Current concepts in procedural consolidation

Practice is vital to the acquisition of new skills, but the brain does not stop processing information when practice stops. After practice, changes take place that strengthen and modify the new skill. These changes, described under the umbrella term 'consolidation', take two distinct forms: the enhancement of skills and the stabilization of memories. Here we describe and evaluate the evidence for these types of consolidation.

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