Also, not sure it's that baffling.
Motor learning with unstable neural representations
Rokni U, Richardson AG, Bizzi E, Seung HS
Neuron (2007)
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Motor Learning with Unstable Neural Representations
It is often assumed that learning takes place by changing an otherwise stable neural
representation. To test this assumption, we studied changes in the directional tuning
of primate motor cortical neu...