Evidence for model-based action planning in a sequential finger movement task
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In this article, the authors examine whether and how humans use model-free, reflexive strategies and model-based, deliberative strategies in motor sequence learning. They asked subjects to perform the grid-sailing task, which required moving a cursor to different goal positions in a 5 × 5 grid using different key-mapping (KM) rules between 3 finger keys and 3 cursor movement directions. The task was performed under 3 conditions: Condition 1, new KM; Condition 2, new goal position with learned KM; and Condition 3, learned goal position with learned KM; with or without prestart delay time. The performance improvement with prestart delay was significantly larger under Condition 2. This result provides evidence that humans implement a model-based strategy for sequential action selection and learning by using previously learned internal model of state transition by actions.
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The grid-sailing task has provided evidence that subjects use a model-based strategy to generalize learning.
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- Authors
- Fermin, A., Yoshida, T., Ito, M., Yoshimoto, J., & Doya, K.
- Affiliations
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (JP)
- Venue
- Journal of Motor Behavior
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2010-01
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 371-379
- ISSN
- 0022-2895 (ISSN-L)
- 1940-1027
- OpenAlex
- W2006114123
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 2.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Motor Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Keywords
- motor sequence learning, state transition model, sequential finger movements, action selection
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Cerebral Cortex, Female, Fingers, Humans, Male, Models, Neurological, Movement, Problem Solving, Psychomotor Performance, Reference Values, Serial Learning, Systems Theory, Evoked Potentials, Motor, Intention, Young Adult, Neurofeedback
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