The Role of Motor Competences in Predicting Working Memory Maintenance and Preparatory Processing

• Ludyga, Sebastian ^[1] ; Mücke, Manuel ^[1] ; Kamijo, Keita ^[2] ; Andrä, Christian ^[3] ; Pühse, Uwe ^[1] ; Gerber, Markus ^[1] ; Herrmann, Christian ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Basel

     University of Basel

     Basilea, Suiza

     
  2. [2] University of Tsukuba

     University of Tsukuba

     Japón

     
  3. [3] University of Leipzig

     University of Leipzig

     Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig, Alemania

     

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• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 91, Nº. 3, 2020, págs. 799-813
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The purpose of the study was the examination of the longitudinal association between motor competences and changes in preparatory processing during a task requiring working memory maintenance. At baseline, 52 Caucasian children aged 10?12 years completed the MOBAK-5 test battery and a Sternberg task, whereas the cue-P300 and the initial contingent negative variation (iCNV) were recorded via electroencephalography. After 9 months, the Sternberg task was administered again to assess changes in these neurophysiological indices and behavioral performance. Path analyses revealed that motor competences predicted the change in cue-P300 and iCNV from baseline to follow-up. The present findings indicate that the cognitive control strategy during a task demanding working memory maintenance changes as a function of children's baseline motor competences.