Contribution of underlying processes to improved visuospatial working memory associated with physical activity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Working memory is critical for various cognitive processes and can be separated into two stages: short-term memory storage and manipulation processing. Although previous studies have demonstrated that increased physical activity (PA) improves working memory and that males outperform females on visuospatial working memory tasks, few studies have determined the contribution of the two underlying stages to the visuospatial working memory improvement associated with PA. Thus, the aims of the present study were to verify the relationship between physical activity and visuospatial working memory, determine whether one or both stages were affected by PA, and investigate any sex differences.

Methods

A total of 56 undergraduate students were recruited for this study. Their

SUBMITTER: Ji Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5463982 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature