Once viewed as a flaw in the motor system, variability now appears critical to some learning, research says. Full story in the Harvard Gazette here. News and Views from Nature Neuroscience (pdf).
Our recent paper in Neuron dissociates motor cortex' role in learning from its role in control, and suggests that motor cortex serves as a 'tutor' for subcortical circuits during skill learning. Story in the Harvard Gazette here. Dispatch from Current...