The Statistical Determinants of the Speed of Motor Learning.
It has recently been suggested that movement variability directly increases the speed of motor learning. Here we use computational modeling of motor adaptation to show that variability can have a broad range of effects on learning, both negative and positive. Experimentally, we also find contributin...
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doaj-465573c7bee04b0a94a30edeaf47c99f2020-11-25T01:34:03ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Computational Biology1553-734X1553-73582016-09-01129e100502310.1371/journal.pcbi.1005023The Statistical Determinants of the Speed of Motor Learning.Kang HeYou LiangFarnaz AbdollahiMoria Fisher BittmannKonrad KordingKunlin WeiIt has recently been suggested that movement variability directly increases the speed of motor learning. Here we use computational modeling of motor adaptation to show that variability can have a broad range of effects on learning, both negative and positive. Experimentally, we also find contributing and decelerating effects. Lastly, through a meta-analysis of published papers, we verify that across a wide range of experiments, movement variability has no statistical relation with learning rate. While motor learning is a complex process that can be modeled, further research is needed to understand the relative importance of the involved factors.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5015831?pdf=render |
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The Statistical Determinants of the Speed of Motor Learning. |
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The Statistical Determinants of the Speed of Motor Learning. |
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It has recently been suggested that movement variability directly increases the speed of motor learning. Here we use computational modeling of motor adaptation to show that variability can have a broad range of effects on learning, both negative and positive. Experimentally, we also find contributing and decelerating effects. Lastly, through a meta-analysis of published papers, we verify that across a wide range of experiments, movement variability has no statistical relation with learning rate. While motor learning is a complex process that can be modeled, further research is needed to understand the relative importance of the involved factors. |
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