The world of top sports people – the review of genetic, epigenetic and psychological factors underlying athletic achievements in terms of neural transmission-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The world of top sports people – the review of genetic, epigenetic and psychological factors underlying athletic achievements in terms of neural transmission

Published:2024-08-22 Issue:106 Volume:34 Page:1-12
ISSN:2956-4581
Container-title:Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
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Recław Remigiusz¹^ORCID,Lachowiacz Milena²^ORCID,Prabucka Katarzyna³^ORCID,Drozd Monika⁴^ORCID,Huzarska Izabela⁴^ORCID,Grzywacz Anna¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Independent Laboratory of Genetics and Behavioral Epigenetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland

2. Department of Psychology, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Poland

3. Practical Foreign Language Study Center, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland

4. College of Medical Sciences, Institute of Physical Culture Studies, University of Rzeszow, Poland

Abstract

Background: Psychogenetics of sports is a fairly recent branch that combines research on genetic, environmental, and psychological factors influencing sports accomplishments. There has been a growing interest among scientists in analysing the results of polymorphic variants of genes that code for brain neurotransmitters. Epigenetics is also significant, especially in DNA methylation in selected promoters of candidate genes. Methods: The work includes a review of the available literature on the topic. The review concerned scientific publications on cerebral neurotransmission in sports from the last 20 years.Results: The analysis of publications on the researched topic results in a holistic presentation of a new, prospective area of research: psychogenetics in sport. For biological reasons, the authors focused on the dopaminergic system, which includes catechol-methyltransferase. Epigenetics, which has been shown to significantly impact sports psychogenetics, is also central to the study.Conclusion: It has been demonstrated that elite sports development depends to some extend on a genetic component. Nevertheless, our present understanding of the molecular basis of cognitive abilities and personality traits in athletes is still insufficient and the very discipline of sports genetics and epigenetics needs further extensive research.

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