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·November 18, 2024·5 min read

Body Image Impacts Motor Skill Learning

Self-consciousness about one’s body affects the ability to learn and perform movement tasks, according to new research. Participants recalling body-related embarrassment performed worse on motor tasks compared to those recalling pride, with the negative impact being stronger in men than women.

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·November 13, 2024·6 min read

Adults Learn Skills Faster, but Kids Retain Them Better With Sleep

Contrary to common beliefs, adults can learn new motor skills faster than children, but children retain these skills better due to more effective sleep-driven memory consolidation. In a recent study, adults showed faster skill acquisition, while children demonstrated superior retention after sleep.

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·October 14, 2024·6 min read

Cerebellum Plays Crucial Role in Skill Retention and Memory

New research uncovers that the cerebellum is critical for long-term motor skill memory formation, distinguishing it from short-term memory systems. Patients with cerebellar damage showed normal performance on motor tasks over short intervals but were impaired with longer gaps, linking the cerebellum directly to long-term sensorimotor memory. These findings resolve inconsistencies in prior studies and highlight the importance of time intervals in understanding motor memory degradation in cerebellar degeneration.

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·July 18, 2024·4 min read

Brain Structure Differences Explain Faster Learning of Motor Skills

A new study reveals that quick learners of motor skills have distinct brain activity patterns. Using brain-monitoring electrodes, they found that visual processing plays a crucial role in learning new movements.

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·February 13, 2023·4 min read

Changes in the Brain Responsible for Motor Skill Learning

As rat models became proficient at learning new motor skills, they developed synchronous low-frequency oscillatory activity in two brain areas that were recorded that emerged across the cerebellum and motor cortex networks with skill consolidation.

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·December 10, 2022·6 min read

Pop’Balloons: The First Serious Mixed-Reality Game for Autistic Children

Researchers have developed a new mixed reality game that can help children on the autism spectrum to develop better motor skills.

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·July 20, 2022·5 min read

Brain Stimulation Improves Motor Skill Learning at Older Age

Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation applied to the motor cortex can help improve age-related impairments in learning new motor skills.

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·November 19, 2021·4 min read

Scientists Key In on Brain’s Mechanism for Singing and Learning

Specialized brain cells associated with the neural process of learning in songbirds bear a striking resemblance to neurons associated with the development of fine motor control in humans.

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·November 13, 2021·5 min read

Tool Use and Language Skills Are Linked in the Brain: Practicing One Improves the Other

Fine motor skills utilized by using tools engage parts of the brain similar to those mobilized when we think about the construction of a sentence, researchers report.

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·October 18, 2021·3 min read

Reactivating Memories During Sleep Improves Motor Skills

Performance of newly acquired motor skills can be improved by reactivating memories during sleep, a new study finds.

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·November 27, 2020·5 min read

Real-World Neuroscience Experiments Show Diversity in Learning New Motor Skills

Researchers found the whole body changes as we learn new movement-based skills.

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·July 24, 2020·2 min read

Big Brains and Dexterous Hands

Primates with larger brains can solve much more complex tasks using their hands than smaller-brained primates. However, improved dexterity comes at a cost. In humans and other large-brained primates, it takes longer for infants to learn the simplest hand and finger movements than our smaller-brained counterparts.

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motor skills

Body Image Impacts Motor Skill Learning

Adults Learn Skills Faster, but Kids Retain Them Better With Sleep

Cerebellum Plays Crucial Role in Skill Retention and Memory

Brain Structure Differences Explain Faster Learning of Motor Skills

Changes in the Brain Responsible for Motor Skill Learning

Pop’Balloons: The First Serious Mixed-Reality Game for Autistic Children

Brain Stimulation Improves Motor Skill Learning at Older Age

Scientists Key In on Brain’s Mechanism for Singing and Learning

Tool Use and Language Skills Are Linked in the Brain: Practicing One Improves the Other

Reactivating Memories During Sleep Improves Motor Skills

Real-World Neuroscience Experiments Show Diversity in Learning New Motor Skills

Big Brains and Dexterous Hands

Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Those with Deafness

Forever Chemicals May Disrupt Brain Development

Kids Outsmart AI in Puzzle Game That Builds Critical Thinking

Drug-Coated Neural Implants Reduce Immune Rejection

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