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Front. Sports Act. Living
Sec. Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement
Volume 6 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1372350

Impact of biological sex, concussion history and sport on baseline neurotracker performance in university varsity athletes

Provisionally accepted
Jean-Michel Acquin Jean-Michel Acquin 1Yannick Desjardins Yannick Desjardins 1Alexandre Deschamps Alexandre Deschamps 1Étienne Fallu Étienne Fallu 1Philippe Fait Philippe Fait 1,2Laurie-Ann Corbin-Berrigan Laurie-Ann Corbin-Berrigan 1*
  • 1 Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
  • 2 Centre de Recherche en Neuropsychologie et Cognition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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    This study aimed to assess the impact of biological sex, concussion history, and type of sport on the baseline Neurotracker performance, a test/train three-dimensional multiple object tracking paradigm used in sport contexts, in university level varsity athletes. A total of 136 university level varsity athletes participating in male ice hockey, male or female soccer, female volleyball, and mixed biological sex cheerleading underwent preseason Neurotracker baseline assessments. Significant differences in Neurotracker performance were observed based on biological sex (p<0.01) and type of sport played (p<0.05). Male athletes and hockey players demonstrated higher Neurotracker performance compared to their counterparts. However, no significant differences were found in Neurotracker performance based on the history of concussion. Thus, factors such as biological sex and type of sport played may influence baseline Neurotracker performance.

    Keywords: mild traumatic brain injury, Perceptual-cognitive skills, preseason baselines, 3D-MOT, multiple object tracking

    Received: 17 Jan 2024; Accepted: 08 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Acquin, Desjardins, Deschamps, Fallu, Fait and Corbin-Berrigan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Laurie-Ann Corbin-Berrigan, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, G9A 5H7, Quebec, Canada

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