learning new skills is a very complex phenomenon that involves many different systems in the body. interestingly, the systems and processes involved in executing skills change with practice as the body learns to optimize key processes. in the sonnadara lab, we use a variety of different methodologies to study changes in the body which arise as a result of learning and practice, from the initial stages of skill acquisition through to elite and expert level performance.
our lab is currently split between the university of toronto surgical skills centre at mount sinai hospital and the department of surgery at the university of toronto (our former home) and the department of surgery at mcmaster university (our new home as of july 2012). we also have close ties with the department of psychology, neuroscience and behaviour and the mcmaster institute for music and the mind at mcmaster university, and the wilson centre, at the university of toronto. please use the links above to find out more about our lab and our work.