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Manual actions interfere with working memory (WM), particularly visuospatial WM during encoding. This study reveals domain- and process-specific neurophysiological interactions between cognitive and motor tasks.

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  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Motor Control

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  • Cognition and manual action control are functionally intertwined.
  • Understanding their neurophysiological interactions is crucial for motor action control mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate neurophysiological correlates of dual-task costs between manual-motor tasks and working memory (WM) domains (verbal, visuospatial) and processes (encoding, retrieval).
  • Characterize functional interactions of prepared manual-motor movements with WM.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a cognitive-motor dual-task paradigm comparing single and dual task blocks.
  • Analyzed behavioral performance and event-related potentials (ERPs) for verbal and visuospatial WM encoding and retrieval.
  • Tested 30 participants.

Main Results:

  • Manual tasks significantly interfered with WM performance, showing larger costs for visuospatial WM (domain-specific).
  • Neurophysiological analysis revealed domain-specific interference at the encoding process for visuospatial WM.
  • ERP patterns demonstrated changes in visuospatial WM encoding when performed concurrently with a motor task.

Conclusions:

  • Provides evidence for domain- and process-specific interactions between manual action and WM, particularly visuospatial WM during encoding.
  • Offers initial neurophysiological characterization of WM and manual action interactions in dual-task settings.
  • Contributes to understanding neuro-cognitive mechanisms of motor action control.