Cued recall of human motor memory

2026/06/11 by Emmett Lewis-Hoeber, Mohammad Darainy, Shahryar Ebrahimi +1 · 1 voice
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Action Observation and Synchronization #Motor Control and Adaptation #Sport Psychology and Performance

paper · doi:10.1152/jn.00158.2026

openalex publication_date 2026/06/11 · openalex created_date 2026/06/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/27

Abstract

Following motor learning, information associated with this learning may be inaccessible in memory. Here, we used passive movement as a retrieval cue to improve motor memory performance. The specificity of retrieval cues needed to have a beneficial effect was investigated. We found that passive movements that overlap the direction of motor learning facilitate memory retrieval. Passive movements in surrounding directions provide no benefit at all.

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