Can acute resistance exercise facilitate episodic memory encoding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21627397 |
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| Authors | Gianluca Amico (0000-0001-9038-3495, Saarland University, corresponding author), Tina Braun (0000-0001-5901-910X, Universität der Bundeswehr München), Sérgio Schaefer (0000-0001-7890-9132, Saarland University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 13 |
| Pages | 10910-10923 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12144-021-02352-9 |
| OpenAlex | W3207545061 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 68 |
Research has shown benefits of physical exercise on memory performance when carried out before or after a memory task. The effects of concurrent physical exercise and particularly resistance exercise are still inconclusive. The current study investigates the influence of resistance exercise with two intensities (fast and slow squats) on performance in a wordlist learning task using a within-subject design. Sport students ( N = 58, M age = 23 years; 26 women) were trained in a mnemonic technique to encode word lists (method of loci). In each session they were asked to encode two lists, each consisting of 20 words. During encoding, participants either performed one squat per word (fast-squat-condition), one squat every second word (slow-squat-condition), or stayed seated (control-condition). Participants performed three sessions for each condition, in counterbalanced order. Heart rates differed significantly according to exercise intensity. Memory performances in the sitting condition were better, compared to the exercise conditions. Performance in sitting and the fast squat conditions improved similarly over time, while performance in the slow squat condition increased faster, and reached the level of the fast squat condition at the end of the study phase. We conclude that light to moderate resistance exercise while working on an episodic memory task may rather represent a dual-task situation (= two tasks that compete for attentional resources). Especially doing a squat every second word may represent an inhibition task that people have to get used to. Future studies should include biochemical markers of arousal and neuronal plasticity in addition to heart rate
Arousal · Cognitive psychology · Heart rate · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Sitting · Squat · Cognitive Functions and Memory · Computer Science · Medicine · Memory Processes and Influences · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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