The association between physical activity and memory interference

Habitual physical activity has been shown to improve memory performance, yet investigations into its effects concerning memory interference remain limited. Additionally, minimal research has evaluated the association between habitual physical activity behaviors occurring in different contexts (e.g.,...

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Published in:Psychological research 2024-11, Vol.88 (8), p.2280-2291
Main Authors: Loprinzi, Paul D., Jung, Myungjin, Undorf, Monika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Brain research
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Cultural differences
Exercise
Female
Fitness training programs
Germany
Humans
Influence
Male
Memory
Memory - physiology
Motor Activity - physiology
Neurogenesis
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Psychological research
Psychology
Psychology Research
Social interaction
United States
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:Habitual physical activity has been shown to improve memory performance, yet investigations into its effects concerning memory interference remain limited. Additionally, minimal research has evaluated the association between habitual physical activity behaviors occurring in different contexts (e.g., walking, basketball, swimming) and memory. Based on these gaps in the literature, the present set of six experiments evaluated the association between contextually-different physical activity behaviors (e.g., individual physical activities, physical activities performed in social settings) and memory interference among young adult samples from America and Germany. Across six experiments, we reliably demonstrated that Germans exhibited greater memory performance than Americans. We also reliably demonstrated that contextually-different physical activities are not associated with memory performance or attenuated memory interference.
ISSN:0340-0727
1430-2772
1430-2772
DOI:10.1007/s00426-024-02021-z