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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
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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