Does movement facilitate memory for prose? a study of the effect of walking on actors' verbal memory performance

Memory is important in everyday life, forming the key to learning of many kinds. Leaming to speak, understanding language, recalling events experienced, telling stories and conversations rely on the cognitive operations of verbal processing and memory. Previous research has demonstrated that memory for prose can be facilitated by various means, such as by adding meaning to words by gesture, or by maintaining the context of leaming and recall.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo