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Walking for Memory (06-23-10)

Cognitive performance, and particularly memory, is improved when people are walking, and more specifically, when they are walking at their own pace.  These recent findings support the development of walking tracks or paths (both indoor and outdoor) at workplaces, schools, and healthcare facilities.  Circulation systems, in general, should encourage walking, to enhance building users’ mental and physical health and performance. 

 

Sabine Schaeffer, Martin Lovden, Birgit Wieckhorst, and Ulman Lindenberger. 2010. “Cognitive Performance is Improved While Walking: Differences in Cognitive-Sensorimotor Couplings Between Children and Young Adults.”   European Journal of Developmental Psychology, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 371-389.

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