News Finding: Because the existing brain patterns likely reflect how the neurons are interconnected, the results suggest that the connectivity among neurons shapes learning.
Paper Finding: In contrast, performance remained impaired for the outside-manifold perturbation ( Fig.
News Context: The harder-to-learn patterns were different from any of the pre-existing patterns, whereas the easier-to-learn patterns were combinations of pre-existing brain patterns. Because the existing brain patterns likely reflect how the neurons are interconnected, the results suggest that the connectivity among neurons shapes learning. Byron M. Yu, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon, believes this work demonstrates the utility of BCI for basic scientific studies that will eventually impact people's lives.
Paper Context: Performance improved for the within-manifold perturbation ( Fig. In contrast, performance remained impaired for the outside-manifold perturbation ( Fig. For within-manifold perturbations, the animals regained proficient control of the cursor (red histograms in Fig.