Neuroimaging shows how the brain learns mental skills

Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 10:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Movements become skilled and automatic with practice, so tasks like riding a bicycle can be performed without much attention or mental effort. New research provides evidence that the cerebellum, a part of the brain used to store memories for skilled movements, could also store memories important for mental skills – such as the rules used to interpret traffic light signals.

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