Skilled Motor Behaviour
Motor Sequence Learning Induces Structural Neuroplasticity
The goal of this project was to delineate changes in brain structure while learning a motor sequence task. Specifically, we wanted to examine the relationship between motor sequence learning, assessed using a sequential motor task, and its effect on grey matter within the brain, measured using MRI.
We identify the important changes occurring within the brain at different times throughout motor sequence learning. By understanding how and when the brain plastically alters its structure during the learning of motor sequences, we may be able to apply this information to clinical settings to monitor rehabilitation during skill learning.