Featured Publications
Dissociable 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 cachingRepresentationTask
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
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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCorpus StriatumDecision MakingFemaleHumansLearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleRewardYoung AdultConceptsNegative 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
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 ResearchConceptsSensorimotor 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
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