Sports and Health Management Program, Faculty of Business and Information Sciences, Jobu University, 634-1 Toyazukamachi, Isesaki-shi, Gunma, 372-8588, Japan.
Graduate School of Life Sciences, Showa Women's University, 1-7-57 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 154-8533, Japan.
Sci Rep. 2021 Jun 28;11(1):12379. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-91120-7.
Some individuals can quickly acquire novel motor skills, while others take longer. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between neurophysiological state, sports experience, and novel ball-related skill acquisition. We enrolled 28 healthy collegiate participants. The participants' neurophysiological data (input-output curve of the corticospinal tract) were recorded through transcranial magnetic stimulation. Subsequently, the participants performed a novel motor task (unilateral two-ball juggling) on a different day, after which they reported their previous sports experience (types and years). We found that individuals with more years of experience in ball sports showed faster acquisition of novel ball-related skills. Further, this result was not limited to any single ball sport. Therefore, the acquisition of novel ball-related skills is associated with familiarity with a ball's nature. Furthermore, gain of the corticospinal tract was negatively and positively correlated with the years of experience in primary ball and non-ball sports (implemented for the longest time in individuals), respectively. These results could be associated with the extent of proficiency in their primary sport. The chosen type of sports (e.g., ball or non-ball) could critically influence the future acquisition of novel motor skills. This study provides important insights regarding how to approach sports and physical activities.
有些人能够快速掌握新的运动技能，而有些人则需要更长的时间。本研究旨在探讨神经生理状态、运动经验与新球相关技能习得之间的关系。我们招募了 28 名健康的大学生参与者。通过经颅磁刺激记录参与者的神经生理数据（皮质脊髓束的输入-输出曲线）。随后，参与者在另一天进行了一项新的运动任务（单侧两球抛接），并报告了他们之前的运动经验（类型和年限）。我们发现，球类运动经验年限较长的个体，新球相关技能的习得速度更快。此外，这一结果并不仅限于任何单一的球类运动。因此，新球相关技能的习得与对球的性质的熟悉程度有关。此外，皮质脊髓束的增益与球类和非球类运动（个体实施时间最长的运动）的经验年限呈负相关和正相关。这些结果可能与他们主要运动的熟练程度有关。所选择的运动类型（如球类或非球类）可能会对未来新运动技能的习得产生重大影响。本研究为如何进行体育和体育活动提供了重要的见解。
