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Basketball training increases striatum volume |
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| Authors: | Park In Sung Lee Kea Joo Han Jong Woo Lee Nam Joon Lee Won Teak Park Kyung Ah Rhyu Im Joo |
| Affiliation: | a Department of Anatomy, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea b Department of Physical Education, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea c Sports Committee, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea d Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea e Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| Abstract: | The striatum is associated with the learning and retention of motor skills. Several studies have shown that motor learning induces neuronal changes in the striatum. We investigated whether macroscopic change in striatum volume occurs in a segment of the human population who learned basketball-related motor skills and practiced them throughout their entire athletic life. Three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging volumetry was performed in basketball players and healthy controls, and striatum volumes were compared based on basketball proficiency, region and side. We identified morphological enlargement in the striatum of basketball players in comparison with controls. Our results suggest that continued practice and repetitive performance of basketball-related motor skills may induce plastic structural changes in the human striatum. |
| Keywords: | 2500 2520 |
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