Brain mechanisms for stabilization and development of acquired skills

Abstract: Learning evolves beyond the period of training on a skill. Even after training, acquired skills undergo various states, including stabilization, enhancement, and reactivation in the brain. These state transitions support further development of the acquired skills. In this talk, taking visual and motor learning as examples, I will introduce our research using behavioral and neuroimaging methods on the brain mechanisms underlying the stabilization and enhancement of acquired skills.

Bio: Dr. Shibata obtained a PhD in Science from Nara Institute of Science and Technology in 2008. He subsequently worked at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Boston University, and Brown University as a postdoctoral researcher; Nagoya University as an associate professor; and the National Institute for Quantum Science and Technology as a principal researcher. He currently leads the Lab for Human Cognition and Learning at RIKEN Center for Brain Science as a team director.

Lab's webpage: https://shibatalab.riken.jp/en

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