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Inducing motor skill improvements with a declarative task

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Brown, Rachel M, Robertson, Edwin M·2007·Nature Neuroscience

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During sequence learning, individuals show motor-skill acquisition and an ability to verbally describe items within the sequence. We disrupted this latter, declarative component by having participants learn a word list immediately after sequence learning. This induced off-line skill improvements. We conclude that off-line memory processing relies not only on the engagement of neuroplastic mechanisms but also on the disengagement of an interaction between declarative and procedural memory systems.

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  • The competitive interaction between memory systems might extend to processes of consolidation during sleep.

    “Importantly, this competitive interaction between the memory systems might extend to processes of consolidation during sleep (143, 147, 273, 1000).”

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    The Abstract says competition between memory systems may extend to off-line memory processing and notes that comparable skill improvements normally occur over sleep. Its interaction experiment measured consolidation over wake, however, so it does not specifically establish or propose that the competitive interaction occurs during sleep. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Brown, R. M., & Robertson, E. M.
Affiliations
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Robertson, Edwin M
Venue
Nature Neuroscience
Published
2007-01-21
Volume
10
Issue
2
Pages
148-149
ISSN
  • 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1726
OpenAlex
W2019335207
Cited by
135
References
12
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FWCI
3.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS051446)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
Keywords
motor skill learning, sequence learning, declarative memory, procedural memory, motor learning, neuroplasticity
MeSH terms
Brain, Humans, Learning, Memory, Motor Skills, Neuronal Plasticity, Neuropsychological Tests, Verbal Behavior

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