Basketball training increases striatum volume

In Sung Park; Kea Joo Lee; Jong Woo Han; Nam Joon Lee; Won Teak Lee; Kyung Ah Park; Im Joo Rhyu

doi:10.1016/j.humov.2010.09.001

Basketball training increases striatum volume

In Sung Park, Kea Joo Lee, Jong Woo Han, Nam Joon Lee, Won Teak Lee, Kyung Ah Park, Im Joo Rhyu

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Abstract

The striatum is associated with the learning and retention of motor skills. Several studies have shown that motor learning induces neuronal changes in the striatum. We investigated whether macroscopic change in striatum volume occurs in a segment of the human population who learned basketball-related motor skills and practiced them throughout their entire athletic life. Three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging volumetry was performed in basketball players and healthy controls, and striatum volumes were compared based on basketball proficiency, region and side. We identified morphological enlargement in the striatum of basketball players in comparison with controls. Our results suggest that continued practice and repetitive performance of basketball-related motor skills may induce plastic structural changes in the human striatum.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	56-62
Number of pages	7
Journal	Human Movement Science
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2010.09.001
Publication status	Published - 2011 Feb

Keywords

Brain volumetry
Coordination
Motor learning
Plasticity
Sports

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Biophysics
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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