Task integration and anticipation in complex, continuous motor tasks
Multitasking and sequential motor learning research has advanced greatly in recent years, yet commonly accepted insights are largely based on simple, distinct tasks which cannot accurately reflect the variety of more complex and continuous tasks we encounter in everyday life. This study therefore ai...
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| description | Multitasking and sequential motor learning research has advanced greatly in recent years, yet commonly accepted insights are largely based on simple, distinct tasks which cannot accurately reflect the variety of more complex and continuous tasks we encounter in everyday life. This study therefore aims to reassess the influence of task integration on motor sequence learning in complex, continuous tasks through the use of a virtual reality environment and an adapted SRT dual task suited for continuous movements. In our experiment, participants performed a complex, bimanual motor sequence task with varying degrees of suitability for task integration. We could successfully show that task integration has beneficial effects on complex task acquisition if covariations between tasks are consistent and detrimental effects if covariations are too inconsitent or missing. Minor inconsistencies within a repeated sequence can however be mitigated. These results highlight the distinct influence of task integration on complex, continuous motor learning, yet emphasize the need for further research beyond distinct, simple tasks. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a04e9e68b30a47a49a6cc5173fe8098b2025-08-20T02:34:52ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-06-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.15576181557618Task integration and anticipation in complex, continuous motor tasksPatrick BeißelStefan KünzellMultitasking and sequential motor learning research has advanced greatly in recent years, yet commonly accepted insights are largely based on simple, distinct tasks which cannot accurately reflect the variety of more complex and continuous tasks we encounter in everyday life. This study therefore aims to reassess the influence of task integration on motor sequence learning in complex, continuous tasks through the use of a virtual reality environment and an adapted SRT dual task suited for continuous movements. In our experiment, participants performed a complex, bimanual motor sequence task with varying degrees of suitability for task integration. We could successfully show that task integration has beneficial effects on complex task acquisition if covariations between tasks are consistent and detrimental effects if covariations are too inconsitent or missing. Minor inconsistencies within a repeated sequence can however be mitigated. These results highlight the distinct influence of task integration on complex, continuous motor learning, yet emphasize the need for further research beyond distinct, simple tasks.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1557618/fulltask integrationsequence learningSRT taskanticipationcomplex motor taskimplicit motor learning |
| spellingShingle | Patrick Beißel Stefan Künzell Task integration and anticipation in complex, continuous motor tasks Frontiers in Psychology task integration sequence learning SRT task anticipation complex motor task implicit motor learning |
| title | Task integration and anticipation in complex, continuous motor tasks |
| title_full | Task integration and anticipation in complex, continuous motor tasks |
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| title_short | Task integration and anticipation in complex, continuous motor tasks |
| title_sort | task integration and anticipation in complex continuous motor tasks |
| topic | task integration sequence learning SRT task anticipation complex motor task implicit motor learning |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1557618/full |
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