Arterial Oxygen Desaturation Hinders Gamified Working Memory Performance

These findings indicate that greater decreases in SpO2 during moderate hypoxic exposure hinder performance on a gamified assessment of working memory as measured by the proportion of correctly identified order and location of tiles. Considering the statistically significant decrease in both median time to first tap and median time between taps associated with the decrease in SpO2, participants are taking less time to plan or execute movements, which may compound or independently contribute to spatial and temporal memory mistakes.