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Parallel neural networks for learning sequential procedures

Hikosaka, Okihide, Nakahara, Hiroyuki, Rand, Miya K., Sakai, Katsuyuki, Lu, Xiaofeng, Nakamura, Kae, Miyachi, Shigehiro, Doya, Kenji·1999·Trends in Neurosciences

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Recent studies have shown that multiple brain areas contribute to different stages and aspects of procedural learning. On the basis of a series of studies using a sequence-learning task with trial-and-error, we propose a hypothetical scheme in which a sequential procedure is acquired independently by two cortical systems, one using spatial coordinates and the other using motor coordinates. They are active preferentially in the early and late stages of learning, respectively. Both of the two systems are supported by loop circuits formed with the basal ganglia and the cerebellum, the former for reward-based evaluation and the latter for processing of timing. The proposed neural architecture would operate in a flexible manner to acquire and execute multiple sequential procedures.

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  • Transfer over the course of experience from allocentric to egocentric reference frames of a sequence of manual button presses was proposed to depend on two separate cortical regions that both interact with the basal ganglia.

    “The other parallel is with the transfer over the course of experience from allocentric to egocentric reference frames of a sequence of manual button presses (Hikosaka et al., 1999), although this was proposed to depend on two separate cortical regions that both interact with the basal ganglia.”

    From Goals and Habits in the Brain (2013) · cites this paper as Hikosaka et al., 1999

  • Evidence indicates that frontal cortex and the basal ganglia are important for the expression and learning of motor sequences.

    “This idea is consistent with evidence that frontal cortex and the basal ganglia—which are densely interconnected—are important for the expression and learning of motor sequences (Hikosaka et al., 1999; Tanji, 2001; Tanji & Hoshi, 2001).”

    From DYNAMIC RESPONSE-BY-RESPONSE MODELS OF MATCHING BEHAVIOR IN RHESUS MONKEYS (2005) · cites this paper as Hikosaka et al., 1999

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Authors
Hikosaka, O., Nakahara, H., Rand, M. K., Sakai, K., Lu, X., Nakamura, K., Miyachi, S., & Doya, K.
Affiliations
  • Juntendo University (JP)
  • RIKEN Center for Brain Science (JP)
  • Arizona State University (US)
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Japan Science and Technology Agency (JP)
Venue
Trends in Neurosciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1999-10
Volume
22
Issue
10
Pages
464-471
ISSN
0166-2236 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2017822265
Cited by
799
References
76
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Trends in Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • Japan Science and Technology Corporation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
procedural learning, sequential learning, parallel neural networks, basal ganglia, cerebellum, reward learning, timing, spatial coordinates, trial-and-error learning
MeSH terms
Animals, Basal Ganglia, Cerebellum, Motor Neurons, Movement, Neural Pathways, Neural Networks, Computer

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