A paradigm is presented for training and analysis of an automated skilled reaching task in rats. Analysis of pulling attempts reveals distinct subprocesses of motor learning.
Leemburg, S., Iijima, M., Lambercy, O., Nallet-Khosrofian, L., Gassert, R., Luft, A. Investigating Motor Skill Learning Processes with a Robotic Manipulandum. J. Vis. Exp. (120), e54970, doi:10.3791/54970 (2017).