Understanding the molecular basis of skill learning
Abstract
Practice leads to improved performance in a large variety of cognitive tasks. The mechanisms of this improvement remain somewhat obscure. In our work we have found that a few weeks of mental training based on mindfulness meditation can improve the efficiency of white matter tracts surrounding the anterior cingulate. We propose to use a mouse model to determine if frontal theta influences the efficiency of white matter arising in the anterior cingulate.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141512022
Entities
People
- Michael Posner
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Oregon