NIH R01 · 2024
Neural Mechanisms of Motivated Movement
Project Summary Movements are influenced by motivation. Consider a basketball player shooting a free-throw. Depending on the stakes of the outcome of the shot, performance can vary greatly. Top athletes rise to the challenge, and perform better during a game than they do during practice. But when the stakes are inordinately high, like when the game is on the line, even skilled players can “choke under pressure”, and under-perform right when it matters the most. What are the neural mechanisms whereby motivation affects motor performance? Here we propose a targeted set of experiments to dissect the neural mechanisms of motivated movement. Our work is guided by a conceptual model that is…
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