The relationship between the brain and the environment is flexible, forming the foundation
for our ability to learn. Here we review the current state of our understanding of the …

Abstract Events like the World Championships in athletics and the Olympic Games raise the
public profile of competitive sports. They may also leave us wondering what sets the …

What makes an expert? What strategies do they use? If you're an expert in one domain, are
you more likely to become an expert in a second? In examining questions like these …

Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly
updated fourth edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive and student …

The motor cortex and spinal cord possess the remarkable ability to alter structure and
function in response to differential motor training. Here we review the evidence that the …

Extensive motor skill training induces reorganization of movement representations and
synaptogenesis within adult motor cortex. Motor skill does not, however, develop uniformly …

Based upon neurophysiologic, neuroanatomic, and neuroimaging studies conducted over
the past two decades, the cerebral cortex can now be viewed as functionally and structurally …

Novel experience and learning new skills are known as modulators of brain function.
Advances in non-invasive brain imaging have provided new insight into structural and …

Decades of basic science have clearly demonstrated the capacity of the central nervous
system (CNS) to structurally and functionally adapt in response to experience. The field of …

Motor skill acquisition occurs through modification and organization of muscle synergies into
effective movement sequences. The learning process is reflected neurophysiologically as a …