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My plan is to edit the section on the Effect on athleticism and artistic ability. These are four studies I found relevant to the topic.
Tsubasa Kawasaki investigated the effect of mental rotation on postural stability. Participants performed a MR (mental rotation) task involving either foot stimuli, hand stimuli, or non-body stimuli (a car) and then had to balance on one foot. The results suggested that MR tasks involving foot stimuli were more effective at improving balance than hand or car stimuli, even after 60 minutes.[1]
Hamdi Habacha studied the difference in mental rotation ability between gymnasts, handball, and soccer players with both in-depth and in-plane rotations. Results suggested that athletes were better at performing mental rotation tasks that were more closely related to their sport of expertise.[2]
There is a correlation in mental rotation and motor ability in children, and this connection is especially strong in boys age 7-8. Children were known for having very connected motor and cognitive processes, and the study by Jansen Petra showed that this overlap is influenced by motor ability.[3]
A mental rotation test (MRT) was carried out on gymnasts, orienteers, runners, and non athletes. Results showed that non athletes were greatly outperformed by gymnasts and orienteers, but not runners. Gymnasts (egocentric athletes) did not outperform orienteers (allocentric athletes).[4]
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- ^ Kawasaki, Tsubasa (2017-07-11). "Improvement of postural stability during quiet standing obtained after mental rotation of foot stimuli". web.a.ebscohost.com. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ Habacha, Hamdi (July 26, 2014). "Effects of the axis of rotation and primordially solicited limb of high level athletes in a mental rotation task". web.b.ebscohost.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ^ Petra, Jansen (July 16, 2015). "The role of rotational hand movements and general motor ability in children's mental rotation performance". web.b.ebscohost.com. Switzerland : Frontiers Research Foundation. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ^ Mirko, Schmidt (February 26, 2015). "Gymnasts and orienteers display better mental rotation performance than nonathletes". web.a.ebscohost.com. Hogrefe Publishing. Retrieved 2016-09-17.