Effect of Motor Imagery and Self-Talk Combined with Physical Exercise on Motor Memory Consolidation in Adolescents

Sajjad Heydaripour; Behrouz Abdoli; Parvaneh Shamsipour; Yannis Theodorakis

doi:10.52547/ijmcl.4.4.12

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Effect of Motor Imagery and Self-Talk Combined with Physical Exercise on Motor Memory Consolidation in Adolescents

Author(s):

Sajjad Heydaripour

¹,

Behrouz Abdoli

¹,

Parvaneh Shamsipour

^2,*,

Yannis Theodorakis³

1Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2Associate Professor, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

3Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Thessaly, Thessaly, Greece

Journal of Motor Control and Learning:Vol. 4, issue 4; 12-18

Published online:Dec 16, 2022

Article type:Research Article

Received:Apr 29, 2022

Accepted:Nov 24, 2022

How to Cite:Sajjad HeydaripourBehrouz AbdoliParvaneh ShamsipourYannis TheodorakisEffect of Motor Imagery and Self-Talk Combined with Physical Exercise on Motor Memory Consolidation in Adolescents.J Motor Control Learn.4(4):e144170.https://doi.org/10.52547/ijmcl.4.4.12.

Abstract

Background: Consolidation in motor memory depends on various factors. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of physical exercise (PE (combined with motor imagery (MI) and self-talk (ST) on motor memory consolidation in adolescents.

Method: The participants were 45 unskilled right-handed young males (13 ± 1.8 years), randomly divided into three groups of PE, ST + PE, and MI + PE. After the pre-test participants practiced fingers overhead passing and forearm passing for 3 sessions on three consecutive days. The acquisition test was performed immediately after the last training session and the retention one a week after that.

Results: The results of ANOVA with repeated measures indicated that all three groups had experienced consolidation. We found that better performance means of the combined ST+PE group with that of the MI+PE one and the PE group (P = 0.005). Comparing motor performance indicated that the combined ST group, more than the other two groups, and the combined MI group experienced more enhancements in consolidating their motor memory than the PE group (P = 0.005).

Conclusion: Overall, these findings indicated the importance of ST in improving motor memory consolidation.

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Sajjad Heydaripour:[PubMed][Scholar]
Behrouz Abdoli:[PubMed][Scholar]
Parvaneh Shamsipour:[PubMed][Scholar]
Yannis Theodorakis:[PubMed][Scholar]