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Motor planning does not interfere with working memory (WM) resources, suggesting motor planning has priority access. However, motor tasks disrupt memory recall, indicating bidirectional interference within WM.

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  • Human Motor Control
  • Working Memory Research

Background:

  • Movement planning and short-term memory recall share working memory (WM) resources.
  • Previous research indicates memory tasks interfere with motor planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if motor planning interferes with memory recall bidirectionally.
  • To determine if motor planning has priority access to WM resources.

Main Methods:

  • Combined verbal/spatial memory tasks with varying WM loads with a sequential motor task (drawer opening).
  • Measured hysteresis effect in motor task as a proxy for motor plan reuse.
  • Assessed recency effects in memory recall.

Main Results:

  • Memory task difficulty (WM load) did not affect motor plan reuse or re-planning.
  • Motor task interfered with recency effects in spatial, but not verbal, memory recall.
  • Motor planning appears to have priority access to WM.

Conclusions:

  • Motor planning has priority access to working memory, as it was unaffected by memory task load.
  • The domain-specific interference suggests the episodic buffer's role in recency effects needs reevaluation.