Progressive increase of brain gray matter volume in individuals with regular soccer training

Li, Ju; Cao, Yaping; Huang, Minghao; Qin, Zhe; Lang, Jian

doi:10.1038/s41598-024-57501-4

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Harnessing early multimodal motor training to drive motor recovery and brain-wide structural reorganization after stroke

Teichert,

Gull,

Herrmann

et al. 2024

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Stroke survivors often suffer from severe motor impairments, highlighting the critical need for effective rehabilitation strategies. In experimental models, extensive task-specific motor training within the first few weeks post-stroke significantly mitigates motor deficits. However, whether more multimodal motor training approaches after stroke can restore task-specific performance in non-trained motor tasks remains largely unknown. Additionally, while stroke itself triggers structural brain reorganization, the influence of early multimodal motor training on this process remains unclear. Here, we employed T2-weighted MRI to investigate brain region-specific volumetric changes over eight weeks in rats subjected to stroke and subsequent early multimodal motor training. We found that this combination not only facilitated task-specific motor function recovery, but also induced dramatic, multi-region, brain-wide volumetric changes. Specifically, over 80 locations within 50 distinct brain regions across both hemispheres exhibited substantial volumetric alterations in a predominantly bilateral symmetric pattern. In contrast, stroke or training alone resulted in changes in 8-15 locations within 7-13 brain regions, with stroke alone primarily affecting the infarcted hemisphere. Analysis of temporal volume changes revealed two distinct trajectories in post-stroke trained rats: one of initial swelling followed by shrinkage, and another of initial shrinkage followed by swelling, suggesting an early and delayed motor learning period. Overall, our findings demonstrate that multimodal motor training early after stroke effectively restores task-specific motor function and profoundly reshapes brain structure on a brain-wide scale, offering vital insights for developing optimized rehabilitation protocols to maximize recovery in stroke patients.

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Harnessing early multimodal motor training to drive motor recovery and brain-wide structural reorganization after stroke

Teichert,

Gull,

Herrmann

et al. 2024

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Neuropsychophysiological Aspects of Soccer Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Narrative Review

Plakias,

Karakitsiou

2024

Percept Mot Skills

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In recent years, there has been growing scientific interest in the neuropsychophysiological aspects of soccer performance. The purpose of this study was to conduct a bibliometric analysis to identify and review key topics within the neuropsychophysiological dimensions of soccer performance and identify any research voids that warrant further attention. We retrieved 192 documents from the Scopus database and anayzed the extracted data using VOSviewer software to conduct a bibliometric analysis. We applied both performance analysis techniques (including the number of documents per year, top 20 authors by citations, and top 15 sources by documents) and science mapping analysis (co-authorship, bibliographic coupling, co-citation, and co-occurrence). The co-occurrence analysis identified three main clusters of research themes. The first cluster focused on the relationship between physical performance and cognitive factors, the second on technical-tactical performance, and the third on health and well-being. Our findings emphasize the significant role of neuropsychophysiological factors in all aspects of soccer performance. We highlight the importance of integrating cognitive and physical training to enhance player performance and underscore the need for further research to deepen our understanding of these relationships.

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Progressive increase of brain gray matter volume in individuals with regular soccer training

Cited by 2 publications

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Harnessing early multimodal motor training to drive motor recovery and brain-wide structural reorganization after stroke

Harnessing early multimodal motor training to drive motor recovery and brain-wide structural reorganization after stroke

Neuropsychophysiological Aspects of Soccer Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Narrative Review

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