Motivation upregulates the adaptive response in sensorimotor learning
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)
Abstract
Motivational state plays a critical role in our ability to learn new motor skills; however, the mechanisms by which motivation influences motor learning are poorly understood. Using a motor learning paradigm in which motivation was varied in a trial-by-trial manner, we found that motivation affects learning by upregulating the rate of the adaptive response, increasing individuals’ speed of learning. This unveils previously unidentified evidence for a mechanism through which motivation shapes error-based motor learning.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
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Key words
motivation,adaptive response,learning
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