Contextual interference in complex bimanual skill learning leads to better skill persistence.
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SUBMITTER: Pauwels L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4069194 | biostudies-literature | 2014
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Contextual interference in complex bimanual skill learning leads to better skill persistence.
Pauwels Lisa L Swinnen Stephan P SP Beets Iseult A M IA
PloS one 20140624 6
The contextual interference (CI) effect is a robust phenomenon in the (motor) skill learning literature. However, CI has yielded mixed results in complex task learning. The current study addressed whether the CI effect is generalizable to bimanual skill learning, with a focus on the temporal evolution of memory processes. In contrast to previous studies, an extensive training schedule, distributed across multiple days of practice, was provided. Participants practiced three frequency ratios acros ...[more]
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