Cognitive Ageing in Top-Level Female Soccer Players Compared to a Normative Sample from the General Population: A Cross-sectional Study.
Annika PrienCarolin BesudenAstrid JungeNina Feddermann-DemontPeter BruggerEvert VerhagenPublished in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS (2020)
Elite female soccer players generally performed better than the norm sample on tests of cognitive function, and further, cognitive ageing effects were similar in elite soccer players and controls in all but one domain. A lifespan approach may facilitate insightful future research regarding questions related to long-term neurocognitive health in contact sport athletes.