Divergent effects of pitch feedback on online and offline motor sequence learning.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Motor sequence learning - the integration of individual movement elements into coordinated actions - is essential for everyday skills. This process comprises online learning during practice and post-practice offline consolidation. A key mechanism is action-perception coupling, in which motor actions become linked with predictable sensory outcomes. Pitch feedback, which conveys timing and spatial information, may strengthen this coupling and facilitate skill acquisition. Here, we evaluated pitch feedback as a tool to modulate both online and offline motor sequence learning.

Methods

We included sixty healthy young non-musicians (mean age: 28.4 ± 4.6 years) who were asked to perform a finger-tapping task on a MIDI keyboard. They were randomly assigned to one of thr

SUBMITTER: Ploettner P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12592037 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature