Active and Passive Offline Breaks Differentially Impact the Consolidation of Procedural Motor Memories in Children and Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Short post-learning breaks, lasting from 5 to 30 min, transiently enhance procedural motor memory performance in adults. However, the impact of activity type (active vs. passive) during the offline break on sequential motor performance remains poorly investigated in children.

Method

This study examined the impact of active versus passive post-learning breaks on procedural motor memory in 116 healthy participants (58 children, aged 9.03 ± 1.19; 58 adults, aged 22.89 ± 1.77 years). Participants practiced a Finger Tapping Task, reproducing a five-element keypress sequence as fast and accurately as possible. The task included two sessions (S1 and S2) separated by either a short (30 min) or long (4 h) break. The first 30-min of the post-learning break included either

SUBMITTER: Voisin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11570425 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature