Motor skill acquisition depends on central nervous plasticity. However, behavioural
determinants leading to long lasting corticospinal plasticity and motor expertise remain …

Background A session of motor skill learning is accompanied by transient increases in
corticospinal excitability (CSE), which are thought to reflect acute changes in neuronal …

It is well established that unilateral motor practice can lead to increased performance in the
opposite non‐trained hand. Here, we test the hypothesis that progressively increasing task …

Motor skills can take weeks to months to acquire and can diminish over time in the absence
of continued practice. Thus, strategies that enhance skill acquisition or retention are of great …

Optimal strategies for enhancing strength and improving motor skills are vital in athletic
performance and clinical rehabilitation. Initial increases in strength and the acquisition of …

Background Motor training usually increases the excitability of corticospinal outputs to the
trained muscles. However, it is uncertain to what extent the change in excitability is a critical …

Resistance training enhances muscular force due to a combination of neural plasticity and
muscle hypertrophy. It has been well documented that the increase in strength over the first …

Several investigations suggest that actual and mental actions trigger similar neural
substrates. Motor learning via physical practice results in long-term potentiation (LTP)-like …

Abstract Mason, J, Frazer, AK, Jaberzadeh, S, Ahtiainen, JP, Avela, J, Rantalainen, T,
Leung, M, and Kidgell, DJ. Determining the corticospinal responses to single bouts of skill …

Motor learning requires practice over a period of time and depends on brain plasticity, yet
even for relatively simple movements, there are multiple practice strategies that can be used …