Neural substrates of contextual interference during motor learning support a model of active preparation

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1854-1871

  Cross, Emily S ^a   Schmitt, Paul J ^a   Grafton, Scott T ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAND; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGING; LEARNING; MALE; MODEL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SYSTEM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SKILL RETENTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROACTIVE INHIBITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 35748941235     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2007.19.11.1854     Document Type: Article

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