Crochet increases attention through a requiring motor skill learning
Abstract In this study, we compared the effects promoted by a brief single session of crochet in a group of skilled knitters (CRO) and a control group (CRT) on the Attentional Network Test (ANT) and the whole brain Functional Connectivity (FC) revealed by Magnetoencephalography (MEG). Data revealed...
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| author | Davide Rossi Sebastiano Cristina Muscio Dunja Duran Deborah Bonfoco Sara Dotta Paola Anversa Elisa Pellencin Pietro Tiraboschi Elisa Visani |
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| description | Abstract In this study, we compared the effects promoted by a brief single session of crochet in a group of skilled knitters (CRO) and a control group (CRT) on the Attentional Network Test (ANT) and the whole brain Functional Connectivity (FC) revealed by Magnetoencephalography (MEG). Data revealed that crochet determined a significant effect (before, T0, vs after, T1, the crochet session) on reaction times (for all cue and stimulus types), improving alertness and orienting networks (but not executive control) only in the CRO group. Data of FC are coherent with the behavioural ones. We observed that the Betweenness Centrality maximum (BCmax) index in the beta band significantly increased, and global FC in the alpha band significantly increased at T1 for the CRO group but not for the CTR group. Increased global BCmax in the beta band after the crochet activity correlated with better performance (reduced reaction times), suggesting that the brain has become more efficiently integrated, thus increasing the information exchange between different brain areas. Decreased global FC in the alpha band may reflect a transition from a quiet, global rest to a condition of increased alertness and readiness to stimuli. Finally, we discuss the hypothesis that these results could be the reinforcement of connections between motor and attentional networks promoted by learning the complex motor skills of crochet. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-47c905aa0a774237b61ac5dc748943522025-02-09T12:32:38ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-02-0115111210.1038/s41598-025-88777-9Crochet increases attention through a requiring motor skill learningDavide Rossi Sebastiano0Cristina Muscio1Dunja Duran2Deborah Bonfoco3Sara Dotta4Paola Anversa5Elisa Pellencin6Pietro Tiraboschi7Elisa Visani8Neurophysiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo BestaAzienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale- Bergamo OvestEpilepsy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo BestaNeurophysiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo BestaNeurophysiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo BestaNeurophysiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo BestaUnit of Neurology V and Neuropathology, Fondazione-IRCCS-Istituto Neurologico Carlo BestaUnit of Neurology V and Neuropathology, Fondazione-IRCCS-Istituto Neurologico Carlo BestaEpilepsy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo BestaAbstract In this study, we compared the effects promoted by a brief single session of crochet in a group of skilled knitters (CRO) and a control group (CRT) on the Attentional Network Test (ANT) and the whole brain Functional Connectivity (FC) revealed by Magnetoencephalography (MEG). Data revealed that crochet determined a significant effect (before, T0, vs after, T1, the crochet session) on reaction times (for all cue and stimulus types), improving alertness and orienting networks (but not executive control) only in the CRO group. Data of FC are coherent with the behavioural ones. We observed that the Betweenness Centrality maximum (BCmax) index in the beta band significantly increased, and global FC in the alpha band significantly increased at T1 for the CRO group but not for the CTR group. Increased global BCmax in the beta band after the crochet activity correlated with better performance (reduced reaction times), suggesting that the brain has become more efficiently integrated, thus increasing the information exchange between different brain areas. Decreased global FC in the alpha band may reflect a transition from a quiet, global rest to a condition of increased alertness and readiness to stimuli. Finally, we discuss the hypothesis that these results could be the reinforcement of connections between motor and attentional networks promoted by learning the complex motor skills of crochet.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88777-9 |
| spellingShingle | Davide Rossi Sebastiano Cristina Muscio Dunja Duran Deborah Bonfoco Sara Dotta Paola Anversa Elisa Pellencin Pietro Tiraboschi Elisa Visani Crochet increases attention through a requiring motor skill learning Scientific Reports |
| title | Crochet increases attention through a requiring motor skill learning |
| title_full | Crochet increases attention through a requiring motor skill learning |
| title_fullStr | Crochet increases attention through a requiring motor skill learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crochet increases attention through a requiring motor skill learning |
| title_short | Crochet increases attention through a requiring motor skill learning |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88777-9 |
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