The effects of reward and punishment on the performance of ping-pong ball bouncing
Frontiers in Behavioral NeuroscienceIntroductionReward and punishment modulate behavior. In real-world motor skill learning, reward and punishment have been found to have dissociable effects on optimizing motor skill learning, but the scientific basis for these effects is largely unknown ...
Cong Yin, Yaoxu Wang, Biao Li, Tian Gao
doaj +1 more source
Auditory and motor imagery modulate learning in music performance
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2013 Skilled performers such as athletes or musicians can improve their performance by imagining the actions or sensory outcomes associated with their skill.
Rachel M. Brown, Caroline ePalmer
doaj +1 more source
Reduced motor cortex activity during movement preparation following a period of motor skill practice. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Experts in a skill produce movement-related cortical potentials (MRCPs) of smaller amplitude and later onset than novices. This may indicate that, following long-term training, experts require less effort to plan motor skill performance.
David J Wright +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Differential vulnerability of different forms of skill learning in Parkinson’s disease Different forms of skill learning in Parkinson’s disease [PDF]
, 2016 The striatal dopaminergic dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease (PD) has been associated with deficits in skill learning, but results are inconclusive so far. Motor sequence learning (especially sequence-specific learning) is found to be deficient in the
Demeter, Gyula +4 more
core
Cerebellar contributions to visuomotor adaptation and motor sequence learning: an ALE meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2013 Cerebellar contributions to motor learning are well-documented. For example, under some conditions, patients with cerebellar damage are impaired at visuomotor adaptation and at acquiring new action sequences.
Jessica A. Bernard, Rachael D. Seidler
core +2 more sources
Subtype‐specific enhancer RNAs define transcriptional regulators and prognosis in breast cancers
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.This study employed machine learning methodologies to perform the subtype‐specific classification of RNA‐seq data sets, which are mapped on enhancers from TCGA‐derived breast cancer patients. Their integration with gene expression (referred to as ProxCReAM eRNAs) and chromatin accessibility profiles has the potential to identify lineage‐specific and ...
Aamena Y. Patel +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Skill learning strengthens cortical representations of motor sequences
eLife, 2013 Motor-skill learning can be accompanied by both increases and decreases in brain activity. Increases may indicate neural recruitment, while decreases may imply that a region became unimportant or developed a more efficient representation of the skill ...
Tobias Wiestler, Jörn Diedrichsen
doaj +1 more source
A Single Bout of Moderate Aerobic Exercise Improves Motor Skill Acquisition. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Long-term exercise is associated with improved performance on a variety of cognitive tasks including attention, executive function, and long-term memory.
Matthew A Statton +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Motor skill learning requires active central myelination [PDF]
Science, 2014 Myelin-forming oligodendrocytes (OLs) are formed continuously in the healthy adult brain. In this work, we study the function of these late-forming cells and the myelin they produce. Learning a new motor skill (such as juggling) alters the structure of the brain’s white matter, which contains many OLs, suggesting that late-born OLs might contribute to ...
I. A. McKenzie +6 more
openaire +2 more sources
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1) is a cancer stem cell marker in several malignancies. We established a novel epithelial cell line from rectal adenocarcinoma with unique overexpression of this enzyme. Genetic attenuation of ALDH1A1 led to increased invasive capacity and metastatic potential, the inhibition of proliferation activity, and ultimately ...
Martina Poturnajova +25 more
wiley +1 more source