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Physical activity is associated with reduced implicit learning but enhanced relational memory and executive functioning in young adults
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Author(s): Stillman, Chelsea M.*+ * Corresponding Author + University of Pittsburgh Author
Description
Accumulating evidence suggests that physical activity improves explicit memory and executive cognitive functioning at the extreme ends of the lifespan (i.e., in older adults and children). However, it is unknown whether these associations hold for younger adults who are considered to be in their cognitive prime, or for implicit cognitive functions that do not depend on motor sequencing. Here we report the results of a study in which we examine the relationship between objectively measured physical activity and (1) explicit relational memory, (2) executive control, and (3) implicit probabilistic sequence learning in a sample of healthy, college-aged adults. The main finding was that physical activity was positively associated with explicit relational memory and executive control (replicating previous research), but negatively associated with implicit learning, particularly in females. These results raise the intriguing possibility that physical activity upregulates some cognitive processes, but downregulates others. Possible implications of this pattern of results for physical health and health habits are discussed.
Subject of Study
Humans
Population Age
Adolescent
Subject Gender
Male
Female
Keywords
Cognition
Exercise
Learning
Memory
Psychiatry
Stroop Test
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This file contains all data reported in the main analyses of our paper, including age, gender, BMI, Stroop effect, implicit learning sessions 1 and 2, relational memory, and all physical activity variables
Accession #: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.60553

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Associated Publications
Stillman CM, Watt JC, Grove GA Jr, Wollam ME, Uyar F, Mataro M, et al. Physical Activity Is Associated with Reduced Implicit Learning but Enhanced Relational Memory and Executive Functioning in Young Adults. PLoS One. 2016 Sep 1;11(9):e0162100. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162100. PMID: 27584059; PMCID: PMC5008769.
Data Type
Clinical Measures
Dataset Format(s)
XLS (.xls, .xlsx, .xlm, .xlsm)
Resource Type(s)
Dataset
Dataset Size
23.0 kB
Grant Support
P30 AG024827/NIA
Data Catalog Record Updated
2018-05-01

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