University of Tehran Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning 2008-9333 12 2 2020 08 22 A Comparison of the Effect of the Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) of Vision and Motor Cortex on Learning of Basketball Free Throw Skill A Comparison of the Effect of the Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) of Vision and Motor Cortex on Learning of Basketball Free Throw Skill 153 168 77953 10.22059/jmlm.2020.293682.1474 FA Roya Mahdipour PhD Student, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Esfahan, Iran. Mahdi Namazizadeh . Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Esfahan, Iran. Rokhsareh Badami . Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences,Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Esfahan, Iran. Hamid Mirhosseini Assistant Professor, Faculty of Addiction and Behavioral Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Journal Article 2020 01 16 The aim of the current study was to compare the effects of the transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of vision and motor cortex on learning of basketball free throw skill. In this semi-experimental study with repeated measure research design, 45 female students novice at basketball free throw were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly assigned to three groups (each group 15 subjects): tDCS on vision cortex, tDCS on motor cortex and artificial stimulation. In pretest phase, participants had 15 basketball free throws. Intervention phase was performed in 6 consecutive days; firstly, electrical stimulation of the brain was daily performed from the motor cortex (C3 anode and Fp2 cathode), the visual cortex (Oz anode and Cz cathode) and artificial stimulation, and then participants performed 15 free basketball throws. In last session, posttest phase was carried out. One week and 21 days after the posttest phase, short-term and long-term retention phase was performed. Data were analyzed with mixed ANOVA. The results indicated that tDCS on motor cortex (F=16.908, sig=0.0001, η2 =0.547) and vision cortex (F=7.41, sig=0.001, η2=0.346) improved basketball free throw. Other results indicated that tDCS on motor cortex improved basketball free throw more than tDCS on vision cortex (p < 0.05). Overall, the results of the current study indicated that tDCS on motor cortex can be effective as a new training method in addition to physical training to improve basketball free throw skill. The aim of the current study was to compare the effects of the transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of vision and motor cortex on learning of basketball free throw skill. In this semi-experimental study with repeated measure research design, 45 female students novice at basketball free throw were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly assigned to three groups (each group 15 subjects): tDCS on vision cortex, tDCS on motor cortex and artificial stimulation. In pretest phase, participants had 15 basketball free throws. Intervention phase was performed in 6 consecutive days; firstly, electrical stimulation of the brain was daily performed from the motor cortex (C3 anode and Fp2 cathode), the visual cortex (Oz anode and Cz cathode) and artificial stimulation, and then participants performed 15 free basketball throws. In last session, posttest phase was carried out. One week and 21 days after the posttest phase, short-term and long-term retention phase was performed. Data were analyzed with mixed ANOVA. The results indicated that tDCS on motor cortex (F=16.908, sig=0.0001, η2 =0.547) and vision cortex (F=7.41, sig=0.001, η2=0.346) improved basketball free throw. Other results indicated that tDCS on motor cortex improved basketball free throw more than tDCS on vision cortex (p < 0.05). Overall, the results of the current study indicated that tDCS on motor cortex can be effective as a new training method in addition to physical training to improve basketball free throw skill. https://jsmdl.ut.ac.ir/article_77953_ddf8c621050702651f71afb0d0829a3c.pdf