Hill and Schneider (2006) found that activation in ________ decreased as participants became better able to perform the motor tracking task, while activity in the motor regions stayed about the same, indicating that the motor regions were able to support the task more or less independently after sufficient practice.
A) the posterior parietal complex and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
B) the precuneus/posterior cingulate cortex and the ventral ACC/medial prefrontal cortex
C) the angular gyrus and the medial temporal cortex
D) the precuneus/posterior cingulate cortex and the medial temporal cortex

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Hill and Schneider (2006) found that as participants became more proficient at a motor tracking task, there was a decrease in activation in the posterior parietal complex and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. This suggests that these areas are more involved in the learning or planning aspects of the task, and as the task becomes more automatic, their involvement decreases, allowing the motor regions to support the task with less cognitive input.

Hill and Schneider (2006) Found That Activation in ________ Decreased