The acquisition of complex motor sequences often proceeds through trial-and-error learning, requiring the deliberate exploration of motor actions and the concomitant evaluation of the resulting performance. Songbirds learn ...

Addressing the neural mechanisms underlying complex learned behaviors requires training animals in well-controlled tasks, an often time-consuming and labor-intensive process that can severely limit the feasibility of such ...

Speech, writing, and tool-use are all prime examples of everyday learned motor skills that together with dance, music, and sports performance represent the full glory of human cultural expression afforded by dexterous ...

How neural circuits underlie the acquisition and control of learned motor behaviors has traditionally been explored in monkeys and, more recently, songbirds. The development of genetic tools for functional circuit analysis ...

Motor skill learning underlies much of what we do, be it hitting a tennis serve, playing the piano, or simply brushing our teeth. Yet despite its importance, little is known about the neural circuits that implement the ...