Up-regulation of proactive control is associated with beneficial effects of a childhood gymnastics program on response preparation and working memory

The current study focused on the effects of an 8-week motor skill-based physical activity (i.e., gymnastics) program contingent negative variation derived from event-related brain potentials (CNV-ERP) during a working memory task in children. Children aged 7–10 years old were assigned to gymnastics group (n = 26) or wait-list control 24). engaged whereas children asked maintain their typical routine intervention period. Working performance was measured by delayed-matching task, accompanied CNV-ERP collection. results revealed significant improvement response accuracy pre-test post-test gymnastic regardless demands. Moreover, increase initial CNV observed Bivariate correlations further indicated that, group, increases correlated with conditions lower and higher loads. Overall, findings suggest that up-regulation proactive may characterize beneficial childhood memory.