Learning to Expect: Predicting Sounds During Movement Is Related to Sensorimotor Association During Listening.

ABSTRACT: Sensory experiences, such as sound, often result from our motor actions. Over time, repeated sound-producing performance can generate sensorimotor associations. However, it is not clear how sensory and motor information are associated. Here, we explore if sensory prediction is associated with the formation of sensorimotor associations during a learning task. We recorded event-related potentials (ERPs) while participants produced index and little finger-swipes on a bespoke device, generating novel sounds. ERPs were also obtained as participants heard those sounds played back. Peak suppression was compared to assess sensory prediction. Additionally, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was used during listening to generate finger-motor evoked potentials (MEPs). MEPs were recorded before a

SUBMITTER: Burgess JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6624421 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature