Signatures of contextual interference in implicit sensorimotor adaptation.

ABSTRACT: Contextual interference refers to the phenomenon whereby a blocked practice schedule results in faster acquisition but poorer retention of new motor skills compared to a random practice schedule. While contextual interference has been observed under a broad range of tasks, it remains unclear if this effect generalizes to the implicit and automatic recalibration of an overlearned motor skill. To address this question, we compared blocked and random practice schedules in a visuomotor rotation task that isolates implicit adaptation. In experiment 1, we found robust signatures of contextual interference in implicit adaptation: compared to participants tested under a blocked training schedule, participants tested under a random training schedule exhibited a reduced rate of learning during the t

SUBMITTER: Tsay JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9928522 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature