Distribution of Practice Combined with Observational Learning Has Time Dependent Effects on Motor Skill Acquisition.

Studies of the benefits of a distributed practice schedule on motor skill acquisition have typically found that distribution of practice results in better learning. However, less research has focused on how the benefits of distributed practice are impacted by timing during acquisition. To examine how timing of skill acquisition interacts with distribution of practice we had two groups of participants complete either an extensive massed or distributed training schedule to learn a speed stacking sequence across ten sessions.

The Validity and Reliability of the Mi Band Wearable Device for Measuring Steps and Heart Rate.

The study objectives were to 1) evaluate the criterion validity and reliability of the Mi Band 2 wearable activity monitor to measure steps during a six-minute walk test (6MWT), a treadmill walking test at various speed (1.28 km/h, 1.92 km/h, and 2.

Electroencephalographic evidence for a reinforcement learning advantage during motor skill acquisition.

The feedback that we receive shapes how we learn. Previous research has demonstrated that quantitative feedback results in better performance than qualitative feedback. However, the data supporting a quantitative feedback advantage are not conclusive and further little work has been done to examine the mechanistic neural differences that underlie the relative benefits of quantitative and qualitative feedback.

The impact of wellness on neural learning systems.

Over the past 20 years there has been an increasing push for people to achieve or maintain "wellness" - a state in which one has not only physical but also mental and social well-being. While it may seem obvious that maintaining a state of wellness is beneficial, little research has been done to probe how maintaining a state of wellness impacts our brain. Here, we specifically examined the impact of wellness on a neural system within the medial-frontal cortex responsible for human reinforcement learning.

Vision facilitates tactile perception when grasping an object.

Tactile sensitivity measured on the hand is significantly decreased for a moving (MH), as opposed to a resting hand (RH). This process (i.e.