News Finding: "Restoring function might require a person to generate a new pattern of neural activity.
Paper Finding: In both cases, performance was impaired once the new mapping was introduced, and we observed whether the monkeys could learn to regain proficient control of the cursor.
News Context: "These findings could be the basis for novel rehabilitation procedures for the many neural disorders that are characterized by improper neural activity," Yu said. "Restoring function might require a person to generate a new pattern of neural activity. We could use techniques similar to what were used in this study to coach patients to generate proper neural activity."
Paper Context: This altered the way in which neural units contributed to co-modulation patterns, but it preserved the way in which comodulation patterns affected cursor kinematics (blue arrows, Fig. In both cases, performance was impaired once the new mapping was introduced, and we observed whether the monkeys could learn to regain proficient control of the cursor. To regain proficient control of the cursor under a within-manifold perturbation, the animals had to learn new associations between the natural co-modulation patterns and the cursor kinematics (Fig.