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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
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