Mutual interference between memory encoding and motor skills: the influence of motor expertise
In cognitive–motor dual-task situations, the extent of performance decrements is influenced by the attentional requirements of each task. Well-learned motor skills should be automatized, leading to less interference. This study presents two studies combining an episodic memory encoding task with wel...
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| description | In cognitive–motor dual-task situations, the extent of performance decrements is influenced by the attentional requirements of each task. Well-learned motor skills should be automatized, leading to less interference. This study presents two studies combining an episodic memory encoding task with well-practiced motor tasks in athletes. Study 1 asked 40 rowers (early teenagers to middle adulthood) to row on ergometers at slow or fast speeds. In study 2, Taekwondo athletes (n = 37) of different skill levels performed a well-practiced sequence of martial arts movements. Performing the motor task during encoding led to pronounced performance reductions in memory in both studies, with costs of up to 80%. Cognitive costs were even larger when rowing with the fast compared to the slow speed in study 1. Both studies also revealed decrements in motor performances under dual-task conditions: Rowing became slower and more irregular (study 1), and the quality of the Taekwondo performance was reduced. Although higher-level athletes outperformed others in motor skills under single-task conditions, proportional dual-task costs were similar across skill levels for most domains. This indicates that even well-practiced motor tasks require cognitive resources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b381e43b9f0249f78c42acf7915285e22023-12-15T09:26:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-12-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.11969781196978Mutual interference between memory encoding and motor skills: the influence of motor expertiseAnnalena MonzKathrin MorbeMarkus KleinSabine SchaeferIn cognitive–motor dual-task situations, the extent of performance decrements is influenced by the attentional requirements of each task. Well-learned motor skills should be automatized, leading to less interference. This study presents two studies combining an episodic memory encoding task with well-practiced motor tasks in athletes. Study 1 asked 40 rowers (early teenagers to middle adulthood) to row on ergometers at slow or fast speeds. In study 2, Taekwondo athletes (n = 37) of different skill levels performed a well-practiced sequence of martial arts movements. Performing the motor task during encoding led to pronounced performance reductions in memory in both studies, with costs of up to 80%. Cognitive costs were even larger when rowing with the fast compared to the slow speed in study 1. Both studies also revealed decrements in motor performances under dual-task conditions: Rowing became slower and more irregular (study 1), and the quality of the Taekwondo performance was reduced. Although higher-level athletes outperformed others in motor skills under single-task conditions, proportional dual-task costs were similar across skill levels for most domains. This indicates that even well-practiced motor tasks require cognitive resources.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1196978/fullmemory encodingdual-taskingmotor performanceexpertisemartial artsrowing |
| spellingShingle | Annalena Monz Kathrin Morbe Markus Klein Sabine Schaefer Mutual interference between memory encoding and motor skills: the influence of motor expertise Frontiers in Psychology memory encoding dual-tasking motor performance expertise martial arts rowing |
| title | Mutual interference between memory encoding and motor skills: the influence of motor expertise |
| title_full | Mutual interference between memory encoding and motor skills: the influence of motor expertise |
| title_fullStr | Mutual interference between memory encoding and motor skills: the influence of motor expertise |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mutual interference between memory encoding and motor skills: the influence of motor expertise |
| title_short | Mutual interference between memory encoding and motor skills: the influence of motor expertise |
| title_sort | mutual interference between memory encoding and motor skills the influence of motor expertise |
| topic | memory encoding dual-tasking motor performance expertise martial arts rowing |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1196978/full |
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