Contextual Interference Effect Is Independent of Retroactive Inhibition but Variable Practice Is Not Always Beneficial

Positive effects of variable practice conditions on subsequent motor memory consolidation and generalization are widely accepted and described as the contextual interference effect (CIE). However, the general benefits of CIE are low and these benefits might even depend on decreased retest performanc...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Thürer, Sarah Gedemer, Anne Focke, Thorsten Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00165/full