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Improved subjective sleep quality in older adults by enhancing the GABAergic system in the sensorimotor cortex

The Journal of Physiology, Volume 604, Issue 15, Page 6506-6546, 1 August 2026.
Abstract figure legend Sleep disturbances are common in older adults, highlighting the need for accessible interventions to improve sleep quality. Eighteen older adults per group (balance training and control) were assessed before and after 12 weeks. The balance group increased GABA levels (magnetic resonance spectroscopy) and functional connectivity ...
Selin Scherrer, Sven Egger, Xinyu Liu, Anna Zoé Wick, Björn Rasch, Lijing Xin, Benedikt Lauber, Wolfgang Taube   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anthropometric characteristics of Indian volleyball players in relation to their performance level

Türk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisi, 2014
The purpose of this study was to find out the differences in anthropometric characteristics of volleyball players in relation to their performance level (i.e., inter-university and inter-college).
Amandeep Sıngh, Vishaw Gaurav
doaj  

Decreasing the Effectiveness for Shooting the Basket: A Basic Problem for the U16, U18, and U20 European Women’s Basketball

Sport Mont, 2020
Mariana Aleksieva Borukova
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding biomechanical demands during volleyball spike and block landings: A systematic review

Turkish Journal of Kinesiology
Volleyball is a sports discipline that involves complex technical movements, where the phases of movement are closely related to kinematic parameters.
Emine İlkcan Kurt Tuç, Elif Cengizel
doaj   +1 more source

Power and velocity performance of swing movement in the adolescent male volleyball players – age and positional difference

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
Purpose The performance of swing movement during spikes and serves plays a crucial role in determining the outcomes of volleyball matches. This study aims to explore the effects of the participation of the trunk and lower limbs’ involvement on the ...
Junsheng Wang, Zhikai Qin, Zhifeng Wei
doaj   +1 more source

Discriminating Mental Skills among Adolescent Elite and Competitive Soccer and Volleyball Players

Annals of Applied Sport Science, 2018
Background. Mental skills are defined as a set of trainable mental abilities and methods that are held to underpin successful learning and performance. Objectives.
Zahra Fathirezaie, Seyed Hojjat Zamani Sani, Safyeh Ebrahimi, Serge Brand, Iraj Jahanbakhsh, Saeed Nazari   +5 more
doaj  

Association between pre-season lower limb interlimb asymmetry and non-contact lower limb injuries in elite male volleyball players

Scientific Reports
This study aimed to quantify lower limb interlimb asymmetries in elite male volleyball players by assessing key performance measures, including vertical jumps, change of direction, and muscle strength.
Pu Wang, Zhikai Qin, Ming Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Specific periodization for the volleyball: a training organization with ball and of the physical training

Revista Brasileira de Prescrição e Fisiologia do Exercício, 2019
The objective of the review was to explain how the volleyball coach organizes the ball training and the physical training with ball. The specific periodization for the volleyball the coach organizes the ball training with three contents (sequence of the ...
Nelson Kautzner Marques Junior
doaj  

The effect of social support on sports performance in high-level collegiate volleyball athletes: the chain mediating effect of emotional intelligence and athletic engagement. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Zhang T, Zhao P, Geng Y, Shi Q, Yang T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Evaluating volleyball interventions for enhancing physical fitness in healthy individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

Front Sports Act Living
Mao Y, Soh KG, Siswantoyo, Wang X.
europepmc   +1 more source