Cognitive Performance and Brain Connectivity in High-Contact and Low-Contact Sport Athletes
Motivation: Repetitive head impact in contact sports is linked to long-term cognitive sequelae, but the complexities of these changes remain unclear. Goal(s): Determine potential relationships between resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) and cognitive performance differential between high- and low-contact sports. Approach: We assessed baseline rsFC and cognitive performance in PAC-12 athletes using rsfMRI and the ImPACT test. Results: Enhanced ImPACT visual-motor-speed performance was present in low-contact sports and associated with increased connectivity between attentional networks and sensorimotor/visual/auditory regions. High-contact sports showed less connectivity between these motor and auditory regions, but more connectivity between these motor and visual regions. Impact: This research sheds light on how repetitive head impacts in contact sports affect cognitive function and brain connectivity.
Authors
- Michael Zeineh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6940-9096)
- Sohrab Sami
- Marios Georgiadis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-4559)
- Mahta Karimpoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8025-6230)
- Gerald A. Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-4603)
- Nicholas Cecchi
- Nicole Mouchawar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8974-4510)
- Brian E. Mills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8718-089X)
- David B. Camarillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4965-2977)
- Max Wintermark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6726-3951)
- Maged Goubran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5880-0818)
- Hossein Moein Taghavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8585-1634)
- Narvin Phouksouvath
- Jessica Towns
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58530/2024/1618
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00