The Nature of the Processes, Representations, and Neural Substrates Which Support and Contribute to Motor Sequence Learning

The Parkinson's disease patients performed normally on both motor sequence learning tasks despite clear evidence of motor impairments demonstrable through independent clinical and neuropsychological testing. The results from the Parkinson's disease patients are the first to demonstrate normal motor sequence learning in the same patients on two separate tasks, each employing two response systems known to be affected by this disease process. These results challenge the popular claim that the neostriatum is the critical locus of sequence learning, and are discussed in terms of the possible neural circuitry for motor sequence learning.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Neuroscience

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Selco, Scott Loren

Contributors dc:contributor

• Neal Cohen

• Psychology, Cognitive

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9912375

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82537