Featured Publications
Revisiting the Role of the Medial Temporal Lobe in Motor Learning
McDougle SD, Wilterson SA, Turk-Browne NB, Taylor JA. Revisiting the Role of the Medial Temporal Lobe in Motor Learning. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 34: 532-549. PMID: 34942649, PMCID: PMC8832157, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobeMotor learningMemory processesMemory systemTemporal lobeImplicit memory systemDeclarative memory processesMultiple memory systemsAction-outcome associationsMotor learning tasksFlexible action selectionMTL damageDeclarative memoryPsychological mechanismsNeural correlatesSelection deficitsLearning taskAction selectionMotor skillsTaxonomic modelMotor performanceAge-matched controlsAmnesicsPrevious findingsLearning
2022
Distinct Neural Signatures of Outcome Monitoring After Selection and Execution Errors
Mushtaq F, McDougle SD, Craddock MP, Parvin DE, Brookes J, Schaefer A, Mon-Williams M, Taylor JA, Ivry RB. Distinct Neural Signatures of Outcome Monitoring After Selection and Execution Errors. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 34: 748-765. PMID: 35104323, PMCID: PMC8969121, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral adjustmentDistinct neural signaturesDistinct neural correlatesMedial frontal negativityExecution errorsErrors of executionProbabilistic reward taskErrors of selectionLarger FRNError positivityFrontal negativityUnrewarded outcomesNeural signaturesError processingNeural correlatesReward taskError attributionParietal sitesParietal signalsStroke executionFuture actionsEEG activitySelection errorsShot selectionTask
2021
Post-error Slowing During Instrumental Learning is Shaped by Working Memory-based Choice Strategies
McDougle SD. Post-error Slowing During Instrumental Learning is Shaped by Working Memory-based Choice Strategies. Neuroscience 2021, 486: 37-45. PMID: 34695537, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-error slowingPost-error processingDistinct neural correlatesMemory-based strategyMedial prefrontal cortexProgress of learningMultiple distinct processesExecutive resourcesWorking memoryNeural signaturesNeural correlatesCognitive loadVisuomotor skillsReinforcement learning systemTask performanceInstrumental learningPrefrontal cortexHigh load conditionsSensorimotor regionsMemoryChoice strategiesDistinct processesComputational modelLearningLearning system
2020
Behavioral, Physiological, and Neural Signatures of Surprise during Naturalistic Sports Viewing
Antony JW, Hartshorne TH, Pomeroy K, Gureckis TM, Hasson U, McDougle SD, Norman KA. Behavioral, Physiological, and Neural Signatures of Surprise during Naturalistic Sports Viewing. Neuron 2020, 109: 377-390.e7. PMID: 33242421, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.10.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent segmentation theoryLong-term memoryFlow of experienceNeural signaturesNeural correlatesEvent boundariesReal-world contextsAffective experienceGame enjoymentResilient memoryPupil dilationSurprising momentsNeocortical patternsTheoretical conceptualizationOngoing experienceSubcortical regionsPredominant beliefsBasketball analyticsSegmentation theoryBelief stateKey predictionsSports ViewingMemoryBasketball gamesSurprise