Featured Publications
Motor learning without movement
Kim OA, Forrence AD, McDougle SD. Motor learning without movement. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2204379119. PMID: 35858450, PMCID: PMC9335319, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2204379119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit motor adaptationSensory prediction errorsMotor adaptationSingle-trial adaptationSubset of trialsForms of learningImplicit adaptationSensory predictionsMotor planningVisuomotor taskPrediction errorHuman participantsTeaching signalMovement executionMotor imageryOvert movementMotor commandsSensory feedbackMovement trialsDirection of movementAdaptationTaskBrainParticipantsRecent workContinuous manipulation of mental representations is compromised in cerebellar degeneration
McDougle SD, Tsay JS, Pitt B, King M, Saban W, Taylor JA, Ivry RB. Continuous manipulation of mental representations is compromised in cerebellar degeneration. Brain 2022, 145: 4246-4263. PMID: 35202465, PMCID: PMC10200308, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorder groupMental representationsMental operationsVisual working memorySingle-digit additionPerformance of individualsMental workspaceWorking memoryCognitive tasksMemory retrievalVisual cognitionMental rotationNeuropsychological experimentsMathematical cognitionScanning itemsArithmetic taskCognitionDisparate domainsDegenerative cerebellar disordersMotor controlVisual representationTaskContinuous manipulationCerebellar disordersIterative manipulationDissociable cognitive strategies for sensorimotor learning
McDougle S, Taylor J. Dissociable cognitive strategies for sensorimotor learning. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 40. PMID: 30604759, PMCID: PMC6318272, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07941-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive strategiesMotor learningDistinct cognitive representationTime pressureSensorimotor transformation taskHuman motor learningStimulus-response contingenciesMemory representationsCognitive representationsDistribution of movementDistal goalsTask complexitySensorimotor learningBehavioral flexibilityTransformation taskVisual targetsGeneralization experimentsMovement planReaction timeTransfer effectsDownstream consequencesLearningResponse cachingRepresentationTaskCredit assignment in movement-dependent reinforcement learning
McDougle S, Boggess M, Crossley M, Parvin D, Ivry R, Taylor J. Credit assignment in movement-dependent reinforcement learning. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 6797-6802. PMID: 27247404, PMCID: PMC4914179, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1523669113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCredit assignment problemKey pressesMovement errorsExplicit senseTwo-armed bandit taskReward prediction errorKey-press conditionDecision-making taskAbsence of rewardReinforcement learningBandit taskImplicit influenceVisual cuesMotor executionMotor competenceReinforcement modelSuch tasksCredit assignmentActual movementTaskGating hypothesisImplicit representationRewardLearningError signal
2024
Fundamental processes in sensorimotor learning: Reasoning, refinement, and retrieval
Tsay J, Kim H, McDougle S, Taylor J, Haith A, Avraham G, Krakauer J, Collins A, Ivry R. Fundamental processes in sensorimotor learning: Reasoning, refinement, and retrieval. ELife 2024, 13: e91839. PMID: 39087986, PMCID: PMC11293869, DOI: 10.7554/elife.91839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensorimotor learningMotor learningAction-outcome relationshipsContribution of explicit strategiesSensorimotor learning tasksConscious awarenessCognitive parametersMotor goalsLearning tasksSensorimotorExplicit strategiesLearningControl policiesMotorRetrievalCognitionComplex movementsFrameworkTaskTheoretical frameworkSophisticated modelsDevelopment of sophisticated modelsDissociable Codes in Motor Working Memory
Hillman H, Botthof T, Forrence A, McDougle S. Dissociable Codes in Motor Working Memory. Psychological Science 2024, 35: 150-161. PMID: 38236687, DOI: 10.1177/09567976231221756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking memoryInterfering movementsVisuospatial working memory loadWorking memory loadWorking memory subsystemsVarying cognitive loadMemory loadAbstract codeMotor informationSkill learningSensory domainsDegree of interferenceBehavioral controlMWMCognitive loadRepresentation formatComputational structureMemoryCodeTaskMemory subsystemMotorParticipantsDomain
2023
A common format for representing spatial location in visual and motor working memory
Yousif S, Forrence A, McDougle S. A common format for representing spatial location in visual and motor working memory. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2023, 31: 697-707. PMID: 37670158, DOI: 10.3758/s13423-023-02366-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecall errorsSpatial localization taskMotor modalitiesSpatial biasVisual inputLocalization taskSpatial representationSpatial locationLocation representationParticipant influenceTaskKinesthetic inputParticipantsRepresentationMemoryPerceptionMindItemsModalitiesFormatPeopleInformationMeasuresBiasLocation information
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
Prolonged response time helps eliminate residual errors in visuomotor adaptation
Langsdorf L, Maresch J, Hegele M, McDougle SD, Schween R. Prolonged response time helps eliminate residual errors in visuomotor adaptation. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2021, 28: 834-844. PMID: 33483935, PMCID: PMC8219572, DOI: 10.3758/s13423-020-01865-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeed-accuracy tradeoffAdaptation taskCognitive strategiesMotor planningExplicit re-aiming strategiesVisuomotor adaptation taskProlonged response timeAttentional reorientingImplicit learningObligatory computationVisuomotor adaptationVisual targetsMovement planningPersistent curiosityAsymptotic learningIncomplete learningMovement startTaskParticipantsLearningLast experimentResponse timeWaiting periodIncomplete adaptationMovement intent
2020
Modeling the influence of working memory, reinforcement, and action uncertainty on reaction time and choice during instrumental learning
McDougle SD, Collins AGE. Modeling the influence of working memory, reinforcement, and action uncertainty on reaction time and choice during instrumental learning. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2020, 28: 20-39. PMID: 32710256, PMCID: PMC7854965, DOI: 10.3758/s13423-020-01774-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInstrumental learningInstrumental learning processesReaction time effectsStages of learningDegree of deliberationReward contingenciesPerceptual evidenceParsimonious accountTask complexityInternal representationAction uncertaintyUnique predictionDecision dynamicsAction valuesPast experienceLearning processReaction timeMemoryLearningProcess modelTime effectsTaskDecision-making frameworkContingenciesPrior uncertainty
2016
Taking Aim at the Cognitive Side of Learning in Sensorimotor Adaptation Tasks
McDougle S, Ivry R, Taylor J. Taking Aim at the Cognitive Side of Learning in Sensorimotor Adaptation Tasks. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2016, 20: 535-544. PMID: 27261056, PMCID: PMC4912867, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2016.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensorimotor adaptation taskAdaptation taskError-based learningMultiple learning processesGoal-oriented behaviorCurrent computational modelsCognitive strategiesCognitive sideSensorimotor learningConjoint impactNew work pointsMotor commandsLearning processComputational modelLearningTaskAutomatic mannerMultiple processesSensorimotorRecent workWork pointsResearchBehaviorProcess
2015
Explicit and Implicit Processes Constitute the Fast and Slow Processes of Sensorimotor Learning
McDougle S, Bond K, Taylor J. Explicit and Implicit Processes Constitute the Fast and Slow Processes of Sensorimotor Learning. Journal Of Neuroscience 2015, 35: 9568-9579. PMID: 26134640, PMCID: PMC4571499, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5061-14.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit processesSensorimotor learningImplicit learningMotor learningPutative psychological mechanismsComputational modeling analysisMultiplicity of processesExplicit learningPsychological mechanismsMotor memoryNeural substratesTask performanceSensorimotor tasksModeling analysisLearning processLearningLearning operationDistinct manifestationsMemoryRecent evidenceSensorimotorWide netTaskPopular modelsLearning curve