Distinct Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Declarative Memory and Procedural Memory Formation
<i>Objective:</i> To investigate the different effects of acute aerobic exercise on the formation of long-term declarative memory (DM) and procedural memory (PM). <i>Methods:</i> Twenty-two young men completed DM and PM tasks under three experimental conditions: pre-acquisiti...
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| description | <i>Objective:</i> To investigate the different effects of acute aerobic exercise on the formation of long-term declarative memory (DM) and procedural memory (PM). <i>Methods:</i> Twenty-two young men completed DM and PM tasks under three experimental conditions: pre-acquisition exercise, post-acquisition exercise, and no exercise (control). The DM task encompassed word learning, free recall tests both immediately and 1 h later, and a recognition test conducted 24 h after word learning. A serial reaction time task (SRTT) was utilized to assess exercise effects on PM. The SRTT included a sequence learning phase followed by sequence tests 1 h and 24 h later. The exercise program consisted of 30 min of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise. <i>Results:</i> In the DM task, compared to the control condition, pre-acquisition exercise, but not post-acquisition exercise, enhanced free recall performance significantly 1 h and 24 h later. The target word recognition rate and discriminative index (d′) of the recognition test were significantly enhanced in both exercise conditions compared to the control condition. In the PM task, we observed significantly reduced (improved) reaction times at the 24-h test in the post-acquisition exercise condition compared to in the control condition. <i>Conclusion:</i> Acute aerobic exercise may enhance long-term DM and PM via effects on different processing periods. For DM, exercise had a pronounced effect during the encoding period, whereas for PM, exercise was found to have an enhancing effect during the consolidation period. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c35f2fb218504cb7878daf61b087c8bf2023-11-20T15:37:42ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252020-09-01101069110.3390/brainsci10100691Distinct Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Declarative Memory and Procedural Memory FormationXuru Wang0Rui Zhu1Chenglin Zhou2Yifan Chen3School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China<i>Objective:</i> To investigate the different effects of acute aerobic exercise on the formation of long-term declarative memory (DM) and procedural memory (PM). <i>Methods:</i> Twenty-two young men completed DM and PM tasks under three experimental conditions: pre-acquisition exercise, post-acquisition exercise, and no exercise (control). The DM task encompassed word learning, free recall tests both immediately and 1 h later, and a recognition test conducted 24 h after word learning. A serial reaction time task (SRTT) was utilized to assess exercise effects on PM. The SRTT included a sequence learning phase followed by sequence tests 1 h and 24 h later. The exercise program consisted of 30 min of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise. <i>Results:</i> In the DM task, compared to the control condition, pre-acquisition exercise, but not post-acquisition exercise, enhanced free recall performance significantly 1 h and 24 h later. The target word recognition rate and discriminative index (d′) of the recognition test were significantly enhanced in both exercise conditions compared to the control condition. In the PM task, we observed significantly reduced (improved) reaction times at the 24-h test in the post-acquisition exercise condition compared to in the control condition. <i>Conclusion:</i> Acute aerobic exercise may enhance long-term DM and PM via effects on different processing periods. For DM, exercise had a pronounced effect during the encoding period, whereas for PM, exercise was found to have an enhancing effect during the consolidation period.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/10/691acute aerobic exercisedeclarative memoryprocedural memorycoding periodconsolidation period |
| spellingShingle | Xuru Wang Rui Zhu Chenglin Zhou Yifan Chen Distinct Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Declarative Memory and Procedural Memory Formation Brain Sciences acute aerobic exercise declarative memory procedural memory coding period consolidation period |
| title | Distinct Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Declarative Memory and Procedural Memory Formation |
| title_full | Distinct Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Declarative Memory and Procedural Memory Formation |
| title_fullStr | Distinct Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Declarative Memory and Procedural Memory Formation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distinct Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Declarative Memory and Procedural Memory Formation |
| title_short | Distinct Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Declarative Memory and Procedural Memory Formation |
| title_sort | distinct effects of acute aerobic exercise on declarative memory and procedural memory formation |
| topic | acute aerobic exercise declarative memory procedural memory coding period consolidation period |
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