How does long-term training and the development of motor skills modify the activity of the primary motor cortex (M1)? To address this issue, we trained monkeys for ∼1–6 years to perform visually ...

The now well-established and accepted case for a role of sleep in strengthening or enhancing a procedural skill has largely been built upon findings that finger sequencing skill improves with both ...

Picture someone you know who is incredibly talented: an athlete, a musician, a scientist. Here’s an example. You want to get better at something. At anything. Just going through the practice motions ...

Where success is concerned, knowledge is important. Experience is important. But so is skill. No matter what your profession, some degree of physical skill is also required. When you’re trying to gain ...

I recently spoke to Josh Kaufman, who is the author of The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business and the new book, The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything... Fast!. Josh specializes in teaching ...