Time-of-day effects on skill acquisition and consolidation after physical and mental practices.
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Date publication
avril 2022
Journal
Scientific reports
Auteurs
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Pr PAPAXANTHIS Charalambos
Tous les auteurs :
Truong C, Hilt PM, Bouguila F, Bove M, Lebon F, Papaxanthis C, Ruffino C
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Résumé
Time-of-day influences both physical and mental performances. Its impact on motor learning is, however, not well established yet. Here, using a finger tapping-task, we investigated the time-of-day effect on skill acquisition (i.e., immediately after a physical or mental practice session) and consolidation (i.e., 24 h later). Two groups (one physical and one mental) were trained in the morning (10 a.m.) and two others (one physical and one mental) in the afternoon (3 p.m.). We found an enhancement of motor skill following both types of practice, whatever the time of the day, with a better acquisition for the physical than the mental group. Interestingly, there was a better consolidation for both groups when the training session was scheduled in the afternoon. Overall, our results indicate that the time-of-day positively influences motor skill consolidation and thus must be considered to optimize training protocols in sport and clinical domains to potentiate motor learning.
Référence
Sci Rep. 2022 Apr 8;12(1):5933