Encoding Temporal Features of Skilled Movements-What, Whether and How?

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Abstract

In order to reliably produce intelligible speech or fluently play a melody on a piano, learning the precise timing of muscle activations is essential. Surprisingly, the fundamental question of how memories of complex temporal dynamics of movement are stored across the brain is still unresolved. This review outlines the constraints that determine whether and how the timing of skilled movements is represented in the central nervous system and introduces different computational and neural mechanisms that can be harnessed for temporal encoding. It concludes by proposing a schematic model of how these different mechanisms may complement and interact with each other in fast feedback loops to achieve skilled motor timing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)35-54
Number of pages20
JournalAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume957
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Brain/physiology
  • Humans
  • Learning/physiology
  • Movement/physiology
  • Psychomotor Performance/physiology

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