Generalization of Motor Learning Depends on the History of Prior Action

John W Krakauer; Pietro Mazzoni; Ali Ghazizadeh; Roshni Ravindran; Reza Shadmehr

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0040316

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Generalization of Motor Learning Depends on the History of Prior Action

John W Krakauer ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jwk18@columbia.edu

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America
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Pietro Mazzoni,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America
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Ali Ghazizadeh,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Roshni Ravindran,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America
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Reza Shadmehr

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Generalization of Motor Learning Depends on the History of Prior Action

John W Krakauer,
Pietro Mazzoni,
Ali Ghazizadeh,
Roshni Ravindran,
Reza Shadmehr

Published: September 12, 2006
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040316

About the Authors

John W Krakauer

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jwk18@columbia.edu

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America

Pietro Mazzoni

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America

Ali Ghazizadeh

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Roshni Ravindran

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America

Reza Shadmehr

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

JWK and PM conceived and designed the experiments. RR performed the experiments. JWK, PM, and RR analyzed the data. JWK, PM, and RS wrote the paper. AG implemented the mathematical model related to experimental results. RS directed implementation of the mathematical model related to the experimental results.

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