Role of the Striatum and the Cerebellum in Motor Skill Acquisition

Motor skill acquisition was investigated in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) or cerebellar dysfunction using two sensory-guided tracking tasks. The subjects had to learn to track a visual target (a square) on a computer screen by moving a joystick under two different conditions. In the un...

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Main Authors: Markus M. Schugens, Caterina Breitenstein, Hermann Ackermann, Irene Daum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1999-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/870175