title: The Importance of Planning in Motor Learning.
abstract: The addition of differentiating follow-through motions can facilitate simultaneous learning of multiple motor skills that would otherwise interfere with each other. In this issue of Neuron, Sheahan and colleagues (2016) demonstrate that it is the preparation, not execution, of different follow-through movements that separates motor memories and reduces interference.
authors.affiliation: Neurosciences Program, Stanford BioX, Stanford Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: djoshea@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: O'Shea
authors.affiliation: Neurosciences Program, Stanford BioX, Stanford Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Departments of Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Neurobiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Krishna V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Shenoy
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D009048:Motor Skills; D009068:Movement