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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalFeedback, SensoryHumansLearningMovementPsychomotor PerformanceConceptsImplicit 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 workContextual effects in sensorimotor adaptation adhere to associative learning rules
Avraham G, Taylor J, Breska A, Ivry R, McDougle S. Contextual effects in sensorimotor adaptation adhere to associative learning rules. ELife 2022, 11: e75801. PMID: 36197002, PMCID: PMC9635873, DOI: 10.7554/elife.75801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociative learningSensorimotor adaptationCompound conditioningAssociative learning effectsAssociative learning taskVisual contextual cuesAssociative learning ruleDelay eyeblink conditioningFormation of associationsCerebellar-dependent learningMovement-related feedbackCS-US intervalIntegrative accountArbitrary cuesContextual cuesVisuomotor adaptationSalient eventsSensorimotor mapTrial changesMotor planningDifferential conditioningElemental CsArbitrary stimuliLearning taskEyeblink conditioning
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAdultFemaleHumansLearningMaleMotor ActivityPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeYoung AdultConceptsSpeed-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
Assessing explicit strategies in force field adaptation
Schween R, McDougle S, Hegele M, Taylor J. Assessing explicit strategies in force field adaptation. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2020, 123: 1552-1565. PMID: 32208878, PMCID: PMC7191530, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00427.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptation, PhysiologicalAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaHumansLearningMotor ActivityPsychomotor Performance
2017
Implications of plan-based generalization in sensorimotor adaptation
McDougle S, Bond K, Taylor J. Implications of plan-based generalization in sensorimotor adaptation. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2017, 118: 383-393. PMID: 28404830, PMCID: PMC5501918, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00974.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAdolescentAdultFeedback, SensoryFemaleGeneralization, PsychologicalGoalsHumansMaleModels, NeurologicalMotor ActivityPsychophysicsYoung AdultConceptsSensorimotor adaptationMaximum generalizationGeneralization functionSensorimotor adaptation taskMovement planPatterns of generalizationNeural tuning functionsActual movement directionModel of adaptationImplicit adaptationCognitive scienceGeneralization paradigmTask goalsCognitive featuresUntrained regionsAdaptation taskMotor adaptationNeural characteristicsBehavioral experimentsMotor systemPopulation codePrevious researchTransfer of knowledgeTime courseTuning functions
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAdaptation, PsychologicalCognitionHumansLearningModels, PsychologicalMotor SkillsPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeSensorimotor CortexConceptsSensorimotor 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansLearningMaleModels, PsychologicalMovementPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeRotationTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsImplicit processesSensorimotor learningImplicit learningMotor learningPutative psychological mechanismsComputational modeling analysisMultiplicity of processesExplicit learningPsychological mechanismsMotor memoryNeural substratesTask performanceSensorimotor tasksModeling analysisLearning processLearningLearning operationDistinct manifestationsMemoryRecent evidenceSensorimotorWide netTaskPopular modelsLearning curve