Playing basketball feels physical, but the brain is hard at work too. Here, President Barack Obama works on his game.
Credit: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
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Edie
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This was a very interesting article. I think it would be fun to participate in an experiment like those. Now that I think about it, I can sort of relate to it. I think it's weird that the cricket players' experiment didn't work with the bat in their hand. I think that would probably actually help me. Oh well. To each his own...
This was really interesting. I agree with Edie, I thought the cricket players' experiment didn't work. Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, it kind of would be fun...
I can relate to this article from playing soccer. As a defender, you have to predict your opponent's move and try to steal the ball from them. Now I realize what my brain is doing while I'm playing
This was a very interesting article. I was also confused that novice cricket players couldn't predict as well with a bat in their hands. I think the article might have been easier to follow if they just focused on one sport. Overall, it was a good article.
This was a very interesting article. I knew that you were exercising your brain during sports, but I didn't know about the mirror neurons. I can also relate do this in basketball and other sports. I didn't understand the cricket experiment.
This is really cool. I can relate to this as a goalie. I usually have about a second or two before the shot to analyze the situation, think back to a similar situation, think of other possibilities, and then I act. My dad showed me this article on CNN that is very similar, although it only focuses on soccer. Swedish researchers proved that the best soccer players outperform players in lower divisions in tests of certain cognitive abilities, and both groups bested the general public. This is a quote that I found on CNN , "The successful player must constantly assess the situation, compare it to past experiences, create new possibilities, make quick decisions to action, but also quickly inhibit planned decisions," the authors write. I think that it is pretty related.
This article was very interesting. I never would have thought that athletes are able to predict whether the shot was going to make or not. I wonder if this applies to things other than sports, like running. I wonder if runners are able to predict who is going to win the race by how tired they are at the beginning of the race or how people even run. I also wonder if this applies to just sports like basketball and soccer, or if it applies to sports like swimming and skiing.
I think this is really interesting. I wonder if all NBA players analazyze their shots. As nobody says: Stong Body Strong Brain. Maybye thats why I'm flunking English...
I found this article reasonably interesting. I had some idea that the brain wasn't completely not working, but I had no idea it was working this hard. However, my question is, does it work harder than, say, when you're in class? Also, I agree with Sinclaire, the article could have been easier to follow.
This article was very educational. This is probably one reason why it's better to be outside playing than playing video games. This article goes against superstitions about jocks being stupid. This also proves that you need to be smart to play sports.
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This was a very interesting article. I think it would be fun to participate in an experiment like those. Now that I think about it, I can sort of relate to it. I think it's weird that the cricket players' experiment didn't work with the bat in their hand. I think that would probably actually help me. Oh well. To each his own...
This was really interesting. I agree with Edie, I thought the cricket players' experiment didn't work. Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, it kind of would be fun...
I can relate to this article from playing soccer. As a defender, you have to predict your opponent's move and try to steal the ball from them. Now I realize what my brain is doing while I'm playing
This was a very interesting article. I was also confused that novice cricket players couldn't predict as well with a bat in their hands. I think the article might have been easier to follow if they just focused on one sport. Overall, it was a good article.
This was a very interesting article. I knew that you were exercising your brain during sports, but I didn't know about the mirror neurons. I can also relate do this in basketball and other sports. I didn't understand the cricket experiment.
This is really cool. I can relate to this as a goalie. I usually have about a second or two before the shot to analyze the situation, think back to a similar situation, think of other possibilities, and then I act. My dad showed me this article on CNN that is very similar, although it only focuses on soccer. Swedish researchers proved that the best soccer players outperform players in lower divisions in tests of certain cognitive abilities, and both groups bested the general public. This is a quote that I found on CNN , "The successful player must constantly assess the situation, compare it to past experiences, create new possibilities, make quick decisions to action, but also quickly inhibit planned decisions," the authors write. I think that it is pretty related.
This article was very interesting. I never would have thought that athletes are able to predict whether the shot was going to make or not. I wonder if this applies to things other than sports, like running. I wonder if runners are able to predict who is going to win the race by how tired they are at the beginning of the race or how people even run. I also wonder if this applies to just sports like basketball and soccer, or if it applies to sports like swimming and skiing.
I think this is really interesting. I wonder if all NBA players analazyze their shots. As nobody says: Stong Body Strong Brain. Maybye thats why I'm flunking English...
I found this article reasonably interesting. I had some idea that the brain wasn't completely not working, but I had no idea it was working this hard. However, my question is, does it work harder than, say, when you're in class? Also, I agree with Sinclaire, the article could have been easier to follow.
This article was very educational. This is probably one reason why it's better to be outside playing than playing video games. This article goes against superstitions about jocks being stupid. This also proves that you need to be smart to play sports.
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