Motor training

2 papers5 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.

On aging: the drug’s trials ARN judged to be about aging, of every trial that tests it for any use.

No results posted: trials that ended more than a year ago with no results on ClinicalTrials.gov and no paper in ARN’s record.

Company ties: findings with an author at a company, or from a paper whose competing-interests statement declares ties to one.

2 independent labs in 1 country

Human trial1
Humans1

Outcomes

Well-being

no changein humans1

1 study

Motor training has no effect on well-being in humans.
“No significant changes were observed in self-reported mood or overall well-being”
Human trialhealthy older adultsn = 23
Effects of motor and cognitive-motor training on cognitive performance in healthy older adults
Journal of neuropsychology20 Mar 2026

Inhibitory control

upin humans1

1 study

Motor training improves inhibitory control in humans (BF10 = 101.559).
“inhibitory control (BF10 = 101.559)”
Human trialhealthy older adultsn = 23
Effects of motor and cognitive-motor training on cognitive performance in healthy older adults
Journal of neuropsychology20 Mar 2026

Processing speed

upin humans1

1 study

Motor training improves processing speed in humans (BF10 = 4.687).
“processing speed (BF10 = 4.687)”
Human trialhealthy older adultsn = 23
Effects of motor and cognitive-motor training on cognitive performance in healthy older adults
Journal of neuropsychology20 Mar 2026

Memory

upin humans1

1 study

Motor training improves memory in humans (BF10 = 156.837).
“both motor and cognitive-motor training led to improvements in key cognitive domains, including memory (BF10 = 156.837)”
Human trialhealthy older adultsn = 23
Effects of motor and cognitive-motor training on cognitive performance in healthy older adults
Journal of neuropsychology20 Mar 2026

GABA

downin humans1

1 study

Motor training decreases GABA in humans.
“We observed a training-induced reduction of SM1 GABA+, regardless of age and task difficulty level”
Human trialsensorimotor cortex6 d
GABA and Glx Distinctively Predict Motor Learning and Retention in Young and Older Adults
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience10 Mar 2026