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Kelsey Rebecca Allen

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-8461-0652Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Understanding Strategic Motor Learning as a Process of Hypothesis Testing

Anjuli Niyogi, Elizabeth Cisneros, Wei Ding, Kelsey Rebecca Allen, Saurabh Vyas, Richard B. Ivry, Jonathan Sanching Tsay

This study develops a behavioral paradigm and computational model to show that strategy discovery in motor learning involves systematic exploration followed by an 'aha' moment, outperforming alternative learning models.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Lifelong learning of cognitive strategies for physical problem-solving: the effect of embodied experience

Kelsey Rebecca Allen, Kevin A. Smith, Laura‐Ashleigh Bird, Joshua B. Tenenbaum, Tamar R. Makin, Dorothy A. Cowie

The paper compares cognitive strategies in individuals with and without congenital limb differences in a virtual problem-solving task, finding differences in thinking time and persistence despite equal motor capabilities.

bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience