Motor sequence learning: Acquisition of explicit knowledge is concomitant to changes in motor strategy of finger opposition movements

• Published in: Brain research bulletin Vol. 85; no. 3; pp. 104 - 108
• Main Authors: Moisello, Clara, Avanzino, Laura, Tacchino, Andrea, Ruggeri, Piero, Ghilardi, M. Felice, Bove, Marco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 30.05.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Biomechanical Phenomena; Female; Finger opposition movements; Fingers - physiology; Functional Laterality - physiology; Humans; Male; Motor performance; Motor sequence learning; Movement - physiology; Neurology; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Reaction Time - physiology; Response time; Serial Learning - physiology; Time Factors; Touch duration; Young Adult; Finger opposition movements; Touch duration; Motor performance; Response time; Motor sequence learning

► We designed an experiment to monitor different aspects of motor sequence learning. ► Motor sequence learning induces a decrease in response time (RT). ► Learning induced kinematic changes are characterized by touch duration increase. ► Kinematic changes are dependent on declarative knowledge despi...