Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Neocortical mechanisms in motor learning.

Jerome N Sanes1

  • 1Department of Neuroscience, Brown Medical School, Box 1953, Providence, RI 02912, USA. Jerome_Sanes@brown.edu

Current Opinion in Neurobiology
|May 15, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Learning new motor skills is crucial for adapting to environments. The neocortex plays a key role in human motor learning, involving changes in neural networks over time.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

High magnetic sensitivity via large-diameter-vortex stability in magnetic tunnel junctions through controlled anisotropy.

Physical review applied·2026
Same author

Atypical intrinsic neural timescale in the left angular gyrus in Alzheimer's disease.

Brain communications·2024
Same author

Neural activation to peer acceptance and rejection in relation to concurrent and prospective depression risk in adolescent and pre-adolescent girls.

Biological psychology·2023
Same author

Luxotonic signals in human prefrontal cortex as a possible substrate for effects of light on mood and cognition.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·2022
Same author

Rhode Island COBRE Center for Central Nervous System Function: Progress and Perspectives.

Rhode Island medical journal (2013)·2021
Same author

Brain representations for acquiring and recalling visual-motor adaptations.

NeuroImage·2014

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Motor Control
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Adaptive behavior relies on the capacity to acquire novel motor skills.
  • The neocortex is central to human motor skill learning, encompassing various processes like practice and sensory-motor association.
  • Motor learning is a dynamic process involving behavioral and neural changes over time across multiple cortical regions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the fundamental importance of learning novel motor skills for adaptive behavior.
  • To elucidate the neocortical mechanisms underlying human motor skill learning.
  • To understand the temporal evolution and neural basis of motor learning.

Main Methods:

  • Behavioral analysis of motor skill acquisition.
  • Neuroimaging techniques to observe neocortical activity during learning.
  • Electrophysiological recordings to assess neural synchrony and synaptic efficacy.

Main Results:

  • Neocortical mechanisms are fundamental for human motor skill learning.
  • Motor learning involves a time-dependent evolution of behavioral and neural patterns.
  • Multiple neocortical structures contribute to the development and maintenance of motor skills.

Conclusions:

  • The neocortex is essential for acquiring and refining motor skills, supporting adaptive behavior.
  • Neural plasticity, including changes in synchrony and synaptic efficacy, underpins motor skill learning and retention.

Related Experiment Videos