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Control of movements and temporal discounting of reward.
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PMID:  20833031     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Let us assume that the purpose of any movement is to position our body in a more rewarding state. People and other animals discount future reward as a function of time. Recent results suggest that there is a correlation between changes in this reward temporal discount function and changes in saccadic velocity and duration. These results suggest that each movement carries a cost because its duration delays acquisition of reward. The value that the brain assigns to the stimulus, and the rate at which it discounts this value in time, form a cost that appears to influence the motor commands that move our body.
Authors:
Reza Shadmehr
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current opinion in neurobiology     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1873-6882     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr. Opin. Neurobiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-21     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9111376     Medline TA:  Curr Opin Neurobiol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  726-30     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, United States.
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