Brain plasticity associated with prolonged shooting training: a multimodal neuroimaging investigation from a cross-sectional study
BackgroundAlthough training has been recognized as a potential contributor to neuroplasticity in athletes, the impact of prolonged shooting training on human brain plasticity remains unclear in the existing literature.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, we used a multimodal neuroimaging analysis,...
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| description | BackgroundAlthough training has been recognized as a potential contributor to neuroplasticity in athletes, the impact of prolonged shooting training on human brain plasticity remains unclear in the existing literature.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, we used a multimodal neuroimaging analysis, including the analysis of functional blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images, structural T1-weighted MRI images, and diffusion MRI images, to systematically identify differences between elite shooters and normal controls.ResultsThe results showed that compared to male normal controls, male elite shooters had higher regional homogeneity (ReHo) in the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, precuneus, thalamus, and cingulate gyrus, as well as higher functional connectivity between the medial frontal cortex (MedFC) and temporooccipital middle temporal gyrus (toMTG). Male elite shooters also showed higher cortical thickness in the right inferior temporal lobe; lower fractional anisotropy (FA) values in the right superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF), right inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFF), and right anterior thalamic radiation (ATR); lower axial diffusivity (AD) value in forceps minor and left ATR; and lower structural connectivity between right putamen and right inferior parietal cortex (IPC), right IPC and right paracentral cortex, and right paracentral cortex and right superior parietal cortex (SPC).ConclusionElite male shooters exhibited optimized resting-state functional activity, functional connectivity, and morphological features compared to normal controls. Prolonged shooting training may contribute to enhancing the brain’s functional and structural plasticity related to motor control, attentional focus, and emotion regulation in male shooters; however, similar changes have not been observed in female shooters. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7b7d59338c2f47d28fa74c11e067f7622025-02-12T07:25:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612025-02-011910.3389/fnhum.2025.15306421530642Brain plasticity associated with prolonged shooting training: a multimodal neuroimaging investigation from a cross-sectional studyKeying Zhang0Tao Zhao1Yu Ding2Jia Cheng3Chunmei Cao4Department of Physical Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, ChinaDivision of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Psychology, Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaDivision of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaBackgroundAlthough training has been recognized as a potential contributor to neuroplasticity in athletes, the impact of prolonged shooting training on human brain plasticity remains unclear in the existing literature.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, we used a multimodal neuroimaging analysis, including the analysis of functional blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images, structural T1-weighted MRI images, and diffusion MRI images, to systematically identify differences between elite shooters and normal controls.ResultsThe results showed that compared to male normal controls, male elite shooters had higher regional homogeneity (ReHo) in the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, precuneus, thalamus, and cingulate gyrus, as well as higher functional connectivity between the medial frontal cortex (MedFC) and temporooccipital middle temporal gyrus (toMTG). Male elite shooters also showed higher cortical thickness in the right inferior temporal lobe; lower fractional anisotropy (FA) values in the right superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF), right inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFF), and right anterior thalamic radiation (ATR); lower axial diffusivity (AD) value in forceps minor and left ATR; and lower structural connectivity between right putamen and right inferior parietal cortex (IPC), right IPC and right paracentral cortex, and right paracentral cortex and right superior parietal cortex (SPC).ConclusionElite male shooters exhibited optimized resting-state functional activity, functional connectivity, and morphological features compared to normal controls. Prolonged shooting training may contribute to enhancing the brain’s functional and structural plasticity related to motor control, attentional focus, and emotion regulation in male shooters; however, similar changes have not been observed in female shooters.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1530642/fullshooting trainingMRIfunctional connectivitycortical thicknessstructural connectivity |
| spellingShingle | Keying Zhang Tao Zhao Yu Ding Jia Cheng Chunmei Cao Brain plasticity associated with prolonged shooting training: a multimodal neuroimaging investigation from a cross-sectional study Frontiers in Human Neuroscience shooting training MRI functional connectivity cortical thickness structural connectivity |
| title | Brain plasticity associated with prolonged shooting training: a multimodal neuroimaging investigation from a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Brain plasticity associated with prolonged shooting training: a multimodal neuroimaging investigation from a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Brain plasticity associated with prolonged shooting training: a multimodal neuroimaging investigation from a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brain plasticity associated with prolonged shooting training: a multimodal neuroimaging investigation from a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Brain plasticity associated with prolonged shooting training: a multimodal neuroimaging investigation from a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | brain plasticity associated with prolonged shooting training a multimodal neuroimaging investigation from a cross sectional study |
| topic | shooting training MRI functional connectivity cortical thickness structural connectivity |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1530642/full |
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