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Hindi Research Article, J Athl Enhanc Vol: 5 Issue: 6
The Effect of Increased Heart Rate on Memory and Performance of a Motor Sequence
| Gerald Masterson1*, Julie Masterson2 and Keri Nicolas MS3 | |
| 1Director, Master of Science in Administrative Studies and Sports Management Programs, Missouri State University, USA | |
| 2Associate Professor and Dean of the Graduate College, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, USA | |
| 3Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Parkview High School, Springfield, Missouri, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Gerald Masterson
Director, Master of Science in Administrative Studies and Sports Management Programs , Missouri State University, JDMorris Center Room 413 Springfield Mo 65897, USA Tel:417 836 5005 E-mail: msas@missouristate.edu |
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| Received: September 22, 2016 Accepted: December 02, 2016 Published: December 08, 2016 | |
| Citation: Masterson G, Masterson J, Keri Nicolas MS (2016) The Effect of Increased Heart Rate on Memory and Performance of a Motor Sequence. J Athl Enhanc 5:6. doi: 10.4172/2324-9080.1000244 |
Abstract
This study was conducted to assess how an elevated heart rate affected an adolescent female’s ability to adapt a learned motor sequence. Participants (N=32) mastered a basketball dribbling sequence and then the test group raised their heart rate. All participants were then asked to make modifications to the original sequence through verbal cues and to perform the new sequence.Results indicate that cardiovascular fatigue could impact the athletes’ ability to adapt learned motor sequences possibly because fatigue may limit the capacity to successful encode the actionintent- cue or recognize the already memorized cue.
