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  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Motor Learning
  • Aging Research

Background:

  • Finger sequence learning is crucial for motor skills and relies on visuospatial working memory (WM).
  • The impact of age and WM training on motor skill acquisition remains incompletely understood.
  • Investigating the interplay between age, WM capacity, and motor skill development is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if visuospatial working memory training enhances finger sequence learning accuracy in younger and older adults.
  • To compare the effects of adaptive versus non-adaptive WM training on motor skill acquisition.
  • To explore the retention of learned finger sequences following WM intervention.

Main Methods:

  • Participants (younger and older adults) underwent finger sequence learning and WM tasks.
  • Random assignment to experimental (adaptive n-back spatial task) or control (non-adaptive version) groups.
  • 10-day daily training intervention focused on visuospatial WM enhancement.

Main Results:

  • Experimental group showed improved accuracy in spatial n-back tasks; numerical task accuracy was unaffected.
  • Reaction times decreased across most numerical and spatial n-back tasks in all groups.
  • Only the experimental group demonstrated significant improvements in finger sequence retention.

Conclusions:

  • Computerized visuospatial WM training effectively improves finger sequence learning in both younger and older adults.
  • Findings support the hypothesis that enhanced WM capacity translates to better motor skill acquisition.
  • Results have implications for motor rehabilitation and cognitive training strategies in aging populations.