Beyond Performance: Cognitive Overload and Related Cognitive, Psychophysiological, and Performance States in Competitive Esports-A Scoping Review.

Maciej Lachowicz, Dariusz Jamro, Anna Zawadka, Zofia Tomala, Grzegorz Żurek

Abstract readScoping Review

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Article in Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Maciej LachowiczDepartment of Fundamentals of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 51-612 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6139-7879

Dariusz JamroDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, General Tadeusz Kosciuszko Military University of Land Forces, 51-147 Wrocław, Poland.

Anna ZawadkaInstitute of Health Studies, University of Lower Silesia, 53-611 Wrocław, Poland.

Zofia TomalaDepartment of Biological Principles of Physical Activity, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 51-612 Wrocław, Poland.

Grzegorz ŻurekDepartment of Biological Principles of Physical Activity, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 51-612 Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1795-4367

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CognitionVideo GamesAttentionHeart RateHumanscognitive overloadesportshuman–computer interactionmental workloadperformancepsychophysiologyscoping review

Identifiers

PMID42506364

DOI10.3390/medsci14030395

PMCPMC13413716

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