title: Motor control: forcing neurons to change.
abstract: New research shows that the properties of cells in motor cortex change during learning of new tasks, shedding new light on the neural basis of motor adaptation.
authors.affiliation: Sobell Department of Neurophysiology, Institute of Neurology, WC1N 3BG, London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Lemon
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis