The effect of metabolic loading on statistical learning

David Stevens, Joanne Arciuli, David I. Anderson, A. Mark Williams

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Abstract

We investigated whether concurrent exercise would affect statistical learning (SL). During familiarization, participants were exposed to pictures that appeared sequentially, in a seemingly random fashion. In fact, the pictures were grouped into triplets. In the surprise test phase, participants identified triplets they had seen during familiarization. There were three groups: a group that performed familiarization seated on an exercise bike (CON), a group that performed familiarization while engaged in resistance free cycling (RF), and a group that performed familiarization while cycling at 60% of maximum effort (EX). The CON group correctly identified 72% of triplets in the test phase. The RF and EX groups correctly identified 61% and 55%, respectively. Only the CON group demonstrated performance that was significantly greater than chance. The RF group only just failed to demonstrate significant SL. Thus, concurrent exercise can suppress SL. Work is underway to determine the mechanism by which such suppression occurs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBuilding Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2012
EditorsNaomi Miyake, David Peebles, Richard P. Cooper
PublisherThe Cognitive Science Society
Pages1013-1017
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9780976831884
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Building Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World, CogSci 2012 - Sapporo, Japan
Duration: 1 Aug 20124 Aug 2012

Publication series

NameBuilding Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2012

Conference

Conference34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Building Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World, CogSci 2012
Country/TerritoryJapan
CitySapporo
Period1/08/124/08/12

Keywords

  • exercise
  • metabolic loading
  • Statistical learning

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