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Paper Finding: Learning is significantly better for within-manifold perturbations (red, n 5 28 (monkey J), 14 (monkey L)) than for outside-manifold perturbations (blue, n 5 39 (monkey J), 15 (monkey L)).
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Paper Context: 2a and Fig. Learning is significantly better for within-manifold perturbations (red, n 5 28 (monkey J), 14 (monkey L)) than for outside-manifold perturbations (blue, n 5 39 (monkey J), 15 (monkey L)). If the control spaces for one type of perturbation tended to be farther from the intuitive control space, then they might be harder to find, and thus, learning would be reduced.