A study of the effects of physical education and sport on attention span and interhemispheric asymmetry in 19–20 year-old students

Abstract

The article deals with the influence of systematic physical training and sport on the concentration of attention and interhemispheric asymmetry in the students of the higher education educational institution aged 19–20 years. The review of the literature corresponding to the research issue is given. The Amatuni test was used for the practical physiological study. On the basis of the study the author has made conclusions about the impact of physical education and sports on the mental activity of students.

Keywords

• functional asymmetry
• interhemispheric asymmetry
• attention
• physical education and sports
• mental activity