title: Motor learning: spare the rod to benefit the child?
abstract: A new study has found that individuals who were rewarded while they learned a motor task performed it much better one month later than those who were punished or received nothing. Long-term memories depend on events experienced during learning.
authors.affiliation: UCL Insitute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK. j.rothwell@ion.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rothwell
mesh_terms: D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008568:Memory; D057567:Memory, Long-Term; D009043:Motor Activity; D009048:Motor Skills; D011678:Punishment; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D012201:Reward
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine