Motor Learning

Humans possess a remarkable ability to acquire, adapt, and retain motor skills—a capacity known as motor learning. Grounded in a control theoretic framework, motor learning unfolds across several stages: goal selection, action selection, and action execution. It engages multiple interacting systems—error-based learning, reinforcement learning, use-dependent learning, and cognitive strategies—each shaped by specific feedback signals and supported by specialized brain networks. Situated at the intersection of multiple disciplines, motor learning research has uncovered generalizable principles of learning and memory, while driving advances in neurorehabilitation and neurotechnology.