Aerobic exercise improves cognitive and motor function by inducing neural changes
detected using molecular, cellular, and systems level neuroscience techniques. This review …

In light of the interrelation between motor and cognitive development and the predictive
value of the former for the latter, the secular decline observed in motor coordination ability as …

Besides relying heavily on sensory and reinforcement feedback, motor skill learning may
also depend on the level of motivation experienced during training. Yet, how motivation by …

Objective: Motor variability–performance variations across task repetitions–has been
assumed to be undesirable. But recent studies argue that variability facilitates early motor …

Learning to be skillful is an endowed talent of humans, but neural mechanisms underlying
behavioral improvement remain largely unknown. Some studies have reported that the …

Elite athletes have invested many years in training and competition to reach the elite level.
One very important factor on the road to elite performance is the decision-making process …

Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is an unusual case of brain plasticity, since new neurons
(and not just neurites and synapses) are added to the network in an activity-dependent way …

Motor learning is important throughout life for acquisition and adjustment of motor skill. The
extent of motor learning may be modulated by the history of motor cortex activity, but little is …

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

Exercise and physical activity are fundamental components of a lifestyle essential in
maintaining a healthy brain. This is primarily due to the fact that the adult brain maintains a …