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ArticleFrontiers in cognition2026

Effects of imagery training on cognitive function among collegiate athletes: a randomized controlled trial.

Yingke Li, Nurwina Anuar, Simon B Cooper

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Article in Frontiers in cognition, 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 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Yingke LiFaculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Nurwina AnuarFaculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Simon B CooperDepartment of Sport Science, Sport Health and Performance Enhancement (SHAPE) Research Centre, Exercise and Health Research Group, Nothingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cognitive functions are essential for athletic performance but are often compromised by fatigue, stress, and the combined demands of sport and academic study. Both physical exercise and motor imagery shown to influence cognition, but, their comparative acute effects remain underexplored in collegiate athletes. This study compared the effects of squat imagery, squat execution, and quiet rest on cognitive performance. Ninety-eight collegiate athletes were randomly assigned to a squat imagery group (30-min seated squat imagery;

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attentioncognitive functioncollegiate athletesexecutive functionimagerymemorysquat

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PMID42638664
PMCPMC13500232

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