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Motor sequence learning involves better prediction of the next action and optimization of movement trajectories (2025)
Kashefi, M., Diedrichson, J., & Pruszynski, J. A.
This study disentangles the what and how components of sequence learning in one experimental paradigm. We confirm that when sequence items are unknown, most learning is learning what to do. However, when the sequence items are known from the beginning, practice still leads to improvements that are effector-specific and generalizable to other sequences.
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Early identification of language disorders using natural language processing and machine learning: Challenges and emerging approaches (2023)
Lammert, J. M.
Recent advances in artificial intelligence provide opportunities to automate the capture and representation of complex features of human language, potentially improving the efficiency of language assessment. This review presents computerized approaches for analyzing narrative language and identifying language disorders in children, highlighting key methods, challenges, and implications for clinical practice.
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Sign language experience has little effect on face and biomotion perception in bimodal bilinguals (2022)
Lammert, J. M., Levine, A., Koshkebaghi, D., & Butler, B.
This study examined whether learning sign language influences visual perception by comparing bimodal bilinguals (hearing signers) and hearing non-signers on face matching and motion discrimination tasks. While no group differences were found, higher ASL proficiency predicted better motion perception, suggesting that linguistic experience may shape visual processing in specific ways.
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Sensory expectations shape neural population dynamics in motor circuits (2024)
Michaels, J. A., Kashefi, M., Zheng, J., Codol, O., Weiler, J., Kersten, R., Gribble, P. L., Diedrichsen, J., & Pruszynski, J. A.
Sensory expectations influence movement preparation, as humans and monkeys probabilistically cued about a future mechanical perturbation adjust their preparatory activity and improve corrective responses. High-density neural recordings reveal that these expectations shape motor cortical dynamics, with neural population activity scaling with perturbation probability and driving rapid responses through learned sensory-feedback integration.
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Viral mimicry and memory deficits upon microglial deletion of ATRX (2024)
Shafiq, S., Ghahramani, A., Mansour, K., Pena-Ortiz, M., Sunstrum, J. K., Jiang, Y., Rowland, M. E., Inoue, W., Bérubé, N. G.
This study shows that targeted loss of the ATRX chromatin remodeler in microglia alters chromatin accessibility profiles, leading to the de-repression of endogenous retroelements, triggering viral mimicry. Functionally, we find that ATRX microglial deficiency alters the electrophysiological properties of hippocampal neurons and causes deficits in object recognition and spatial memory.
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Focality of sound source placement by higher (9th) order ambisonics and perceptual effects of spectral reproduction errors (2025)
Zargarnezhad, N., Mesquita, B., Macpherson, E. A., & Johsnrude, I.
This study systematically evaluates AudioDome capabilities at the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building, assessing the strengths and limitations of its sound reproduction technologies for research applications. The findings presented in this manuscript offer critical insights into the methodological validity of the AudioDome, providing WIN researchers with a foundational framework for its effective use in experimentation.
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