# Key role of the default mode network in transfer of motor learning from previous experience

## TL;DR

A new study shows that the brain's default mode network helps transfer motor skills from past experiences to new situations.

## Contribution

The study identifies the default mode network as crucial for motor learning transfer.

## Key findings

- The default mode network is essential for applying past motor skills to new contexts.
- This finding highlights the network's role in efficient learning from limited data.

## Abstract

The ability to apply skills gained in one context to different situations enables efficient learning, even from limited data. A new study in PLOS Biology suggests that the default mode network, a core brain network, plays a key role in this ability.

The ability to apply skills gained in one context to different situations enables efficient learning even from limited data. This Primer explores a new PLOS Biology study which shows that the default mode network, a core brain network, plays a key role in this ability.