A study demonstrates that variability in how people perform a movement can predict the rate of motor learning on an individual basis. This suggests that motor 'noise' is a central component of motor learning.
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Herzfeld, D., Shadmehr, R. Motor variability is not noise, but grist for the learning mill. Nat Neurosci 17, 149–150 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.3633
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