Age Simulation Effects on Full-Body Motor Sequence Learning.
Gross-motor sequence learning is fundamental for performing daily activities and maintaining independence across the lifespan. This study investigated how age and age simulation affect gross-motor sequence learning, focusing on acquisition, execution performance, explicit recall, and retention perfo...
| Publicado en: | Psychology & Aging Vol. 40; no. 8; pp. 861 - 876 |
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American Psychological Association
Dec2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=189253874&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 189253874 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 08827974 PYG jtl: Psychology & Aging issn: 08827974 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2025 vid: 40 iid: 8 pid: 34 pub: American Psychological Association artinfo: ui: 189253874 10.1037/pag0000921 ppf: 861 ppct: 15 formats: tig: atl: Age Simulation Effects on Full-Body Motor Sequence Learning. aug: au: Heggenberger, Anna Vieweg, Janine Schaefer, Sabine affil: Sport Science Institute, Saarland University keyword: age simulation explicit memory implicit memory motor sequence learning whole-body movement age simulation explicit memory implicit memory motor sequence learning whole-body movement ab: Gross-motor sequence learning is fundamental for performing daily activities and maintaining independence across the lifespan. This study investigated how age and age simulation affect gross-motor sequence learning, focusing on acquisition, execution performance, explicit recall, and retention performance. We tested 74 participants belonging to five groups: young adults aged 18–27 years without (n = 14) or with (n = 15) an age simulation suit, middle-aged adults aged 30–59 years without (n = 15) or with (n = 15) the suit, and older adults aged 60–86 years without the suit (n = 15). Participants in the suit condition wore the GERonTologic Simulator age suit (Moll, 2021), which simulates age-related physical impairments by reducing sensory perception, flexibility, and strength. Participants performed a fixed 10-element gross-motor sequence task requiring full-body movements over 28 practice trials. Explicit sequence recall was assessed after acquisition, and a retention test was conducted on the following day. All groups demonstrated implicit sequence learning and maintained their performance levels from the end of acquisition to the retention test. However, young adults without the suit exhibited the fastest execution times and highest explicit recall scores. Notably, the suit significantly impaired execution performance and explicit recall in both younger and middle-aged adults, indicating that peripheral impairments can hinder explicit memory formation even when implicit learning remains intact. These findings highlight the significant impact of peripheral sensorimotor declines on gross-motor sequence learning and memory formation across the adult lifespan. The results underscore the importance of considering both cognitive and sensorimotor factors in motor learning research. Public Significance Statement: This study demonstrates that peripheral constraints, simulated by an age simulation suit, can hamper performance and explicit memory formation of whole-body motor sequence tasks. The findings underscore the importance of sensorimotor factors for understanding motor skill preservation and independence across the lifespan. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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