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
This is a Behavioral Training protocol using human as the model organism. The procedure involves 3 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 2005 paper published in Journal of Neuroscience.
Model and subjects
human
Study window
~6 hours hands-on
Core workflow
Initial fMRI Session - Serial Reaction Time Task • Behavioral Training Period • Second fMRI Session - Serial Reaction Time Task
Primary readouts
- Dual-task performance cost (diminishing cost used as index for automaticity)
- Brain activation patterns in frontal regions
- Brain activation patterns in striatal regions
- Brain activation patterns in parietal lobe
Key equipment and reagents
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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
View evidence from paper
“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
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”
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”