Yüksek ve Düşük Seviyeli Go Oyuncuları Arasında Go Oyunu Problemleri Sırasındaki Kalp Atış Hızı Değişkenliği Farklılıkları

Abstract

The aim of this study was to understand the physiological basis of cognitive performance by examining differences in Heart Rate Variability (HRV) during Go game problems between high and low level Go players. The research add- ressed HRV parameters of 27 male participants (14 high-level, 13 low-level) measured at rest and during problem solving. Data were recorded with a Polar H10 heart rate monitor and analysed with Kubios HRV Scientific software. Descriptive statistics of the data were obtained using the R programme. The conformity of the data to normal distribution was evaluated by Shapiro-Wilk test. For normally distributed data, the dif- ferences between the groups were analysed by independent t-test, and the differences between pre-test and post-test were analysed by paired t-test. Mann-Whitney U test was used for non-normally distributed data. The significance level was set as 0.05 in all statistical tests. The results showed that there was no significant difference between high and low level players in terms of HRV values during rest and problem solving. This finding suggests that the level of expertise in the game of Go does not show a significant relationship with HRV.