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    • The striatum plays a role in sensory-motor associations.
    • Its specific involvement in memory formation and recall remains unclear.

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    • To investigate the striatum's contribution to motor learning and memory.
    • To understand how the striatum facilitates sensory-motor associations.

    Main Methods:

    • Mice learned to associate a visual cortex optogenetic stimulation cue with forelimb reaching for food.
    • Optogenetic inhibition of striatal activity was used to assess its role in learning and memory recall.

    Main Results:

    • Striatal neural activity encoded sensory context and reaching outcomes during learning.
    • Inhibiting the striatum during training halted learning and prevented performance improvements.
    • The same inhibition did not affect consolidated short- or long-term motor memories.

    Conclusions:

    • Striatal activity is essential for real-time, trial-by-trial motor skill acquisition.
    • The striatum's role in learning drives plasticity in other brain regions for memory consolidation and recall.