Does participation in art classes influence performance on two different cognitive tasks?
| Autor: | Anne Bolwerk, Christian Maihöfner, Manuel Schindler, Frieder R. Lang |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, Lang, Frieder R |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Aging medicine.medical_specialty Elementary cognitive task 2921 Psychiatric Mental Health Adolescent Psychological intervention 610 Medicine & health 2717 Geriatrics and Gerontology Audiology Developmental psychology Young Adult 2738 Psychiatry and Mental Health 03 medical and health sciences Cognition 0302 clinical medicine 030502 gerontology Task Performance and Analysis medicine Humans Young adult Aged Memory Disorders Age Factors Repeated measures design 2909 Gerontology Middle Aged Test (assessment) Psychiatry and Mental health 10036 Medical Clinic Younger adults Female Analysis of variance Geriatrics and Gerontology Pshychiatric Mental Health 0305 other medical science Psychology Gerontology Art 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Aging & Mental Health. 21:439-444 |
| ISSN: | 1364-6915 1360-7863 |
| Popis: | Effects of two mentally stimulating art interventions on processing speed and visuo-spatial cognition were compared in three samples.In a randomized 10-week art intervention study with a pre-post follow-up design, 113 adults (27 healthy older adults with subjective memory complaints, 50 healthy older adults and 36 healthy younger adults) were randomly assigned to one of two groups: visual art production or cognitive art evaluation, where the participants either produced or evaluated art. ANOVAs with repeated measures were computed to observe effects on the Symbol-Digit Test, and the Stick Test.Significant Time effects were found with regard to processing speed and visuo-spatial cognition. Additionally, there was found a significant Time × Sample interaction for processing speed. The effects proved robust after testing for education and adding sex as additional factor.Mental stimulation by participation in art classes leads to an improvement of processing speed and visuo-spatial cognition. Further investigation is required to improve understanding of the potential impact of art intervention on cognitive abilities across adulthood. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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