Machiko Ohbayashi

Oct 6, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Nathalie Picard |Machiko Ohbayashi

AbstractExpert-level performance of sequential movements can be achieved through extensive practice. The primary motor cortex (M1) is suggested to play a key role in acquiring and retaining sequential movements, with evidence of reorganization in M1 following prolonged practice, such as changes in fMRI activation in humans and altered neuron activity in monkeys. Here, we examined the timeline of plastic changes in M1 of monkeys during learning of sequential movements.