Emily R Oby

The retrieval of previously learned motor memories is facilitated by the reinstatement of default mode network manifold structures.

PLoS Biology March 10, 2026 Ali Rezaei, Corson N. Areshenkoff, Daniel J. Gale et al.

Motor learning induces alterations in neural activity that can persist long after the effects of such learning have faded. These persistent neural alterations are thought to manifest behaviorally as "savings," or faster relearning, via access to a latent motor memory. How the human brain forms and retrieves these latent memories, and the specific neural systems involved, remains unresolved....