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Anna Heggenberger¹, Janine Vieweg¹, Sabine Schaefer¹

¹Sport Science Institute, Saarland University.

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Age simulation suits impair motor learning and memory, especially explicit recall, by mimicking peripheral declines. This highlights the importance of sensorimotor function in gross-motor sequence learning across the lifespan.

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Motor Learning
Cognitive Neuroscience

Background:

Gross-motor sequence learning is crucial for daily function and independence throughout life.
Understanding how aging and simulated age-related impairments affect motor learning is vital for maintaining quality of life.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of age and an age simulation suit on gross-motor sequence learning.
To examine effects on acquisition, execution performance, explicit recall, and retention.

Main Methods:

74 participants across five groups: young, middle-aged, and older adults, with and without an age simulation suit.
Participants performed a 10-element gross-motor sequence task.
Explicit recall and retention tests were administered.

Main Results:

All groups showed implicit learning and retained performance.
Young adults without the suit performed best in execution speed and explicit recall.
The age simulation suit significantly impaired performance and explicit recall in younger and middle-aged adults.

Conclusions:

Peripheral sensorimotor declines significantly impact gross-motor sequence learning and memory.
Explicit memory formation can be hindered by peripheral impairments, even with intact implicit learning.
Both cognitive and sensorimotor factors are critical in motor learning research.