Episodic memory and aging: Benefits of physical activity depend on the executive resources required for the task.

ABSTRACT: Physical activity has beneficial effects on executive functions and episodic memory, two processes affected by aging. These benefits seem to depend on the type of memory task, but only a few studies have evaluated them despite their importance in understanding aging. This study aimed to confirm that the benefits of physical activity on episodic memory in older adults vary according to the executive resources required by the memory task, comparing free recall and cued recall. Thirty-seven young adults and 37 older adults performed two memory tasks and an updating task. The two groups had a similar level of physical activity over the preceding 12 months, assessed by a questionnaire. Both the memory and the updating tasks were performed better by the younger than the older adults. A similar c

SUBMITTER: Moutoussamy I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8856534 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature