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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 findingsLearningContext is key for learning motor skills
Collins AGE, McDougle SD. Context is key for learning motor skills. Nature 2021, 600: 387-388. PMID: 34789883, DOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-03028-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor skillsDissociable 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
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 ResearchConceptsSensorimotor adaptation taskAdaptation taskError-based learningMultiple learning processesGoal-oriented behaviorCurrent computational modelsCognitive strategiesCognitive sideSensorimotor learningConjoint impactNew work pointsMotor commandsLearning processComputational modelLearningTaskAutomatic mannerMultiple processesSensorimotorRecent workWork pointsResearchBehaviorProcess