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Athletes Have Better Working Memory

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / March 17, 2025

Better sports performance is consistently linked with superior working memory performance, according to findings published in Memory. Researchers from University of Jyvaskyla, in Jyväskylä, Finland, conducted a meta-analysis of 21 studies with 1,455 participants. The review provides more evidence of the relationship between sports participation and improved attention, perception and decision-making among athletes. Working memory…

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