Modulatory mechanisms of long-term volleyball practice on visuospatial working memory capacity: an fNIRS study

Studies have shown that long-term volleyball training can significantly enhance individuals' visuospatial working memory capacity. This enhancement was mainly reflected in the fact that athletes who participated in long-term volleyball training demonstrated faster operational processing speed and higher accuracy in visuospatial working memory tasks, and plasticity changes in dorsolateral prefrontal and prefrontal pole regions. We also found no significant linear relationship between specific brain activation and behavioral performance in expert athletes.