Institute of Sport Science, University of Regensburg, Germany.
Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2011 Nov;26(7):583-91. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acr055. Epub 2011 Jul 12.
The impact of heading on neuropsychological performance is a subject of controversy. In this experimental study, a controlled group design was used to investigate the possible effects of a short heading training session on neuropsychological performance. Ninety-one participants matched by age, sex, and intelligence were assigned to one of the following groups: A heading-training group, a placebo control group, and a waiting control group. All participants completed a neuropsychological test battery for attention and working memory (D2 Test, Benton Visual Retention Test, Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task Test). After 1 week, they received heading training, football (e.g., soccer) training without heading, or no training. Immediately after this training, the neuropsychological tests were conducted again. There was no neuropsychological deficit which could only be attributed to the heading training. However, within the heading group, women complained more about headache than men.
头部动作对神经心理表现的影响是一个有争议的话题。在这项实验研究中，采用对照组设计来研究短期头部动作训练对神经心理表现的可能影响。91 名参与者按照年龄、性别和智力进行匹配，被分配到以下三个组之一：头部动作训练组、安慰剂对照组和等待对照组。所有参与者都完成了注意力和工作记忆的神经心理测试（D2 测试、本顿视觉保持测试、Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task 测试）。一周后，他们接受头部动作训练、不进行头部动作的足球（如足球）训练或不进行任何训练。在训练结束后立即再次进行神经心理测试。没有发现只能归因于头部动作训练的神经心理缺陷。然而，在头部动作组中，女性比男性更容易抱怨头痛。
