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directors and patterns

Thinking about the discussion on having directors that can help organize the patterns of neurons, I've wondered about how one would change a certain pattern.  For instance in many activities there is muscle memory that is created over many repetitions of the same thing or from what we talked about in class with motor scores depending on prior experience.  How does one break down a certain pattern in order to change their muscle memory, especially if there are director cells that control the patterns and corollary discharges.  Are these director cells display plasticity, where they are either easily changed or easily replaced.  Also, the other way a motor score is determined by genetics.  If a director is a determined through genetics it would seem as though this director would oppose change since it is hardwired into your cells???   

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