Impact of the Physical Activity Level of Master Athletes on Divided Attention and Binding Processes in Episodic Memory: A Virtual Reality Study.

Indra Nina Maurisse, Pascale Piolino, Lucile Nouvel, Eric Orriols, Alexandre Bellegarde, Samy Chikhi, Bastien Largant, Romuald Lepers, Sophie Blanchet

Memory, Brain & Cognition Laboratory (MC2Lab), Institute of Psychology, University Paris Cité, Boulogne-Billancurt, France. · pubmed

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Abstract

Master athletes are a model of successful aging as their high level of physical activity limits the age-related change of physiological functions. This model is used to investigate how a high level of physical activity impacts cognitive functioning. We aim to study the effect of a high level of physical activity on the ability to manage interferences and binding processes in episodic encoding in an ecological situation. Fifty-five participants were recruited and separated into three groups: 18 master athletes (MA,

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Research summary

The paper claims that a high level of physical activity in master athletes positively affects cognitive functioning, specifically in managing interferences and binding processes in episodic memory. This research is relevant as it explores how physical activity may mitigate age-related cognitive decline, contributing to our understanding of successful aging.

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