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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
2019
Neural Signatures of Prediction Errors in a Decision-Making Task Are Modulated by Action Execution Failures
McDougle S, Butcher P, Parvin D, Mushtaq F, Niv Y, Ivry R, Taylor J. Neural Signatures of Prediction Errors in a Decision-Making Task Are Modulated by Action Execution Failures. Current Biology 2019, 29: 1606-1613.e5. PMID: 31056386, PMCID: PMC6535105, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative reward prediction errorsPrediction error computationNegative prediction errorsReward prediction errorAction Execution FailuresDecision-making taskPrediction errorExecution errorsNeural signaturesReward outcomesAction executionClassic reinforcementAction selectionNegative outcomesNeural activityMesostriatal dopamine systemModel-driven analysisExecution failuresDopamine systemDecision makingHuman striatumEcological utilityHigh-level informationReinforcement learningError computation