A look at a couple interesting recent articles on motor learning. How much variability should we add to practice and when? Are skills strengthened when they are reconsolidated when performing slight variations? Does sitting in chest deep water improve skill acquisition?

 

Articles:

Motor Skills Are Strengthened through Reconsolidation

Comparison of motor skill learning, grip strength and memory recall on land and in chest-deep water

 

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