Behavioral Training
Objective: Examine the neural correlates of motor skill automaticity by testing subjects in a serial reaction time (SRT) task under single-task and dual-task conditions, with automaticity indexed by diminishing dual-task performance cost following behavioral training
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Protocol Steps
Initial fMRI Session - Serial Reaction Time Task
Subjects performed the serial reaction time (SRT) task during the first functional magnetic imaging session under both single-task and dual-task conditions before behavioral training
Note: This session establishes baseline neural activation patterns before automaticity develops
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“Subjects performed the SRT task during two functional magnetic imaging sessions separated by 3 h of behavioral training”
Behavioral Training Period
Subjects underwent 3 hours of behavioral training over multiple days on the serial reaction time task to develop motor skill automaticity
Note: Training is designed to develop automaticity in SRT task performance
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“Subjects performed the SRT task during two functional magnetic imaging sessions separated by 3 h of behavioral training over multiple days”
Second fMRI Session - Serial Reaction Time Task
Subjects performed the serial reaction time task again during a second functional magnetic imaging session under both single-task and dual-task conditions after completing behavioral training
Note: This session measures changes in neural activation following automaticity development
View evidence from paper
“Subjects performed the SRT task during two functional magnetic imaging sessions separated by 3 h of behavioral training over multiple days”