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ArticleBrain sciences2024

Exploring the Interplay of Working Memory, Apathy, and Mood/Emotional Factors.

Elisa Thellung di Courtelary, Gabriele Scozia, Stefano Lasaponara, Giorgia Aguzzetti, Fabrizio Doricchi, David Conversi

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Elisa Thellung di CourtelaryDepartment of Psychology, La Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Gabriele ScoziaDepartment of Psychology, La Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8388-2568
Stefano LasaponaraDepartment of Psychology, La Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5325-2621
Giorgia AguzzettiDepartment of Psychology, La Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Fabrizio DoricchiDepartment of Psychology, La Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
David ConversiDepartment of Psychology, La Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3959-0373
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

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Abstract

backgroundPrevious investigations on healthy humans showed conflicting evidence regarding the impact of mood on working memory performance. A systematic investigation of how mood affects apathy levels in healthy participants is currently missing.

methodsWe administered a visuospatial (VS) and a numerical (N) n-back task to a sample of 120 healthy individuals. In these participants, using a series of questionnaires, we also evaluated apathy, mood, working memory, perceived stress, PTSD symptoms caused by the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, and general psychiatric symptoms. Successively, we investigated their performance in the n-back task as a function of scores to these questionnaires.

resultsParticipants performed better in the N block than in the VS one. Their accuracy decreased as a function of the n-back difficulty. We reported no differences in working memory performance or apathy as a function of mood, stress, or PTSD symptoms. We found that phobic anxiety negatively predicted accuracy to the numerical n-back task and that subjects with greater anxiety and difficulty in regulating emotions also showed higher levels of withdrawal from the task.

conclusionThe study's results suggest that while mood did not significantly affect working memory performance, strong associations were found between WMQ scores and working memory capabilities.

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apathyexecutive functionmoodworking memory

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