistical significant difference only in juniors group. Groups of mini-cadets and cadets have better (shorter) sensor motor reaction time from backhand side, while group of junior is better from forehand side. We also confirmed that left-handed players have slightly shorter reaction time.

Analysis of reaction time and lateral displacements in national level table tennis players: are they predictive of sport performance?

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Castellar ◽  
Francisco Pradas ◽  
Luis Carrasco ◽  
Ana De La Torre ◽  
José Antonio González-Jurado
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
National Level ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Table Tennis ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Lateral Displacements

scholarly journals Visual Perception and Visuomotor Reaction Speed Are Independent of the Individual Alpha Frequency

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorben Hülsdünker ◽  
Andreas Mierau
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Visual Perception ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Temporal Resolution ◽  
Resting State ◽  
Table Tennis ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Alpha Frequency ◽  
Individual Alpha Frequency ◽  
Reaction Speed

While the resting-state individual alpha frequency (IAF) is related to the cognitive performance and temporal resolution of visual perception, it remains unclear how it affects the neural correlates of visual perception and reaction processes. This study aimed to unravel the relation between IAF, visual perception, and visuomotor reaction time. One hundred forty-eight (148) participants (28 non-athletes, 39 table tennis players, and 81 badminton players) investigated in three previous studies were considered. During a visuomotor reaction task, the visuomotor reaction time (VMRT) and EMG onset were determined. In addition, a 64-channel EEG system identified the N2, N2-r, and BA6 negativity potentials representing the visual and motor processes related to visuomotor reactions. Resting-state individual alpha frequency (IAF) in visual and motor regions was compared based on sport experience (athletes vs. non-athletes), discipline (badminton vs. table tennis), and reaction performance (fast vs. medium vs. slow reaction time). Further, the differences in the IAF were determined in relation to the speed of neural visual (high vs. medium vs. low N2/N2-r latency) and motor (high vs. medium vs. low BA6 negativity latency). Group comparisons did not reveal any difference in the IAF between athletes and non-athletes (p = 0.352, ηp2 = 0.02) or badminton and table tennis players (p = 0.221, ηp2 = 0.02). Similarly, classification based on the behavioral or neural performance indicators did not reveal any effects on the IAF (p ≥ 0.158, ηp2 ≤ 0.027). IAF was not correlated to any of the behavioral or neural parameters (r ≤ 0.10, p ≥ 0.221). In contrast to behavioral results on cognitive performance and visual temporal resolution, the resting state IAF seemed unrelated to the visual perception and visuomotor reaction speed in simple reaction tasks. Considering the previous results on the correlations between the IAF, cognitive abilities, and temporal sampling of visual information, the results suggest that a higher IAF may facilitate the amount and frequency but not the speed of information transfer.

Cognitive Predictors of Performance in Well-Trained Table Tennis Players With Intellectual Disability

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debbie Van Biesen ◽  
Jennifer Mactavish ◽  
Janne Kerremans ◽  
Yves C. Vanlandewijck
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Visual Processing ◽  
Spatial Visualization ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
Cognitive Test ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Table Tennis ◽  
Tennis Players

Evidence-based classification systems in Paralympic sport require knowledge of the underlying effect of impairment in a specific sport. This study investigated the relationship between cognition and tactical proficiency in 88 well-trained table tennis players with intellectual disability (ID; 29 women, 59 men, M ± SD IQ 59.9 ± 9.6). Data were collected at 3 competitions sanctioned by the International Federation for Para-Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities (INAS). A generic cognitive test consisting of 8 neuropsychological subtests was used to assess cognitive abilities relevant to sport (reaction time, processing speed, and decision speed; spatial visualization; fluid reasoning; memory; executive functioning; and visual processing). The backward stepwise-regression analysis model revealed that 18% of the variance in tactical proficiency was attributed to spatial visualization and simple reaction time. Applications of these findings resulted in an evidence-based classification system that led to the reinclusion of athletes with ID in Paralympic table tennis and provide the basis for future research in this important area.

The Ability of Elite Table Tennis Players With Intellectual Disabilities to Adapt Their Service/Return

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debbie Van Biesen ◽  
Joeri Verellen ◽  
Christophe Meyer ◽  
Jennifer Mactavish ◽  
Peter Van de Vliet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Repeated Measurements ◽  
Table Tennis ◽  
Fixed Target ◽  
Specific Test ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Measuring Reaction Time

In this study the ability of elite table tennis players with intellectual disability (ID) to adapt their service/return to specific ball spin characteristics was investigated. This was done by examining the performance of 39 players with ID and a reference group of 8 players without ID on a standardized table tennis specific test battery. The battery included 16 sets of 15 identical serves that had to be returned to a fixed target, and two additional tests measuring reaction time and upper limb speed. A 2 × 4 ANOVA (with group and type of spin as independent variables) with repeated measurements (15 consecutive returns) supported the hypothesis that elite table tennis players with ID were significantly less proficient than their counterparts without ID, but both groups demonstrated a comparable progression in learning. Spearman correlation coefficients indicated a positive relationship between accuracy of return and upper limb speed (rho = 0.42: p < .05) and reaction time (rho = 0.41: p < .05), showing that these generic factors are useful in partially explaining skill variations in specific sports.

Reaction Time and Brain Waves in Omitted Stimulus Tasks

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar H. Hernández ◽  
Muriel Vogel-Sprott
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Event Related Potential ◽  
Auditory Stimuli ◽  
Motor Action ◽  
Cognitive Component ◽  
Sensory Modalities ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Somatosensory Stimuli

A missing stimulus task requires an immediate response to the omission of a regular recurrent stimulus. The task evokes a subclass of event-related potential known as omitted stimulus potential (OSP), which reflects some cognitive processes such as expectancy. The behavioral response to a missing stimulus is referred to as omitted stimulus reaction time (RT). This total RT measure is known to include cognitive and motor components. The cognitive component (premotor RT) is measured by the time from the missing stimulus until the onset of motor action. The motor RT component is measured by the time from the onset of muscle action until the completion of the response. Previous research showed that RT is faster to auditory than to visual stimuli, and that the premotor of RT to a missing auditory stimulus is correlated with the duration of an OSP. Although this observation suggests that similar cognitive processes might underlie these two measures, no research has tested this possibility. If similar cognitive processes are involved in the premotor RT and OSP duration, these two measures should be correlated in visual and somatosensory modalities, and the premotor RT to missing auditory stimuli should be fastest. This hypothesis was tested in 17 young male volunteers who performed a missing stimulus task, who were presented with trains of auditory, visual, and somatosensory stimuli and the OSP and RT measures were recorded. The results showed that premotor RT and OSP duration were consistently related, and that both measures were shorter with respect to auditory stimuli than to visual or somatosensory stimuli. This provides the first evidence that the premotor RT is related to an attribute of the OSP in all three sensory modalities.

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