Is it better to sit down, stand up or walk when performing memory and arithmetic activities?

Khalil, Gabriella Abou; Doré-Mazars, Karine; Senot, Patrice; Wang, D. P.; Legrand, Agathe

doi:10.1007/s00221-020-05858-z

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“…The relationship between motor and cognitive activities strongly depends on the body posture, the motor activity, and the cognitive function studied. For example, adults have performed better on arithmetic tasks in a sitting posture than in a standing posture, whereas they performed better on memory tasks while walking ( 37 ). Regarding the function of attention, alertness ( 38 , 39 ), and to a lesser extent executive control ( 40 – 43 ), but not orienting ( 38 ), may be improved in a standing compared with a sitting posture.…”

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Influence of body mobility on attention networks in school-aged prematurely born children: A controlled trial

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School-aged prematurely born children (PC) have a higher risk of academic difficulties, which may be partly explained by attention difficulties. It has been suggested that children’s attentional performance might be influenced by their body posture and spontaneous body motion. The aim of this study (ClinicalTrials.gov – NCT 03125447) was to test the influence of three body mobility conditions on the three functions of attention (alertness, orienting, and executive control) among school-aged PC vs. term-born children (TC). Notably, 21 PC and 21 TC performed the Attention Network Test for Children in three body mobility conditions, namely, sitting and standing imposed fixed postures and a free-to-move condition. The children’s median reaction times were compared between trials (1) with and without alerting cues, (2) with valid and invalid orienting cues, and (3) with and without distracting information, to calculate the performance of alertness, orienting, and executive control, respectively. Results showed that with distracting information, PC exhibited significantly slower responses in the standing-still posture than in the sitting-still posture (1,077 ± 240 vs. 1,175 ± 273 ms, p < 0.05), but not TC. No difference was observed with the free-to-move condition. PC and TC did not significantly differ in alertness or orienting, regardless of body mobility condition. These data suggest that PC must use executive resources to stand still and maintain position, which impairs their performance during executive tasks. We speculate that these results may be related to less developed postural control and motor inhibition in PC.

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Influence of body mobility on attention networks in school-aged prematurely born children: A controlled trial

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“…The selection optimization compensation (SOC) model is an ecological model where individuals select a behaviour to optimise their goal achievement (Baltes & Baltes, 1990; Freund, 2008; Moghimi et al, 2019; Schaefer, 2014). Posture, always present, is adjusted to allow the accomplishment of the perceptual activity, ensuring behavioural achievement (Abou Khalil et al, 2020; Stoffregen & Riccio, 1988; Stoffregen et al, 2000). This facilitatory-control view predicted that the chosen postural control most likely facilitates the achievement of the visual task (Stoffregen et al, 2007).…”

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Is better selective attention while standing possible without cost on postural sway?

Khalil

Doré-Mazars

Legrand

2022

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

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While it is known that posture and cognition interact, the mechanism of this interaction is still uncertain. This interaction falls under the concept of sharing resources, implying that resources for processing are limited. Many studies were conducted to understand this interaction; however, none have investigated the Attention Network Task (ANT) in two common static postures in young adults. The purpose of this study was to test whether a given posture benefits the components of attention without DT cost, when cognitive and postural tasks are not overly demanding. This study presents the results of 37 healthy young adults performing the ANT in two postural conditions. Our results showed ANT performance with faster reaction times while standing than sitting without cost on postural parameters. This study raises the question of the contribution of posture variations in daily life. Knowledge gained from this research may lead to a better understanding of the interaction between posture and attention. Using “simple” postures, we aim to show that posture might facilitate the achievement of the cognitive activity.

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“…Other authors also speculated on a functional role of body sway, interpreted as a self-generated body mobility in order to increase the organism’s arousal ( Stins and Beek, 2012 ; Ceyte et al, 2014 ). Therefore, postural and suprapostural tasks influence each other and the performance during dual tasks strongly depends on the posture and the cognitive function studied ( Stoffregen et al, 2007 ; Abou Khalil et al, 2020 ). The differences in body sway between a reading and a counting backward task in children aged 8–10 suggest that postural activity may be modulated to facilitate suprapostural task from childhood ( Blanchard et al, 2005 ).…”

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Body Mobility and Attention Networks in 6- to 7-Year-Old Children

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Learning in 6- to 7-year-old children is strongly influenced by three functions of attention: alertness, orienting, and executive control. These functions share a close relationship with body mobility, such as the posture adopted or a request to stay still during tasks. The aim of this study (ClinicalTrials.gov) was to analyze the influence of body posture (standing versus sitting) and the influence of these imposed postures compared to a free body mobility on attention functions in 6- to 7-year-old children. Twenty-one children (11 girls) with a mean age of 6.7±0.6years performed the Attention Network Test for Children in three-body mobility conditions: sitting still, standing still, and free to move. Three attentional scores were calculated which would separately reflect performance of alertness, orienting, and executive control. Overall, no difference in alertness performance was found between the three bodily mobility conditions. In addition, our results suggest a general poor orienting performance in children, whatever the body mobility condition, which might be related to their young age. Finally, children improved their executive control performance when they stood still, probably due to an improvement in arousal and mental state.

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Is it better to sit down, stand up or walk when performing memory and arithmetic activities?

Cited by 11 publications

References 58 publications

Influence of body mobility on attention networks in school-aged prematurely born children: A controlled trial

Influence of body mobility on attention networks in school-aged prematurely born children: A controlled trial

Is better selective attention while standing possible without cost on postural sway?

Body Mobility and Attention Networks in 6- to 7-Year-Old Children

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