The study can also evaluate different underlying processes in motor learning, that is, the relative contribution of subconscious, implicit motor learning, and conscious, explicit motor learning.

Intervention studies have found that motor skill training is an effective way to support cognitive and academic learning in typically developing children and children with special educational needs, ...

Researchers found that the local release of dopamine – a molecule best known for its role in the brain’s reward system – is a key factor in acquiring new motor skills.

This computational mechanism mirrors the meta-learning used in artificial intelligence systems. However, the neural basis of this meta-learning process in human motor learning has remained unexplored.

The study significantly advances our understanding of the cerebellum's role in motor control and reward processing.

The motor learning task chosen for the study involved a data glove to control a cursor on the screen through finger movements. The investigation was divided into two experiments.

A new JNeurosci paper on research led by Dara Manoach, from Harvard Medical School, advances the understanding of where in the brain this rhythmic activity appears to improve motor learning. In ...

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) enhances early offline motor skill consolidation in older adults but may impair immediate motor skill acquisition, challenging previous assumptions about ...