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

Anticipatory saccades in sequential procedural learning in monkeys

K Miyashita1, M K Rand, S Miyachi

  • 1Laboratory of Neural Control, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan.

Journal of Neurophysiology
|August 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Monkeys developed anticipatory eye movements, or saccades, during long-term learning of sequential tasks. This skilled performance depended on consistent hand use during practice.

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

Serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine is associated with the severity of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms/drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome.

The British journal of dermatology·2017
Same author

Autoxidation of polyunsaturated triacylglycerols. IV. Volatile decomposition products from triacylglycerols containing linoleate and linolenate.

Lipids·2016
Same author

Antioxidative Activity of a Cathodic Solution Produced by the Electrolysis of a Dilute NaCl Solution.

Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry·2016
Same author

Involvement of TRPV1 and AQP2 in hypertonic stress by xylitol in odontoblast cells.

Connective tissue research·2014
Same author

Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus neurons provide reward, sensorimotor, and alerting signals to midbrain dopamine neurons.

Neuroscience·2014
Same author

Identification of a novel carotenoid, 2'-isopentenylsaproxanthin, by Jejuia pallidilutea strain 11shimoA1 and its increased production under alkaline condition.

Applied microbiology and biotechnology·2014

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Primate Behavior

Background:

  • Sequential learning involves mastering ordered tasks.
  • Motor learning is influenced by practice and sensory feedback.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate changes in eye movement patterns during long-term sequential learning in monkeys.
  • To determine the role of hand-eye coordination in skilled performance of learned sequences.

Main Methods:

  • Monkeys performed a 2x5 button press task (hyperset learning).
  • Eye movements (saccades) and button press latency were recorded.
  • Hand dominance was manipulated to assess its effect on performance.

Main Results:

  • Initially, saccades were visually guided; later, they became anticipatory.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Anticipatory saccades increased with practice over 20-30 days.
  • Switching to the non-dominant hand disrupted performance and reduced anticipatory saccades.

    • Conclusions:

    • Long-term learning of sequential tasks leads to anticipatory eye movements.
    • Skilled performance is dependent on the learned association between specific eye movements and the hand used for practice.