How the body learns to make accurate movements: In motor learning, it's actions -- not intentions -- that count
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 18:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Albert Einstein defined insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Practicing the same task repetitively, though, tends to be the default procedure when trying to learn a new motor skill. A new study suggests that simple task repetition may not be the most efficient way for the brain to learn a new move.
