Learning new motor behaviors or adjusting previously learned actions to account for
dynamic changes in our environment requires the operation of multiple distinct motor …

One key function of the brain is to control our body's movements, allowing us to interact with
the world around us. Yet, many motor behaviors are not innate but require learning through …

Learn how the brain processes mathematical concepts and why some students develop
math anxiety! David A. Sousa discusses the cognitive mechanisms for learning mathematics …

Metaplasticity refers to the modification of plasticity induction (direction, magnitude, duration)
by previous activity of the same postsynaptic neuron or neuronal network. In recent years …

Integration of sensory and motor information is one-step, among others, that underlies the
successful production of goal-directed hand movements necessary for interacting with our …

The final goal of motor learning, a complex process that includes both implicit and explicit (or
declarative) components, is the optimization and automatization of motor skills. Motor …

Long-term exercise is associated with improved performance on a variety of cognitive tasks
including attention, executive function, and long-term memory. Remarkably, recent studies …

A large number of studies have indicated the effect of anodal transcranial direct current
stimulation (a-tDCS) on the primary motor cortex (M1) during motor skill training. The effects …

Homeostatic plasticity is thought to stabilize neural activity around a set point within a
physiologically reasonable dynamic range. Over the last ten years, a wide range of non …

The cerebellum is involved in the update of motor commands during error-dependent
learning. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a form of noninvasive brain …