Perception of effort decreases with motor sequence learning.

ABSTRACT: Motor learning is proposed to be associated with a minimization or optimization of physical and cognitive resources. Effort involves the voluntary investment of resources for task performance. While these two constructs are intrinsically linked, their relationship has never been empirically examined. This study aimed to investigate how the perception of effort evolves throughout the motor learning process. Thirty young adults volunteered in this study. Each participant had four visits to perform 10 blocks of a continuous tracking task on each visit. The sequences within these blocks were either random (control condition) or repeated (experimental condition). Following each block, participants rated the intensity of the effort invested to perform the task. Sequence-specific motor learning w

SUBMITTER: Ghafari Goushe B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12727923 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature