by E. Poeppel, K. Schill, N. Steinbuechel
Abstract:
WE have obtained evidence from an intrahemispheric learning task using a choice-reaction-time paradigm that the acquisition of a sensorimotor skill can be discontinuous. Subjects had to react as fast as possible to either a visual or an auditory stimulus. In several successive sessions, reaction times improved markedly, however in a discontinuous way. Different levels of performance were characterized by discrete functional states, each state being associated with a particular temporal window. After sufficient learning, reactions were confined to the earlier of two such windows.
Reference:
Multistable states in intrahemispheric learning of a sensorimotor task (E. Poeppel, K. Schill, N. Steinbuechel), In NeuroReport, volume 1, 1990.
Bibtex Entry:
@Article{Poeppel1990,
author = {E. Poeppel and K. Schill and N. Steinbuechel},
title = {Multistable states in intrahemispheric learning of a sensorimotor task},
journal = {NeuroReport},
year = {1990},
volume = {1},
pages = {69-72},
abstract = {WE have obtained evidence from an intrahemispheric learning task using a choice-reaction-time paradigm that the acquisition of a sensorimotor skill can be discontinuous. Subjects had to react as fast as possible to either a visual or an auditory stimulus. In several successive sessions, reaction times improved markedly, however in a discontinuous way. Different levels of performance were characterized by discrete functional states, each state being associated with a particular temporal window. After sufficient learning, reactions were confined to the earlier of two such windows.},
}