Effects of Warm-up Activities on Fine Motor Skills and Neural Efficiency of E-Sports Players During Simulated FPS Games
Purpose:Like athletes in traditional sports,eSports players have fine motor skills as well as neurological efficiency needs.The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of warm-up activities on fine motor skills and neural efficiency of eSports players.Methods:Thirty-three eSports players were recruited to measure accuracy,reaction time,ring score,and changes in prefrontal cortex oxyhemoglobin concentration during a first-person shooter game in both no-warm-up and warm-up states.Results:Under the warm-up condition,the eSports players'accuracy(without warm-up=52.40±10.36%,with warm-up=66.38±8.75%)and ring scores(without warm-up=31±6 points,with warm-up=46±5 points)were higher than in the without-warm-up condition;and the reaction times(without warm-up=453.34±38.29ms,with warm-up=424.60±34.15ms)was shorter than the without warm-up condition.Meanwhile,the changes in oxygenated hemoglobin concentration in the frontal pole region in channel 6(without warm-up=2.31±2.88 mmol×10-7,with warm-up=1.12±2.90 mmol×10-7),channel 11(without warm-up=-0.59±2.19 mmol×10-7,with warm-up=-1.84±2.85 mmol×10-7),and channel 12(without warm-up=1.73±1.88 mmol×10-7,with warm-up=0.20±2.20 mmol×10-7)showed a significant decrease in the change in oxyhemoglobin concentration compared with without warm-up.In addition,the ring count scores without warm-up were significantly correlated with the change in oxyhemoglobin concentration in the frontal pole region(channel 6)(r=0.372,P=0.033);the accuracy after warm-up was significantly correlated with the change in oxyhemoglobin concentration in the frontal pole region(channel 6)(r=-0.393,P=0.024),and the ring count scores were significantly correlated(r=-0.485,P=0.004).Conclusion:Warm-up activities may improve fine-motor skills and enhance neural efficiency in the frontopolar area of the prefrontal cortex in eSports players;the improvement of fine-motor skills may be related to the improvement of neural efficiency.
warm-upe-Sportsfine motor skillsfunctional near-infrared spectroscopyprefrontal
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