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SynthesisNeuropsychology review2026

Motor Learning in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.

Kylie B Tomlin, Ruth Akinlosotu, Emily F Gorman, Emily Schmitt, Stephen Eaton, Kelly P Westlake

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Synthesis in Neuropsychology review, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kylie B TomlinSchool of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, The University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ruth AkinlosotuSchool of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, The University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Emily F GormanHealth Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Emily SchmittSchool of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, The University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Stephen EatonSchool of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, The University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kelly P WestlakeSchool of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, The University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA. kwestlake@som.umaryland.edu.

Funding

University of Maryland Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (UM-OAIC)P30AG028747 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI ALICE S. RYAN · 2006 to 2026
$28.9M
RESEARCH TRAINING IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AGINGT32AG000262 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI ANN L GRUBER-BALDINI, DENISE L ORWIG · 1998 to 2026
$8.2M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG028747NIA NIH HHS T32 AG000262
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesize the current evidence on motor learning in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). A search of five databases returned a total of 6058 references, 10 of which met criteria for inclusion in this review. The existing evidence was notably variable with an overall moderate risk of bias. Eight articles compared behavioral motor learning outcomes in MCI and age matched, non-cognitively impaired (NCI) samples. In 37.5% of these studies, the degree of motor skill acquisition in the MCI group was statistically significantly less than in the NCI group. Skill retention was only compared between MCI and NCI samples in one article, which reported a relative reduction in MCI group performance following a 24-h, no-practice delay. Importantly, none of the included articles examined motor skill transfer. We discuss possible sources of heterogeneity among collective findings including variability in motor tasks, outcome measurement, and research design. Further research is needed to support a comprehensive understanding of motor learning in the early stages of age-related cognitive decline. Future investigations should emphasize functional motor tasks and clinically relevant learning outcomes, including retention and transfer of motor skills, while controlling for potentially confounding factors such as motivation and sleep performance. This systematic review was registered with PROSPERO international prospective register of systematic reviews (registration ID CRD42023417329).

Indexed as

AgingCognitive DysfunctionLearningMotor SkillsAgedHumansMild cognitive impairmentMild neurocognitive disorderMotor learningProcedural learning

Identifiers

PMID40372622
PMCPMC13262129

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