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Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Exercise Science

Background:

  • Physical exercise positively impacts children's cognition.
  • Cognitive-motor interactive exercises, like gymnastics, are increasingly studied for cognitive benefits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of 8 weeks of gymnastics training on spatial working memory in children.
  • To assess both behavioral and neurophysiological changes related to spatial working memory.

Main Methods:

  • 44 children (ages 7-10) participated, with an experimental group (gymnastics) and a control group.
  • The intervention involved 8 weeks of after-school gymnastics (2 sessions/week, 90 min/session).
  • Spatial working memory was measured using a delayed match-to-sample test and event-related potentials (P3 component).

Main Results:

  • Response accuracy in working memory tasks improved post-gymnastics intervention.
  • P3 amplitude, a neurophysiological marker, increased at the parietal site after training.
  • These improvements were observed regardless of task difficulty or working memory demands.

Conclusions:

  • Gymnastics training positively impacts spatial working memory in children.
  • The benefits were evident at both behavioral and neurophysiological levels.
  • Exercise programs with cognitive-motor interactions can foster spatial cognition development in children.